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Marion Mennonite Building New Sanctuary Table of Contents Monthly Feature Leadership By Example ................ 14 - 19 Approximately 150 members of Marion Mennonite Church participated in a ground-breaking for a new sanctuary on Sunday, June 2. At the handles of the old fashion plow are pastors, Ron and Char Roth. by Wanda Yoder and Dan Byler After several years of praying day, June 17. The building should be and planning, the congregation and completed sometime this fall. The pastors of Marion Mennonite Church, church accepted pledges from the located on S.R. 120 east of Shipshecongregation for a three year period. wana, Ind., broke ground for a new That started in June 2012, with plans church building. On Sunday, June 2, to have the entire project paid off by members of the congregation pulled June 2015. on ropes tied to an old fashion plow The new sanctuary is 64 ft. by 60 pushed by pastors of the church, Ron ft. and will seat 250, almost doubling and Char Roth. the current capacity. The new strucPastor Ron said of the project, ture will also have a new kitchen, “The excitement is building as we nursery area, storage areas, and two prepare to embark on the vision God handicap-accessible bathrooms. has given us here at Marion! We have The current sanctuary will be conbeen talking about a couple of images verted to classroom and office space and themes, ‘Imagine What God Can once the new sanctuary is in use. The Do!’ and ‘We See People!’ Recently, we current kitchen space will be turned have added another image, the image into additional seating space in the of a plow. This image has a remarkable fellowship hall. meaning for us here at Marion ... PutPlans also include the addition of ting our hand to the plow, is a symbol a double wide carport with additional of our commitment to follow Jesus.’” lighting at entrances and in the exThe actual work began on Monpanded parking lot. Front cover photo (left to right) is of Nathan and Marcus Miller. Nathan was in the 4H Dog Club and Marcus was in the 4H Shooting Sports Club. Columns Healthy Hearts, Healthy Homes......... 9 Heart Of Missions..............................27 Recipe.................................................... 7 Smart Choices.....................................25 Spiritual Treasure...............................39 Spotlight on Nature...........................57 Contests & Puzzles Clueless Crossword.............................. 8 Coloring Contest......................... 12, 54 Drawing Contest.................................55 Gold Coin Contest..............................55 Mystery Farm Contest.......................45 Word Search.......................................... 6 Everything Else Topeka 4th of July Section...........29-36 Classified Ads .....................................47 Community Calendar ........................53 Display Advertiser Listing.................63 Hometown Church Listings..............62 Kids’ Club (Birthday Page).................28 LaGrange County Library..................46 Westview School Board .....................60 Westview Sports........................... 40-44 The Hometown Treasure · July ‘13 · pg 1