Day 3 was a day for learning about the spectrum of church opportunities here in NYC. Students attended the Anabaptist church options of Followers of Jesus, Life in Christ and Verrazano Fellowship. Non-Anabaptist options included New Life Fellowship and a few students took in a bonus service at Bienvenidos a la Comunidad de Fe of Most Precious Blood (a Spanish Catholic service).
Followers of Jesus graciously hosted a number of students and we then had the opportunity to witness their monthly-ish community dinner. Adult Sunday School was canceled so that adults could prepare a meal, reset the church space and then go out and invite community folks in for lunch. As lunch wound down, there was a short presentation of the Gospel and later an invitation to give prayer requests. The congregation also compiles their second hand clothes, etc to offer for free to community people who attend this dinner. It was a fascinating outreach.
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Additional Churches attended
Afternoon found most of the group headed toward Brooklyn Bridge Park. Pier 2 is a fascinating park built out into the water on the Brooklyn side of the East River opposite Manhattan. Students were given an opportunity to spread out on the pier for some alone and journaling time.
Our first-rate tour committee provided hot pork sandwiches for supper at Pier 2.
After supper the group walked north along the east side of the East River toward the Brooklyn Bridge.
Despite the light rain the excursion across the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan was a delightful diversion before we plow into the heart of our trip beginning tomorrow.
After visiting Ground Zero we caught the metro back to Brooklyn where we had a debrief session that included analysis of ministry aspects that were notable so far and our reflections on the services that we attended today.
Till tomorrow…
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