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After such a fun-filled Friday & Saturday, I was so
excited to attend church on Sunday – Resurrection Sunday! In a city FULL of churches it only felt
natural to visit The First Baptist Church of Charleston! The history of the “meeting houses” in
Charleston is worth a visit and FBC has captured the feeling of history in
their “new building” – it’s 150 years old!
The church was 1.2 miles away (based on Google Maps) but I
had to add .75 miles to reach the land based “point A” on the map (see
Charleston post for explanation). Based
on those calculations and the previous days of “walking therapy” I simply
planned to attend church alone, Charlie was d.o.n.e. with walking! His feet were tired, ankles felt weak – just
all around worn out. He missed a good
service!
I took the scenic route to church – trying to drink in the historic
homes, lovely gardens, majestic trees and warm sunshine – knowing this was our
last day in Charleston. Because the
homes & gardens were private property I didn’t feel right taking pictures
but I did enjoy the quiet time!
Once inside the church I choose a seat in the middle – it
was still early. Then a truly Southern
Lady – complete with Easter hat – sat with her family in front of me. Hmm…I smiled to myself and politely moved to
the far right side of the sanctuary. The
pews were shorter and seemed designed for 2-3 people. Also…all pews had doors on the ends! You had to open the hinged, pew-height door
and step into the foot space! Think:
Revelation 3:20 “…If anyone hears my voice and opens the door…”
I’m not sure if that’s the reason for the
door pews but that is exactly what I thought when I saw them.
So, I’m sitting in my second spot and a smiling, happy lady
asks to join me. Of course!! She’s from
South Dakota!! She’s been in Charleston for a few weeks on business and her
husband is in Mississippi on business!
Again…the farther you travel, the smaller the world becomes!! Today was
her second visit to The First Baptist Church and I was so pleased we met! Connie is a tour manager and had so much
information about various places…but she didn’t know about America’s Great
Loop! And now she does! I wish we had
more time to visit but I’m still blessed to have shared such an incredible
service with such a wonderful lady.
Great to meet you Connie!
As this Easter Sunday draws to a close, let us never forget
the ultimate free gift we’ve been offered.
Have you accepted it?
God Bless!
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