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Stories of Faith
BUILDING ON THE PAST, EXPERIMENTING FOR
THE FUTURE
BY MELISSA MCGILL PHOTOS SHARED BY BETHESDA UMC AND HAW CREEK COMMONS HAW CREEK COMMONS WAS BORN AS A WHAT-IF. “RATHER THAN CLOSING THE CONGREGATION COMPLETELY, WHAT HAPPENS IF WE PARTNER AND SEE IF REVITALIZATION CAN COME THROUGH THIS PROCESS?” EXPLAINED REV. LUKE LINGLE, LEADER WITH THE MISSION WISDOM FOUNDATION. “RECOGNIZING THAT WHATEVER THE NEW THING IS THAT WE’RE DOING HERE, IT BUILDS ON THE PAST.”
LEFT: THE HAW CREEK COMMONS COWORKING SPACE IS FILLED WITH NATURAL LIGHT AND MODERN UPDATES.
BELOW: SCENES FROM THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH. REV. KAREN DOUCETTE PICTURED IN THE CENTER AT A BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS.
