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 This Sunday will be an eventful day in the long and storied history of Wesley Monumental United Methodist Church!! We are opening our doors to the 21st century when we cut the ribbon on our completely renovated ground floor this Sunday.We have been away from our ground floor for an entire year! That’s a long time to be without an entranceway, kitchen, dining room, and nursery! Those who have recently joined our congregation never entered through the formerly cramped, claustrophobic Taylor Street entrance of our church. Our newest infants and toddlers never saw the overcrowded nursery with its child safety issues. Teenagers and adults new to this household of God never broke bread in our too-small fellowship hall with its low ceiling shearing off the tops of our grand windows and capitals. The old kitchen? Let’s call it cozy. Our “old space” served this church well for many decades! It was lovingly, creatively designed for a then new generation of Christians, and Sunday we’ll gratefully remember those spiritual giants on whose shoulders we stand. But as times change mission and ministry changes; buildings must change, too. Thus what we proudly consecrate this Sunday will be pronounced inadequate by future disciples of Christ who will refashion this same space for another new day. This congregation, led by the Holy Spirit, is experiencing a miraculous work in our midst. Consider this fact: Over the past two years we have completed a brand new office suite and a completely renovated ground floor at a combined cost of $3.7 million during the worst economic climate this nation has known in 80 years! God is at work in so many powerful ways through you! So we’ll give ourselves and our building to God this Sunday, praising Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We’ll remember our spiritual ancestors, cut ribbon, tour a new building, shed tears of joy and resolve to offer Christ to a new generation. I can’t wait to experience this day with you. Creede Hinshaw P.S. Remember your special offering…we encourage one time gifts, two year pledges or the early completion of your pledges in order that we can complete our financial obligations and maximize our ministry opportunities. P.P.S. It’s Senior Recognition Sunday, too. We’ll swell with pride as we pray over our graduating high school seniors. |
