From Wit’s End

I go to First Presbyterian Church in downtown Columbia, SC. It’s in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church, a denomination which our Heavenly Father has been slowly rescuing from the clutches of liberalism over the last few decades. First Presbyterian is the largest church body i have ever been a member of– over 2000 members, i think. We have six pastors (all Reformed!), and a few dozen elders and deacons. It’s been around for better or worse for over 200 years, and its truly an astounding institution of which i am privileged to be a part. It has its flaws and idiosyncrasies like any church, but every Lord’s Day is a little piece of heaven, by God’s grace and mercy. I give a lot of my time to it during the week: i’m in the choirs that sing in the morning and evening services, am part of a small group Bible study, and the tutoring that i do on Monday nights is part of their urban ministry and outreach.

But i’m mentioning it now because today we opened the doors to a new Sunday School building, and newly-renovated chapel and fellowship hall. I love what they’ve done with the place. Here are a few of the many dozen pictures from the tour.

The Lundy family, hanging out in the chapel while Eric L. plays the organ.	A hallway in Thornwell, containing my mom and some friends.	The Youth Room
In case of emergency…	Between the buildings.	Jackson Fellowship Hall, baby!
Oh yeah, looking good!	Dr. Wyatt, our choir director is the 2nd from the left, sitting in on one piece with the brass.	A view of the small dining room. Dr. DeWitt, our Senior Pastor, is third from the left.
This isn’t new; it’s actually been around for a while.	Another entry into the “Blinding Flash of the Obvious” category…	Perhaps this little one is, after all…