The Spire
Noroton Presbyterian Church
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2011 Post Road, Darien, CT 06820
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203-655-1451
I
just had one
of those
weekends
that makes
me grateful to
be a Pastor and
thankful to be a part of all
that God is doing in and through our
church. The weekend ended with
our friends of the Macedonia Church
as they re-consecrated their new
church on West Avenue, Norwalk.
For 37 years this congregation has
been waiting for a true church home.
Fifteen members began worship-
ping in the house of Pastor Steven’s
father, and this growing congregation
has rented 7 other locations as they
“wandered in the wilderness,” moving
from place to place without a perma-
nent home. On Sunday night, Oct.
18, they finally reached, “the Promised
Land.” They completed Phase 1 of
the renovations of their new building
on 39 West Avenue in Norwalk, (the
yellow “Pumpkin Church” as it was
known when it was formerly owned
by the Methodists) and celebrated the
reopening of this 19th century house
of worship with a two-and-a-half-hour
service of re-consecration. About
20 members of Noroton joined with
Pastor Dewitt Stevens, Jr., Macedonia
Church members and visitors who
formed a congregation of more than
600 people. Every seat was taken as
we praised God for this permanent
home. Macedonia is a vital congrega-
tion that has a tremendous vision to
minister to the needs of their Nor-
walk neighbors. Being there that night
has to be one of the highlights of my
30 years in ministry!
Pastor Stevens took time to person-
ally thank us for the long-term sup-
port he and his church have received
from Noroton Presbyterian Church.
Grants from our
Foundation for the
Future
mission grant process allowed
them to begin the more than 1 mil-
lion dollars of renovations needed to
bring this historic treasure up to 21
st
century standards. What a great day
it was to be your Pastor and receive,
on your behalf, the heartfelt thanks of
so many in this congregation for our
partnership in this project. Psalm 133
reminds us, “
how blessed it is to be in
unity
” with our brothers and sisters.
In this day and age of great racial di-
vide, I am profoundly grateful that our
two churches have worked together
for decades to bridge just such a di-
vide. So thank you once again Noro-
ton family for your gifts of generosity,
to be a blessing to our brothers and
sisters in this historic opportunity to
grow their ministry.
What a Blessing!
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November 2015
Worship Schedule
Chapel - 8:00 am
Sanctuary - 9:00 & 10:30 am
Open Doors - 5:00 pm
Upcoming Preaching Schedule:
"Together in the Story"
Sermon Series continues
11/1 -
Pastor Sam Schreiner
11/8
- Pastor Brandi Drake
11/15 -
Pastor Sam Schreiner
11/22 -
Pastor Sam Schreiner
11/29
- Pastor Brandi Drake
Upcoming Baptism Dates:
11/15 and12/18 at
10:30 am Sanctuary service.
To schedule a Baptism please call
Leslie Ezzo at 203-309-5618.
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