Dreaming

"The Lord God took the human and put it in the Garden of Eden
to work it and take care of it."
Genesis 2:15

Our story starts in 1995, when the St. John's congregation asked itself two key questions: Can our church continue to thrive when landlocked on a 1.2 acre triangle in a facility that looks (and smells!) old? Should we sell our church and move to the suburbs where there's more room to grow?

The questions were answered via congregational survey and the answers were almost unanimous: STAY PUT...but do spiff up the sanctuary.

The dreams started small, such as replacing the pews whose springs had sprung (ouch!) and painting the faded trim. But those dreams became contagious, resulting in an epidemic of dreaming among trustees, staff, church leaders, and eventually a Building Committee. The dreams were far-sighted, planning a building to serve people we didn’t even know but whose stories we wanted to share. The dreamers asked:

The dreaming made God smile, because all the dreams were about expanding the reach of the kingdom.