ReVision Completion Celebration Service,

Palm Sunday, March 20, 2016

[photo by Colleen Perigo]

March 20, 2016, 10:00 a.m.

Palm Sunday

Celebrating the Successful Conclusion of ReVision

The Bells

Prelude: “Rejoice! The Lord Is King” – James Pethel

Welcome & Announcements

Choral Introit: “The Palms” – Jean Baptiste Faure

Call to Worship

One: This is a day of rejoicing.

ALL: We come together to consecrate and dedicate this new building addition, its equipment, and its furnishings.

One: Let us open our hearts and minds to receive God’s Word with faith.

ALL: May our blessed communion, born of one baptism and nurtured at one table of the Lord, strengthen us for Christian witness and service,

empowered by the Holy Spirit, as we gather in love.

*Hymn #2 “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

Remembering the 1950’s

According to this church history booklet which I will leave downstairs for you to see, Rev. Robert Young was the minister here from 1917-1949. He died

in 1949, and “the church was almost inactive and about to be closed. With presbytery help, improvements such as electric lights, insulation in the walls,

exterior paint and oil heat were made to the church in 1950. In addition, the Presbytery helped in obtaining a new, young pastor, Rev. Harold Brackbill.

The church began to grow, including the Sunday school. Things were looking up when, on Sunday morning March 9, 1952, the small, separate building

out back that contained the kitchen and dining hall caught fire and burned down. “The burning of the community building raised new problems. The

church itself needed repairs and redecorating. In the sanctuary, the walls were cracked and plaster crumbling, the pews needed refinishing and new

cushions (these pews use to have cushions! What happened to them? Where were the people who always resist change when the decision was made to

get rid of the cushions?); the wood floors in the sanctuary needed refinishing and the carpet was worn out. The Manse needed redecorating as well.

Which should come first—a new community building or repairs to the church and manse? After several meetings (many of us can read between the

lines here!), it was decided that the most vital need was for a new community building.”

“A Building Fund was started with many giving a small amount each week. Well over a hundred families in the church and community contributed. The

amounts varied from one dollar to fifteen hundred dollars in the completely locally conducted campaign…the total cost of the building would be $20,000.

Of this amount, $4500 was borrowed from members of the congregation and the remainder was raised in contributions. Much of the credit for the

success of the Building Fund goes to Elder Clarence Henry who was elected treasurer of the Building Fund. Credit must also be given to those who helped

with the Canvass and helped on the building so sacrificially.”

“Early in the year, 1954, Mr. Sylvester Skuba, a neighbor and trustee of the church, did the excavation of the building free of charge. Six or seven men in

the congregation brought their trucks and hauled away the dirt as it was dug out. The building plan which the congregation decided on called for a two-

story building attached to the church building by a vestibule. The congregation decided to ask for bids for construction of the shell of the building. The

inside work to be done by the men of the church. The contract was awarded to the low bidder, Wm. Earl & Son, (Mr. Earl, Sr., was an elder in a nearby

Presbyterian church). The contractor’s bid amounted to a little more than $11,000.”

“The basement section, containing a kitchen and dining room is built of cinder blocks, while the upper section is wood frame to match the church. Steel

girders were used to support the upper floor which contains five classrooms, an assembly room and two bathrooms. The upstairs portion of the building

was partitioned off by men of the church who also finished off the sheet rock walls and painted the classrooms.”

“The men of the church also installed footing and drainage tile all around the building to ensure proper drainage. (So they did try to prevent water

problems, but as so many of us know, it did not work, or at least it had not worked in the past 20 years or so. What also is not said here, and something

I came to learn from several people including Fossil and Phoebe Shotwell, is that there was a disagreement over whether or not the walls need to be

insulated. Those who favored saving money and not insulating ended up winning that disagreement, so the building never had insulation in its 60-plus

year existence.) Curtains and matching material donated by friends and the Ladies’ Aid were made and hung by the Ladies’ Aid. Cabinets for the kitchen

were built by trustee Edward Crowell, who donated much of his time. The equipment and furnishings of the kitchen were purchased by Ladies’ Aid.”

“Plans called for a hot-air furnace, but when it came time to the actual installation it appeared that the duct work would spoil the appearance and

serviceability of the building. The trustees, therefore, decided on a hot water system. Mr. Allen Richart, a member of the church and plumber by trade,

offered to purchase a hot-water heating plant at cost and install it free of charge. He and his helpers (son Freddie and Pastor Brackbill) [Pastor Brackbill

had talents I do not possess] worked many hours during nights and holidays installing the heat and plumbing for the building. A water line was laid to

the Manse and connected to the Manse well system to save the cost of drilling a new well. This work was done by the men of the church. Water flowed

to the kitchen just in time for the Annual Harvest Home Supper held on August 3, 1954.”

I wanted to share this history for I think it important to understand what existed prior to the renovations and expansion that we celebrate today, and

understand how that came to be and how long it lasted. For 60-plus years, we and those who came before us, benefitted greatly from the time, talents,

and financial sacrifices made by that group of Yellow Framers in the early 1950’s. We made use of and enjoyed the fruits of their labor— for fellowship,

community service, meetings, and activities. As we celebrate today, we give thanks for this past accomplishment, and give thanks for the “faith of our

fathers” (and mothers) who made that possible.

*Hymn#279 “Faith of Our Fathers”

Scripture Reading Luke 19:37-47 (pg. 854)

37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices

for all the miracles they had seen:38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!” Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” 39 Some of the

Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!” 40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.” 41 As he

approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but

now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem

you in on every side. 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you

did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”45 When Jesus entered the temple courts, he began to drive out those who were selling. 46 “It is

written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.”47 Every day he was teaching at the temple. But

the chief priests, the teachers of the law and the leaders among the people were trying to kill him.

Gathering of Tithes and Offerings: Anthem: “Hosanna"– Natalie Sleeth

Remembering 2000-2016 (the following excerpts are from the official Session Minutes Book are in italics)

September 9, 2000: “The water problem in the kitchen was discussed as was the bee problem.” What strikes me about this is what it does not say. There

is nothing about a decision or plan of action. It was simply discussed. Most of you can recall that odor as a result of the water problem. I can not count

how many times someone asked if we had a gas leak, as the odor was somewhat like that. Now notice a few months later what the Session minutes

say...

January 16, 2001: “Discussed water odor problem.” Again, that’s all there is: a discussion. There is nothing about a plan of action, simply affirming the

existence of the problem. Now obviously there were probably conversations started about what could be done, or, I would assume so anyway, but it

would not be until June that something more would be done.

June 20, 2001: “Motion and approval to form a Building Committee to address the needs for improvements to the educational wing, kitchen and dining

hall.”

The “more” done, almost one year after the water problem was “discussed,” was to form a committee...very Presbyterian thing to do...not a bad thing,

just very Presbyterian. Now I first met the Pastor Nominating Committee here at the church that same month, June 2001, in the Pastor’s Study around

the corner. My second time at this church was the next month at a meet and greet downstairs, and that was my first encounter with the water odor

problem. Also, there were ceiling tiles missing, and the church newsletter decribed how they had fallen out and were to be replaced “until such time as

the Building Committee comes up with a more comprehensive plan.”

My first official meeting here at Yellow Frame was in early September 2001, it was the first meeting of this newly formed Building Committee. About 14

or so of us gathered around that long table in the Pastor’s Study (the table now in the choir room), and I decided my only role as the new guy was to

listen to everyone else. I am not even sure who was moderating the meeting. It was clear as I lstened that the room was fairly evenly divided between

those who thought the church needed to forget the “old building and not waste money on it” and build a new building in the field out back, while the

other half thought “the old building” was more than salvageable and given the costs and church budget, the only practical way to go. After about 90

minutes of conversation, one person (and they have long since moved out of the area so do not look around trying to figure out who it was) got so mad,

and so red in the face, as he was yelling why one way was better than the other. I continued to sit there quietly, but thought to myself, “Oh, this is going

to be fun.” My second meeting was later that same month, and recall that this was at a time of a great national tragedy (9/11/2001), and this second

meeting was my first Session meeting. We had begun the meeting and at some point two church members walked in unannounced with their Bibles,

and they proceeded to tell the Session why the Presbyterian Church (USA) and Michael Nelms were going to hell in a handbasket. “This really is going to

be fun,” I thought. The point of this being that I quickly understood there were bigger issues than water odor problems and building repairs.

Nonetheless, the Building Committee continued that fall and winter, and then....

March 20, 2002: “Motion by Jean Tag to receive and act on recommendations of the building committee in the hiring of an architect and to keep the

same composition of members and to re-name the committeee the “Expansion Committee. Motion seconded by Susan Brezina. Approved.”

And then a couple of months later...

May 19, 2002: “Exapnsion Committee reports they have interviewed two architects for the purpose of expanding the educational wing of the church.”

Now, what this last entry does not reflect is the on-going conversation about whether or not there should be a renovation of the existing building (the

one built in 1954), or a completely new, one story building in the field further back. Both views had good points, and it can be difficult to come to a

decision, particulalrly in a church, when both sides have valid points. Two sets of drawings were actually developed, and, in fact, Elmer Tag drew up a

conceptual plan that has it turns out was very close to what we ended up with today. Nonetheless, one of the larger issues was that there was no

consensus. Consensus does not mean that everyone agrees (that is not consensus, that is Utopia), but it does mean a clear majority. So, then...

February 17, 2004: “Report from the Expansion Committee presented to the Session by chairperson Tom Sansone.”

What happened after this very fine presentation, a presentation that spoke about both possibilities but suggested the preference was for a new, one

story building, was the Session, equaly divided over the best course of action and their only consensus was understanding there was a lack of money,

the Session asked for the congregation to give them feedback over the next six weeks. The plans and presentation were laid out on a table downstairs

during coffee hour, and people were encouraged to look at them and give feedback. Following this, at the next Session meeting...

March 30, 2004: “Motion approved for the Session to thank the Expansion Committee for their hard work.”

“Motion approved to table the Expansion Committee’s plan for the future.”

“Motion approved to charge the Building & Grounds Committee to develop a short-term construction, repairs, and improvement

plan.”

So what happened? What happened was a deafening silence. There was almost no feedback given to Session other than “we cannot afford to do

anything.” There was simply no energy, no consensus for going forward, despite the comemndable work the Expansion Committee had done. Thus the

decision to table it and focus on the immediate repairs needed to keep the old building somewhat useable.

All conversations did not cease, however; we were still aware that short-term, stop-gap repairs would not last forever. Conversations began in the

Session about how healthy congregations deal with differences and conflict, using a book by Peter Steinke entitled, “How Your Church Family Works:

Understanding Churches as Emotional Systems.” This led to conversations about how to go about developing consensus, and how to listen even to

those with whom we disagree. Then, 18 months later...

November 12, 2005: “Motion approved for Michael Nelms to work with elder Jeanne Pirokowski and Deacon Debra Ream on a congregation-wide

discernment process to be called “Vision Quest.”

Which led to...

February 21, 2006: “Elder Jeanne Pirokowski and Deacon Debra Ream gave a presentation on Vision Quest.”

March 21, 2006: “Michael Nelms introduced www.link2lead.com and Precept Congregational ReVisioning, Inc., a congregational survey and data

compliation and analysis corporation.”

June 20, 2006: A Vision Quest update was presented to the Session, and church-wide small group meetings are planned to discuss the needs and vision of

the congregation and community.

October 1, 2006: [Congregational Meeting] “Debra Ream, co-chair of Vision Quest presented the 60-page Precept report based on the small-group

conversations and individual surveys completed since June. A sub-committee of Michael Nelms, Bruce Wask, Jeanne Pirokowski, Dick Karman, and Scott

Ream was elected for the purpose of making a future recommendation to Session regarding how best to proceed with the data collected.”

October 17, 2006: “Motion approved for Vision Quest to be continued during regular Sunday church services from October 29, 2006 – December 10,

2006.”

As you can see, that was an entire year of small group conversations in various members’ homes, during church services, and after church services, as

well as a congregational wide survey, all of which attempted to broaden both the amount of people participating as well as the content of the

conversations. All of this was not simply focused on building needs, rather included conversations about what is it that we as a church want to

accomplish, what is our vision and our mission, who do we want to help, etc. Then, based on such a vision and mission developed through

congregation-wide conversations, we could talk about what kind of building(s) we need (or do not need) to accomplish such a vision. Did this fully

resolve the renovate the old building versus build a new building divide? No, not intially, as you will see; but, it did put on us on a better track that

would eventually get us to the place where that issue was resolved. But first things first...what it led to immediately was...

January 2007: A “ReVision Committee” to be assembled based on the Vision Quest results.

April 17, 2007: “Recommendation of the ReVision Committee that the Session appoint a 3-5 member ad hoc committee of the Session consisting of

Building and Grounds (Session) and ReVision personnel. Motion and approved to form an ad hoc committee of the Session called “ReVision” consisting

of Helen Layton, Jeff Crothers, Bob Paulson, Ralph Shotwell, and Peggy Schaberg.”

The ReVision Committee, based on congregational approval, acheived some immediate progress, completing the relocation of the church office to the

east end of the educational wing, and using that previous space to build a lovely handicap bathroom that was now on the same level of the worship

space. This was an important achievement as part of the larger conversation about mission, part of that mission involving being sensitive to those who

are handicapped and thus making our worship service facilities accesbile to those in wheelchairs and others with ambulatory limitations. Financially, a

great deal of this was made possible by monies given by the neice and a good friend of Lucille Tombs, monies given in her memory following her death

in 2004. That money had been kept by Session in a separate fund, and once there was a congeregational vision in place, several years later, it was used

for this purpose with the family’s approval. This was accomplished in 2008.

Then notice later the following:

September 20, 2009 (Congregational Meeting): “Motion and seconded that the ReVision Committee’s recommended building concept, with a current

cost of $1,100,000.00, be adopted as our ultimate goal; that the initial phase of this project be minimal renovation of the current Education Building to

increase its efficiency while avoiding any work that would need to be undone as the overall project continues; that the Session be authorized to mount a

capital campaign to fund the overall, complete project; and that two separate building funds be established to support this project, one dedicated solely

to support the construction of the new building (the New Building Fund), and the other to support the renovation and maintenance of the current

Education Building (the Current Education Building Fund). 68 “Yes” and 17 “No.”

Consensus, yes, though not overwhelming. Certainly not a Utopia, but a consensus. Having a congregationally-approved plan in place was wonderful,

but there was still the practical question of how to pay for such a plan. George Morville, the ReVision Capital Campaign chairperson, reported on giving

which was gratefully received, but all in all it was not enough to make us think the plan was achievable anytime soon. Remember also that in September

2009 we were, as a country, still in the beginnings of the “financial meltdown,” another “Great Depression,” in the U.S. economy even though

politicians and pundits were reluctant to use that phrase, calling it instead a “Great Recession.” Obviously this impacted members of the church as well.

Conversations about whether to borrow money and how much took place, but all-in-all real progress was slow. Then something happened...

March 11, 2012 (Congregational Meeting): The ReVision Committee recommended using ReVision money on hand to renovate the upstairs of the

educational wing. This was approved and Dan Rivara was contracted to do the work.

“Money on hand...” What money on hand? While there had been generous giving, especally in light of the economic times, but there still wasn’t

enough “money on hand” to energize the church to proceed until five weeks before this congregational meeting. Five weeks before, on February 1st,

Jeff and Gail Crothers called myself and the ReVision Committee members over to their house. Jeff, one of the original ReVision Committee members

appointed by Session, knew his days were limited. He was in a hospital bed in their living room, and from that hospital bed he and Gail presented to the

church a check for $100,000 for the ReVision plan. The next morning, Jeff died. In my opinion, that gift made the rest of us think that our own, smaller

giving might actually make it possible to get things done. And so, as we mourned the loss of Jeff, the church approved moving forward with the

renovations of the upstairs (Sunday school area) of the Educational Wing, and by year’s end, everyone was amazed at how much better things looked.

As excited as everyone was, the kitchen and dining hall downstairs were still not renovated, the plan approved in 2009 calling for a new building in the

field out back. But once again, while there was some money still left on hand aftter the renovations to the upstairs, there was not nearly enough to

complete the plan. Then something else remarkable happened. I got a phone call from Ralph “Fossil” Shotwell, and he asked if I would come by the

farm: He and Phoebe wanted to talk to me. When I got to Rockledge Farm, Fossil and Phoebe were sitting outside on the side porch, and while I had

visited them many times in the past, this was the first time that they had requested me to come by, so I was more than a little curious. As I took a seat

next to them, Fossil said, “We don’t want much to be made of this publicly, but Phoebe and I have talked it over with each other and with our kids, and

we want to give $100,000 to the church for the ReVision project.” While that would not be the totality of what they and their family would end up

giving, that for me was the other pivotal moment that inspired the rest of us to believe it might actually be possible to complete the project. As others

were inspired and generously gave, something else remarkable happened: consensus did emerge that in order to complete the ReVision plan, a more

modest renovation and expansion of the downstairs would be necessary rather than a new building in the field out back. So then...

February 24, 2013 (Congregational Meeting): Based on recommendation of the ReVision Committee, motion, second, and apperoval (unanimous) [that is

as close to Utopia as it gets on this earth] to amend the previously approved plan of ReVision to move forward with the concept of renovating the

existing lower level of the Educational Wing via a one-story addition to that wing rather than a separate building as previously approved, with the

stipulation that the kitchen be relocated within the new addition.

With this revised plan in place, the ReVision Committee contiuned their long and time-consuming work, meeting with the architect to revise plans,

meeting with township officials, zoning boards, fire inspectors, health officials, etc., and then with the continued generosity of the whole congregation

in financial giving, the renovation and expansion of the downstairs offically began in April 2015.

Remembering 2015-2016 in Photos

This is how the northeast section of the building looked last March, March 2015. Many

of you gathered here one Saturday to box up and store things from the kitchen, things

we placed in a storage trailer obtained and brought in by Ralph “Binky” Shotwell.

This is the kitchen and the photo does not do justice to all the stains on the ceiling and floor.

The dining hall with the concrete floor, no insulation in the walls, and the regular flooding issues.

Notice the emergency exit to the top left that will be moved to the east side with the new design.

In mid-April 2015 demolition began.

April 2015 demolition

April 2015 demolition

600,000lbs of select fill and 300,000 lbs of stone were needed to meet codes for the new septic and drainage field

The “before”

There were no bathrooms downstairs before, and now there are three, each bathroom and hallway featuring artwork of Yellow Frame artists Jean Tag, Phyllis Schmidt, and Kathy Hunt.

Once again, the “before”

A new day has dawned for Yellow Frame Church!

Recognizing the ReVision Committee for their Service, April 17, 2007- March 20, 2016: Peggy Schaberg, Ralph Shotwell, Helen Layton, Robert Paulson, Jeff Crothers, Lisa Lurz, William Epstein, Mark Schulte, Nancy Woods.

[Photo by Colleen Perigo: pictured left to right: Nancy Woods, Mark Schulte, Bill Epstein, Lisa Lurz, Ralph Shotwell, Peggy Schaberg, Gail Crothers, Becky Paulson]

Having called Becky Paulson and Gail Crothers up front representing Bob Paulson and Jeff Crothers, original members of ReVision, and having expressed

sadness that we also lost Bob one year ago this week, and having acknowledge Helen Layton’s years of service to the committee prior to her move to

New York, I then called forward Peggy Schaberg, Ralph “Binky” Shotwell, Lisa Lurz, William Epstein, Mark Schulte, and Nancy Woods.

Be it hereby resolved that whereas the Session constituted an ad hoc committee known as ReVision on April 17, 2007, an ad hoc committee of the

Session for the purpose of carrying out the congregational plan for building renovations and expansion, and given that the Session conservatively

estimates as much as twenty hours a week have been given to the work of ReVision, and whereas nine years or 468 weeks have passed since the

Session constituted ReVision, and given that 468 weeks at 20 hours a week amounts to 9, 360 hours, and whereas the average professional

consultant fee is $200 an hour, we therefore calculate that the church owes each of you, members of the ReVision Committee past and present, One

Million Eight Hundred and Seventy Two Thousand Dollars each.

Be it hereby further resolved that whereas the Yellow Frame Church has an insufficiency of monetary funds to properly pay you, we hereby proclaim

our deepest and profoundest gratitude for your time and service to the church, and we offer to each of you as a material token of such appreciation

these water color prints of the church created by Yellow Frame’s own talented artist, Kathleen Hunt. May you always be reminded of our collective

gratitude as you enjoy this art work in your homes henceforth and forevermore.

Susie Hildebrant then presented each of them with the watercolor prints. This is a photo of the print given to each of them:

Now that your work with ReVision is complete, we truly hope you will have more time to enjoy your life and families, and do so knowing our eternal

gratitude for all you have done to benefit The Yellow Frame Presbyterian Church.

Recognizing the ReVision Captial Campaign Chairperson from 2009-2016:

George Morville has chaired the ReVision Capital Campaign since its inception in Setember 2009. Like the ReVision Committee members, he has given

freely and generously of his time and talents on behalf of the church, and he has faithfully done this for many years. Nearly $800,000 has been given

over this time period, and George has meticulously kept track of every dime, and has answered phone calls and emails and had conversations with

donors all too numerous to count. For a little church like us to have had the talents of someone like George—who has chaired much, much larger

campaigns for the hospital and other organizations—has been an incredible blessing. His knowledge and commitment have been invaluable. Because

there is still a small mortgage with the Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program of $34,832.12 (with a monthly payment of $543.54 for ten years), the

Capital Campaign will continue. So, unlike the ReVision Committee whose work is completely done, George’s work will continue; however, on this day

of celebration, we want to thank him for all he has done as well as express our thanks for his contniued service in this capacity. George is hoping, and all

of us with him, that his continued service will be short-lived and we can celebrate the paying off of the mortgage sooner than later! Please speak with

him: he would love to hear from you. So we present George also with the water color print of the church by Kathleen Hunt.

Recognizing the Primary Contractors: Dan Rivara, John Sammans, Bill Almind, Jerry Underhill.

The ReVision Committee and the church were blessed with many wonderful contractors over the past year, wonderful contractors such as our own John

Snyder and R.J. Washer and crew with Iron Mountain Mechanical, our own Tom and Christine Sanson with T&R Alarm Systems, our own Ralph Shotwell

Excavating, as well as J&K Heating & Air Conditioning of Blairstown, and Jack Dalton and Russ Meyer with the electrical work. However, the primary

contractor was Dan Rivara, and Dan and his crew were the ones here every day last year, and they did a great job. I think we all kow contractors who

tell us they will be do such and such but not always follow through. Dan and his crew were always here when they said they would be here, and they

did wonderful work. We especially recognize Dan Rivara, John Sammans, Bill Almind, and Jerry Underhill today.

Recognizing the Congregation of Yellow Frame Church

While I have mentioned a few moments, gifts, and people that seem to me to have been integral to this long and succesful journey, please hear me

when I say that all of you— and many who are no longer with us today—have been necessary for this celebration to occur. Whether you gave money,

participated in fundraisers, simply attended worship so that this— worship— continues to be the focus and motivator for all we do, everything has

contributed to this wonderful chapter in Yellow Frame’s history. You, all of you, should be proud of the accomplishment, knowing that you— like those

Yellow Framers in the early 1950’s— have created a legacy for the next 60-plus years. Long after most of us today have departed this earth, you all

have created something that will continue to be used to support the minstry and mission of this place called Yellow Frame. I thank every single one of

you, past and present. It may take a village to raise a child, but it also takes an entire congregation to reach consensus and achieve something as

remarkable as you have achieved, particular given the times (9/11/2001 and the “Great Recession”) in which you have done it. Take pride in yourselves

and rejoice!

Building Dedication (responsive):

One: In grateful remembrance of all who have loved and served this church in the past and for those who will serve it in the future,

ALL: We the members of this congregation, with glad and grateful hearts, consecrate and dedicate this building to the glory of God.

One: With sincere gratitude, we consecrate and dedicate this building, its equipment, and its furnishings,

ALL: In appreciation of all who have freely given of their time, talents, and substance so that it might be completed.

One: We consecrate and dedicate this building, its equipment, and its furnishings…

ALL: To provide an appropriate place where the minds and hearts of all may quest for truth, nourishment, and fellowship.

One: We consecrate and dedicate this building, its equipment, and its furnishings…

ALL: To the Teacher of Galilee, who draws all peoples unto himself for instruction and renewal.

One: We consecrate and dedicate this building, its equipment, and its furnishings.

ALL: We also consecrate and dedicate ourselves anew to that service of humanity in which we perform the true service of God.

Unison Prayer: Almighty God, fountain of all wisdom, goodness, and love, to the truth that makes us free and to the community of all the humble

who seek after you; for faith, hope, love, joy, and the communion of all believing souls; to the work of righteousness that brings quietness, peace,

and assurance forever; to the service of love that never fails, but believes all things and endures all things; to the helpfulness that lifts human

burdens by sharing them; to the following of Jesus by our laboring for the coming of God’s reign in our world---We do now consecrate and dedicate

this building, its equipment, and its furnishings. Establish the work of our hands, O God. Amen.

*Hymn #284 “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love”

*The Benediction *Congregational Response: “May the Lord, Mighty God”

(Found on the back cover of the Hymnal)

*The Postlude: Choral Postlude on “Go to Dark Gethsamane” –Robert Graham

The following photos are of the members and honorary members (and their spouses as I only have photos from the church directories) of the

ReVision Committee, the ReVision Capital Campaign, and the Vision Quest Team that preceded both.

Ralph & Phoebe Shotwell

Robert & Rebecca Paulson

Jeff & Gail Crothers

Ralph & Judy Shotwell

Scott & Debra Ream

George & Peggy Schaberg

Lisa Lurz

Mark and Karen Schulte

William & Patricia Epstein

Bob & Nancy Woods

George Morville

Bruce & Virginia Wask

Helen & Edward Layton

Richard & Sandra Karman

Michael Nelms

The following is the ReVision Capital Campaign Donor Wall that will be installed at the church later this spring.