NorWayne Religious Education Building Open House

Wooster Grace partners with Linda Kline who serves as one of the teachers for the Norwayne Religious Education program.  She offers the following announcement to all. Everyone is welcome to attend!

Announcing open house/dedication of new Norwayne Religious Ed. Building

Sunday, January 17

Open house 1-5 PM and dedication 5 PM

All welcome to come

Religious Ed. Building-Answered Prayer

            Jesus tells his followers in Matthew 19:26, “With God all things are possible,” and the supporters of the Norwayne/Northwestern Religious Education Program acted upon that truth.  Less than a year ago the future of the Norwayne Religious Education Program looked very bleak.  The Norwayne elementary students were scheduled to move into their new school in January of 2010.  Unfortunately, there was no place close to the new school building to hold the release-time Religious Education classes. 

God answered those prayers mightily: 

• The Romich-McKelvey family “sold” over an acre of land, adjacent to the new elementary building, for one dollar to the Religious Education Corporation.  
• In two months over $100,000 was donated toward the building project, which was enough to begin the project.  
• Bob Reed (affectionately known as “Bob the Builder”) had volunteered to head-up the project.  He oversaw and helped with each phase of the building, along with over 100 other volunteers.  In addition to the individuals, thirty-some businesses donated services, equipment, and/or materials.   
• Ground was broken in mid-August, and the energy-efficient 34’ x 64’ two-room building, with two restrooms and a basement shelter, was completed in mid-November.  
•  Over $147,000 had been donated for the building project.  With all the donated labor and materials, the total building cost was $115,104, allowing extra donations to be used for maintenance of both the Norwayne and the Northwestern Religious Education buildings.

          “Thank you, and God bless you,” to each person who had a part in making the Norwayne Religious Education building a reality. 

           

Mary Lynn Frary

Secretary of the Norwayne/Northwestern Religious Education Program