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One Church's Easter Gift to Another
Workers Leonel Amaya, left, and Carlos Diaz help to remove pews at Crossroads United Methodist Church, which is undergoing renovations.
(By Tracy A. Woodward -- The Washington Post)
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When she heard Summerville's story, Cathy Norman, who is in charge of mobilization at Crossroads, saw an opportunity.
"We were inspired by their hope and faith," Norman said.
Crossroads' unneeded pews, church members quickly decided, should go to Summerville. The plan was to have them installed in time for Easter services.
In early April, workers spent a day in Ashburn, dismantling the pews, encasing them in bubble wrap and packing them onto a trailer.
The maroon cushions and wood frames arrived in Escatawpa days later, just as crews finished painting the walls (maroon and white, to match the new cushions) and laying new red carpet.
Crossroads also sent along a surprise: Bibles, hymnals and choir robes to replace those ruined in the storm surge.
Summerville, it turned out, couldn't arrange the installation of the pews in time for Easter. Nevertheless, their arrival signifies a different kind of resurrection for the church, Hill said.
"I couldn't tell you what the [Crossroads] pastor or the members look like," the Mississippi pastor said. But "I feel that we are very blessed. They have brought hope and healing to us."
