Date: Thu, 21 May 2009 13:22:08 -0400
From: Mary Donna Pond
Subject: Chapel in the Pines Blessing of the Land
Chapel in the Pines Presbyterian Church, a new congregation now meeting at North Chatham School, is working with architects in Charlotte to determine what the church’s needs are currently and what they will be in the future.
“We are excited about ways that we might be able to serve the community through our land,” said the Rev. Mindy Douglas Adams, pastor. “We have been in conversation about a community garden, a walking trail, an outdoor amphitheater and a number of other ideas. We hope to begin to use the land long before the first construction begins.”
In January, the congregation bought 12 acres on Great Ridge Parkway, the new road off Mann’s Chapel Road leading into the Briar Chapel Community.
The church will hold a “Blessing of the Land” service on Sunday, May 24, at 2 p.m. when members and friends will gather on Great Ridge Parkway (about one-third of a mile off Mann’s Chapel Road) for lemonade and cookies and a trek into the land. A short service of blessing will be held. Interested persons are invited to join for the unique event.