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Inspiration for a Cross

Back in December, while the 2nd and 3rd floors were still under construction, Lucia Munoz asked me if I would make a cross for the 3rd floor chapel. Ever since that visit, I have wondered how I would make a morticed joint cross, like I usually make, with three dowels to signify the Trinity gluing [...]

Inspiration for a CrossHolli Dawson2023-06-19T15:28:52+00:00

Getting a Bird’s Eye View at Global Big Day Bird Hike

At our recent Global Big Day Bird Hike, 34 species of birds were identified either migrating through, nesting, flying over, feeding, soaring and singing! From the Wild Turkeys strutting, to the Great Blue Herons flying through the air above Spencer Creek, the Red Tailed Hawks soaring, the Eastern Meadowlarks and Killdeer guarding their ground nests, [...]

Getting a Bird’s Eye View at Global Big Day Bird HikeHolli Dawson2023-05-22T20:15:04+00:00

Church Council Meeting

After decades of debate around issues of human sexuality in the United Methodist Church, the General Conference (which is the denomination’s highest lawmaking body) had the potential to vote on many items, including denominational separation plans, in May 2020. After being rescheduled three times due to COVID-19, the General Conference is now scheduled to meet [...]

Church Council MeetingHolli Dawson2023-03-06T21:22:03+00:00