PLANTING FUMC EAST CAMPUS Going Back to School!
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By Rev. Patty Walker, FUMC East Campus Church Planter
For some people, the idea of going to church in a school building seems odd. For some people, the idea of worshipping in a school gym on folding chairs doesn’t seem like “church.” I get that. But for me it seems like a natural thing. Some of my earliest church memories as a child are of being a part of a church plant that met for a few years in Bloomington, IN, at University Middle School. My Sunday School class met in the Industrial Arts room, so I have distinct memories of sitting on a tall stool, my short legs dangling, and placing my Bible on the huge drafting table in front of me. Since I didn’t know any better, it seemed like a perfectly normal place to learn the stories about Jesus. We met there for a few years and then entered the exciting period of purchasing land, constructing a church building, and eventually moving into our beautiful, new facility. Yes, it was nice to have a
“real” Sunday School classroom now, with pictures on the wall, but I had learned an important lesson during those church planting years that I have never forgotten. A church is not a building. A church is a people.
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a people...”
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A church is
As you may have heard, our church is entering an exciting new adventure of planting a new church in the Eastern Colorado Springs/Falcon area. This new campus will remain connected to FUMC as we become a multi-site congregation. These growing areas of Colorado (Falcon and NE Colorado Springs) are ideal places to locate a significant United Methodist ministry as there are many young families, as well as some recently retired folks, moving into them. These newly relocate d individuals and families will have a place to worship, discover the joy of discipleship, and provide service to the
New Things
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