From Maryland-St. Barnabas Episcopal Church has good news to share. On All Saint's Sunday, Nov. 3, the Sykesville parish broke ground on a new hall, designed to accommodate growth and better serve the community. Interim Rector Carol Bustard-Burnside kicked off the project by blessing the newly broken ground. Barnabas Hall, as the addition is called, will be ready for use in spring of 2014.
Although St. Barnabas began as an offshoot of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Eldersburg, it ultimately replaced that parish and has operated continuously since 1850. Originally, it served Sykesville mill workers who did not have the means to travel three miles to the Eldersburg location. In fact, town founder James Sykes, a Holy Trinity parishioner, sold the land for St. Barnabas for the token amount of $5. Today, the church continues to serve worshipers from both Howard and Carroll county sides of the Patapsco River.
In January, the church sold its previous parish hall, which it had occupied for nearly 70 years. This building began life as a fire hall shortly after the Civil War and thus possesses great historical value, but it could no longer accommodate a growing membership. The parish is very excited to realize its dream of a larger, more modern facility for fellowship and Christian education activities.
Read more:
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/lisbon-fulton/ph-ho-n-marriottsville-1212-20131204,0,439897.story#ixzz2n4aM5o7R
No comments:
Post a Comment