Many have inquired about our new logo and web design. Let me begin by thanking Monica Britton (SPCBC Director of Communications & Special Projects), for taking the lead and bringing this vision to pass. Our ministry theme: Honoring Our Legacy…Imagining Something New, evolved from a staff retreat last Fall. As a group, we set out to develop a theme that could describe where we are as a ministry and where we perceive God to be taking us. With a historic pastoral transition in full gear, we wanted our logo and web presence to say something about where we have been but also, where we could go. We agreed that we had to honor our rich and bountiful legacy. With a pastoral lineage of six Pastors, including my iconic predecessor in the person of Rev. Dr. Johnny Ray Youngblood, and our over eighty years of service, our once dead community is now resurrected and revived through the diligence of our ministry.
Our new logo is designed to encourage you to ponder and find a meaning. Let me share some of the reactions and insights members of our congregation have discovered.
* Some see the Cross at the center. I admit that was intentional;
* Someone else astutely identified the open tomb at the center of the Cross;
* Others saw the objects around the Cross as people coming in to be empowered and going out to change the world.
These are major themes at the St. Paul Community. We are a people redeemed by Christ, growing in the power of the resurrected Christ, empowered to change the world.
In your quiet devotional time with God, why not think on these themes that define our discipleship and bring meaning to our faith involvement. I also invite you to share your thoughts about our logo, and the other new & exciting things unfolding throughout our ministry. It is with your feedback, participation and stewardship that we will continue to honor our legacy and imagine something new.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Pastor B.
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