After waiting and praying for nearly eight years, we rejoiced to see the beginning of our anticipation realized. We finally received our building permit and broke ground today for our new building on Route 53. Pastor Ken Brooks spoke at the ceremony, recounting the site’s historical significance and the debt of honor we owe for our religious liberties. Notes from the ceremony are included below.

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

Proverbs 13:12

I would like to talk this afternoon about hope deferred.

We as a church have been through a long time of deferred hope. Since 2002, we have hoped to build on this land. We have hoped and prayed, drawn and designed, and every step of the way has brought some new and often unexpected delay. We as a church have lived with hope deferred.

After a while, you kind of get sick of it. Just like the Bible says, Hope deferred maketh the heart sick

But before we go feeling too sorry for ourselves, we should stop and think … continue reading →