10A | WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 2019 | COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL
Church from A1
drove by, I didn’t know if
I wanted to go there,” she
said. “I didn’t know if it
was open.”
But upon entering,
Spears said she imme-
diately felt the building’s
inner beauty.
“I wanted the outside
to match the inside,” she
said.
Last October, Spears
and her nieces went to
work scraping the church
walls with nothing more
than putty knives.
It wasn’t long before
they were noticed.
A passing logger
stopped by to ask what
they were doing and
COURTESY PHOTO
soon after loaned them a The completed Church at London bell tower, silent for more than a decade, will
pressure washer to wash ring again tomorrow thanks to community efforts.
down the church. Fol-
lowing that, the logger’s we found out that bell rare and that’s why that
As the bell tower was
sister, who happened to tower was totally rotten church is so special,” she successfully
installed
own a painting company, and that bell weighs 345 said.
Sunday, church members
offered assistance as well pounds. … If it wasn’t for
As the congregation is are now preparing for its
and hired spray painters those flies, they might’ve mainly made up of elder- inaugural ringing on July
while offering her cost- continued to ring that ly members, Smith was 4.
ly primer at a large dis- bell and that bell could’ve also thankful for Spears’
The ceremony will in-
count. Before long, oth- come crashing down.”
energy for the project.
clude a flag presentation,
ers began joining in as
Congregate Paul Tullar
“I call her God’s spark a review of the church’s
passers-by would voice was moved by the spirit plug,” he said.
history from Tullar, a
their support.
of community harmony.
The effort has attract- sermon from the pastor
“It just was a stir,”
“God motivated the ed attention from many and finally the bell ring-
Spears said. “And lo and people,” he said. “Just in the community and ing. With limited park-
behold the church got about everything here is beyond.
ing, attendees are en-
painted pure white.”
volunteer.”
“We’ve gotten signif- couraged to carpool and
To get the old bell tow-
Spears appreciated be- icant donations from use extending parking
er down, however, was ing part of the church’s as far away as Klamath at the Grange across the
another thing. It would story.
Falls,” he said. “So lots street.
require some funds.
“There is a history that of people have taken
As food is being pro-
One day, as Spears goes back and back and an interest and donated vided for a BBQ, the
was helping prune the back that everybody can much-needed resources.” church asks that those
church’s old holly bush, remember,” she said. “I
In all, Smith estimates planning to attend send
she had an idea.
know the windows were about 15 or 20 people notification by texting
“I looked at that holly broken out by some hoo- have made the project 541-844-6616.
and thought, ‘This is sol- ligans way back when. possible through volun-
id gold,’” she said.
I know Paul’s dad went teering.
Soon, she and congre- and found glass and
“God’s been doing the
gates were making holly hand-cut the new win- work – not just on the
wreathes to sell to the dows.”
church and on the bell
community.
Spears expressed her tower, but on the hearts
While Spears was hop- gratitude that the church of people to revive the
ing for a few hundred retains so much history building,” Smith said. “At
dollars to go toward the and warmth.
the same time I believe
project, sales and dona-
“The love that’s in that he’s reviving all of us in
tion wound up exceeding church is exceedingly our faith.”
expectations.
“We ended up mak-
ing close to $5,000,” said
SOUTH LANE COUNTY
COTTAGE GROVE:
Spears. “The spirit of it
6th & Gibbs Church of Christ
FIRE & RESCUE
-- it was just wonderful.”
195 N. 6th St. • 541-942-3822
10:00am
While the next step
Christian Education:
SAVE MONEY. SAVE LIVES.
of the project was being
Pre-K through 5th
www.6thandgibbs.com
considered,
however,
the sudden snow storm
Calvary Baptist Church
77873 S 6th St • 541-942-4290
this year made supply of
Pastor: Riley Hendricks
contractors sparse and
Sunday School: 9:45am
Worship: 11:00am
church members were
The Journey: Sunday 5:00pm
afraid they wouldn’t have
Praying Thru Life: Wednesday 6:00pm
the bell tower ready for
Church of Christ
their July 4 event.
420 Monroe St • 541-942-8565
Again, though, an ap-
Sunday Service: 10:30am
peal to a couple com-
Cottage Grove Bible Church
Ground Ambulance
munity members and
1200 East Quincy Avenue
541-942-4771
Spears’ own husband
Memberships
Pastor:Bob Singer
put the project back on
$65 per year
Worship 11am
Sunday School:9:45am
track, complete with a
AWANA age 3-8th Grade,
line truck to install the
Wednesdays Sept-May, 6:30pm
Ground Ambulance &
newly constructed tower.
www.cgbible.org
Spears and other
Air Membership
Cottage Grove Faith Center
church members are
33761 Row River Rd.
$115
per
year
541-942-4851
grateful for the way
Lead Pastor: Kevin Pruett
events unfolded.
www.cg4.tv
Full Childrenʼs Ministry available
Call 541-942-4493 for info.
“As it turns out, those
Services: 9:00am & 10:45am
flies were a blessing,”
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Birch Avenue Dental
541-942-7711 • Pastor: Bob Friend
Two Services:
9am - Classic in the Chapel
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Auditorium
Dentistry is our profession, people are our focus.
Birch Avenue Dental
1325 Birch Ave.
541-942-2471
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1325 Birch Ave.
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541-942-2471
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First Baptist Church
301 S. 6th st • 541-942-8242
Pastor: David Chhangte
Sunday School 9:30am
Worship Service 11:00am
Youth Wednesday 6:30pm
cgfi rstbaptist.com
First Presbyterian Church
3rd and Adams St
541-942-4479
Rev.: Karen Hill
Worship: 10:00am
Sunday School: 10:00am
fpcgrove.com
Hope Fellowship
United Pentecostal Church
100 S. Gateway Blvd.
541-942-2061
Pastor: Dave Bragg
Worship: 11:00am Sunday
Bible Study: 7:00pm Wednesday
www.hopefellowshipupc.com
“FINDING HOPE IN YOUR LIFE”
St. Philip Benizi, Creswell
552 Holbrook Lane
Sunday 8:30 AM
St. Andrews Episcopal Church
1301 W. Main • 541-767-9050
Rev. Lawrence Crumb
“Church with the fl ags.”
Worship: Sunday 10:30am
All Welcome
Seventh-day Adventist Church
820 South 10th Street
541-942-5213
Pastor: Kevin Miller
Bible Study: Saturday, 9:15 am
Worship Service: Saturday, 10:40
Mid-week Service: Wednesday, 1:00
Living Faith Assembly
467 S. 10th St. • 541-942-2612
Trinity Lutheran Church
Worship Services Sundays: 9a & 11a 6th & Quincy • 541-942-2373
Youth Worship Sundays: 11a (all
Pastor: James L. Markus
ages welcome)
Sunday School & Adult Education
Mondays: 5:30p (6th-12th grades) 9:15am
Sunday Worship 10:30 am
Non-Denominational
Comm. Kitchen Free Meal Tue & Thur
Church of Christ
5:00pm TLC Groups
1041 Pennoyer Ave
tlccg.com
541-942-8928
Preacher: Tony Martin
United Methodist Church
Sunday Bible Study:10:00am
334 Washington • 541-942-3033
Sunday Worship:10:50am & 5:30pm Pastor:Lura Kidner-Miesen
www.pennoyeravecoc.com
Worship: 10:30am
umcgrove.org
Old Time Gospel Fellowship
103 S. 5th St. • 541-942-4999
“VICTORY” Country Church
Pastor: Jim Edwards
913 S. 6th Street • 541-942-5913
Sunday Service: 10:00am
Pastor: Barbara Dockery
Join in Traditional Christian Worship Worship Service: 10:00am
Message: “WE BELIEVE IN
Our Lady of Perpetual Help MIRACLES”
and St. Philip Benizi
Catholic Churches
1025. N. 19th St.
541-942-3420
Father John J. Boyle
Holy Mass:
Saturday Vigil – 5:30 PM
Sunday – 10:30 PM
For weekday and Holy Day of
Obligation schedule see website
OLPHCG.net
Confession: 4 PM to 5 PM
Saturdays or by appointment
CRESWELL:
Creswell Presbyterian Church
75 S 4th S • 541-895-3419
Rev. Seth Wheeler
Adult Sunday School 9:15am
Sunday Worship Service 10:30 am
website www.creswellpres.org
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