OPEN DOORS

Throughout Cross of Glory's history, the front doors of the church have been pushed and propped open for many. Thanks to your generosity, the doors of 5929 Brooklyn Blvd now open even more widely, and certainly a bit more easily. This spring, we set out to raise funds to make the front doors more accessible for those who use wheelchairs and walkers, those pushing strollers and grocery carts, those carrying heavy loads--whether figuratively or literally. We not only met but surpassed our fundraising goal, such that we were able to install automatic openers to our main restroom doors too. Thanks again to all who so generously contributed toward ensuring that our facilities reflect part of our Everyday Liturgy of "embodying God's hospitality!"

I want to share a few of the ways I’ve already seen these doors open in recent days. I've seen them open for the congregations who worship here: Cross of Glory, Faith Healing International Ministries, and Messiah’s Messengers 7th Day Adventists. I've seen them open for a couple hundred people at the end of last month, when the Fellowship Hall was used for an Isaiah meeting, a gathering of interfaith leaders who were discussing the need for increased access to affordable childcare, housing, and healthcare in the northwest metro area. I've seen the doors open for the Cross Community Players, the local theater group who met in the building last month for rehearsals and performances of "Hello Dolly." I've seen them open for those who have come in to fix something in the building that's broken, or those who are working to beautify the land surrounding the building or grow vegetables in our community gardens. I've seen the doors open for Progeny students and staff who are meeting for summer school. I’ve seen the open for a gathering of pastors of the eight Wildfire churches with whom we’re in partnership. I've seen them open for the Community Quilters lugging scraps of fabric that will be transformed into gorgeous quilts and donated to neighbors through CEAP. I've seen the doors open for people coming to plan the funeral of a loved one, and for kids signing up for Vacation Bible School. I've seen the doors open for a neighbor who simply needed to come rest and cool off for a while on a hot day. 

Even as we continue to discern new possibilities for how our facilities may be shared in the future, these doors have already empowered us to share the space in powerful ways for the sake of life together here. It’s been a joy to witness the ways you’ve helped make sure that they swing open wide for all who come in through them--and all who are sent forth out of them--to share God's gift of life together! -Pastor Ali