Church, Post Office Are Package Deal In Manchester (Connecticut Law Tribune)
Monday, August 31, 2009Connecticut Law Tribune: "In 2001, when Bertram Cooper patronized the tiny, semi-private post office run by Manchester’s splashiest church, he felt distinctly uncomfortable. The 77-year-old Jewish World War II veteran knew that separation of church and state is a central feature of American government, and it just didn’t seem right.
Instead of a large, classic post office, Manchester’s Main Street is served by a hole-in-the-wall location known as Sincerely Yours Inc. It has ordinary post office boxes and a counter where letters and packages are mailed.
Small as it is, it also doubles as a church mission office. The 'contract postal unit' is a non-profit subsidiary of the Full Gospel Interdenominational Church Inc., which has a large prayer tower church three blocks up Main Street."
