Dedication Service First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg, TN

First United Methodist Church of Lewisburg, TN named and dedicated their new ministry buildings on Sunday, August 9^th, 2009.  After the normal Sunday morning schedule with a sermon by Pastor Mark Irvin on generosity and how it can impact the world and encourage others to do the same, the choir led the congregation out of the sanctuary and across the street to the new facilities.  The choir continued to lead the congregation in the singing of hymns while an overflow crowd made their way into McKnight Hall of the new McKnight Ministry Center.

A handful of people spoke of the journey that the church had taken to get to this point and how the facilities were a fulfillment of the wishes of JT McKnight, who left an endowment for the specific purpose of ministering to children and young people.  Others spoke of the legacy that will be established as the McKnight Ministry Center, including McKnight Hall, and the McKnight Children’s Ministry Center begin to serve the community and impact people’s lives.  The dedication service was truly a celebration of a new era, as a sense of excitement and anticipation was evident in all the people who were there.

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