HOUSTON:Unable to pay millions needed for repairs, Episcopal Church will close
HOUSTON: Unable to pay millions needed for repairs, East End Episcopal Church will open doors for last time
Joyful noise is going silent
By KATE SHELLNUTT
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Feb. 25, 2011
Ministry of Dance members practice their worship presentation in the sanctuary of the Church of the Redeemer. In the background is the historic East End Episcopal church's famed mural, called Christ of the Workingman.
As much as Church of the Redeemer's members will miss the glowing mural of the risen Christ, the sanctuary echoing with music, the basement lined with old photos and the historic buildings themselves, they're most heartbroken to leave the place where they served the Eastwood neighborhood for more than 90 years.
Redeemer can't afford the $7 million needed to bring the church up to code, so after Sunday's service, the congregation will move from its crumbling structure to a shared space in a nearby Lutheran church, where a group of small-but-committed parishioners will try to keep up with its outreach programs.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
Joyful noise is going silent
By KATE SHELLNUTT
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Feb. 25, 2011
Ministry of Dance members practice their worship presentation in the sanctuary of the Church of the Redeemer. In the background is the historic East End Episcopal church's famed mural, called Christ of the Workingman.As much as Church of the Redeemer's members will miss the glowing mural of the risen Christ, the sanctuary echoing with music, the basement lined with old photos and the historic buildings themselves, they're most heartbroken to leave the place where they served the Eastwood neighborhood for more than 90 years.
Redeemer can't afford the $7 million needed to bring the church up to code, so after Sunday's service, the congregation will move from its crumbling structure to a shared space in a nearby Lutheran church, where a group of small-but-committed parishioners will try to keep up with its outreach programs.
Read the full story at www.VirtueOnline.org
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