Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Liberia: Come Let Us Rebuild Christ Church

From Liberia-

The Priest-in-Charge of Christ Episcopal Church, the Rev. Fr. Harris W. Woart, has challenged Episcopalians from Crozierville to return and rebuild the church in the same way the Prophet Nehemiah, in exile following the Babylonian captivity, returned home to rebuild Jerusalem.

Preaching on the occasion of homecoming of Christ Church members yesterday, Fr. Woart told the parishioners that they are to rebuild their church socially, spiritually and physically. "We must rebuild this very edifice we currently occupy by repairing the roof and ceiling and finding locks for the windows and doors." The church has fallen into serious disrepair over the years with major leaks and a generally crumbling, decaying structure.

On the challenge of rebuilding Christ Church, there is a far bigger challenge. The current edifice will soon be torn down by a new road construction project passing through Crozierville.


Episcopal Bishop Jonathan B.B. Hart (pictured), a born member of Christ Church, and other parishioners have identified a 25-acre plot of land immediately behind the current edifice where the new church is to be built. An architect has already been recruited to design the new church, and its members at home and in the Diaspora must now begin raising the funds to build the new edifice before it is demolished by the approaching road construction project through the settlement.

More here-

http://allafrica.com/stories/201605301312.html

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