WCUC Plans Welcome Garden

Imagine: An outdoor space where congregants and neighbors can relax and reflect, where children can play, and where we as a church can extend our welcome to all.

In June 2011, we voted to construct a welcome garden on the Pine Street side of the church building. The plans call for a 7-circuit Chartres labyrinth, a children’s play area, a fieldstone sitting wall, an arbor, new plantings, and open lawn.  We expect construction to begin in the fall.

The Welcome Garden is an extension of the “Place for Everyone” campaign we undertook in 2008-09 to transform our church into a more accessible building that allows everyone to participate fully in the life of our faith community. The campaign resulted in an elevator tower that now provides service to all three levels of the church. The new Welcome Garden will also be fully accessible.

Visit our Welcome Garden blog to see pictures from our September 18th groundbreaking:  wcucwelcomegarden.wordpress.com