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| Hoosier United Methodist News |
January 2002 |
How important is it for a church to be beautiful?
Jim Farris
Community UMC
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I think it's more important to be beautiful inside than outside because the church is people, people active in the community. Beauty on the inside is more important that the outside structure. |
Brenda DeCoursey
First UMC
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I'm divided on that question. When we seek God, we seek beauty because God is beauty. But to stop and think that God is only in the church is not reality. We can't just seek God in the church; we need to go outside walls of the church to truly be the body of Christ. |
Randy MaggartSaratoga UMC
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Each congregation is different. I believe the beauty of a church is a reflection of its congregation in that each congregation develops its own style of worshiping our Lord. Our mission is to make disciples for Jesus Christ. There's the same beauty in worship experience in a small country church and in a large city cathedral. |
Mary B. FreyAnoka UMC
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I love beautiful churches, but it's really
people and the mission of the congregation that make a church beautiful.
I've seen some beautiful church buildings, including the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., that are awesome. But when you get down to the calling, it's not where we worship, but how we worship. |
Rev. Robert Sellerspastor Windsor UMC
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I think it's somewhat important, because that's the first impression a stranger receives of a church - a lot of little things people often miss consciously. The church building outside should invite us to come inside. Is the inside drab or bright and inviting? We like to keep ours sparkling. It helps one feel the love of the congregation. The size of a church doesn't make any difference, it's the people. |
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