A Response to New Creation's Offer
I am very grateful for the offer from New Creation UMC. Since they are closing at the end of June this year, they have offered their 8.5 acres, phase one building, and blueprint plans for expansion to Salem for the cost of their remaining mortgage (about $312,000). Our brothers and sisters there must have had a difficult time deciding to discontinue after eighteen years. Furthermore, in the midst of grieving they had to decide what they would do with their land and building. While they had more than one option to consider, they chose to have a kingdom vision and offer it to Salem. In the face of death, they chose resurrection for New Creation and for Salem. In the meantime, we were fasting and praying during Lent, seeking God’s guidance and direction for Salem. I am thankful for everyone who fasted and prayed! A church does not operate on a model or by pastoral plans and strategies. Rather, the Spirit of God moves in purposeful and often surprising ways to accomplish God’s will. As...