It has been an exciting and trying time, with lots more work to be done. But we know the building is needed by us and our community. It will also be a place where God is worshipped, a symbol to all who go by of the importance of revering God, and a place where God s people are nurtured, empowered, and sent out to love and serve. It has been and will be for others a sacred site. The thought that others can meet God here in special ways gives new encouragement to our efforts.
Sacred sites are important.
Though we cannot limit God to any one place, it s vital that we have places associated with the Divine, places where God has chosen to be revealed. For me a small church building in North Carolina was such a place. There I met God, was loved and taught, was eventually called into this ministry. It will always be a sacred site for me. I pray that this new place will be all of this and more to many young and older people in the days and years to come.