It is
The place where my grandparents worshipped
       in their retirement years,
       and I didn't know it until,
With my mother's encouragement
       and my own desire
       for a church home
       for me + my children
I stepped in one Sunday
       and the "Voice" said,
       "Now you've come home."
 
It is
The place where my children grew in grace
       and learned to know the Lord
       and become their best selves.
And I, their mother, found community
       with the Monday night group,
       discovering The New Jerusalem,
       and walking in its paths,
Found my calling,
       added to that of mother and wife,
       to be a pastor.
 
It is
The place where I first served the Lord,
       the Lord Jesus Christ,
       in a public way.
And now I have returned, a mother in the Church,
       to serve the Lord again,
       to see the Chapel saved,
       to say to all who will,
"Now you've come home."
       Prase the Lord,
       the Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

 
Rev. Gladys A. Wheaton, March 2001