A beautiful pavilion

Monday and Tuesday were exciting days at the Guilford Church. A long-awaited post-and-beam pavilion was finally erected next to the church. It is part of a larger plan that is being called the "Guilford Community Park," which will be open to the community and in addition to the pavilion will have a children's playground, a labyrinth, a firepit encircled with benches, a basketball court, and open green space. A large crane was brought in to lift timbers and roof rafters into place, The event attracted a crowd of people - over fifty for sure - and Ellen was part of a group that provided soup, bread, coffee and cookies for everyone. A lot of church people were there but also people from the community we don't usually see. It reminded many of the time back in 1994 when we moved the church. It felt good to be building something that will attract people when so many churches are languishing. Here are some photos, not necessarily in chronological order: