EXTERIOR
Finding that the church was for sale was an answer to a prayer. It gave Tim and Kathy Johnson a place to live as well as room for her business.
BEFORE & AFTER
‘CHOUSE’ BLESSINGS Revamped church is a sanctuary for DIY couple and wildlife in their care
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STORY
MARJIE DUCEY
PHOTOGRAPHY
JEFFREY BEBEE AND MARJIE DUCEY
rphaned kitties sleep in the vestibule and rambunctious baby raccoons chatter in a playpen in the sanctuary. Zion Lutheran Church in Benedict, Nebraska, may no longer be saving souls, but it’s still in the rescue business.
Tim and Kathy Johnson purchased the church in September 2020 as
a home — for both humans and animals. Kathy is a volunteer for the Wildlife Rescue Team Inc., of Lincoln. She receives hundreds of calls each year asking her to help save injured or abandoned wildlife. She can’t say no to puppies or kittens either. CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
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