august special issue 2013 epistle

S t . P a u l ’ S E P i S c o P a l c h u r c h • M u r f r E E S b o r o • S t P a u l S M b o r o . o r g

SPECIAL EDITION

A Work of Faith

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A Work of Faith

A Work of Faith

A Prayer for Faithful Response to God’s CallHoly God, Almighty Father: We have heard your call to equip your people for expanded ministry to those around us who are starving for hope and light. Inhabit our stewardship and inspire us to sacrificial giving that we may have the tools necessary to fulfill your commission. Embolden our work of faith as we set out in full confidence in your promise to be with us., and in all this, lighten our hearts with joy as we celebrate your manifold blessings. We ask this through your Son, our brother and savior, Jesus. Amen.


Dear Friends in Christ,

Many years ago a seed was planted in the hearts of the faithful at St. Paul’s. This seed

has lain dormant as other fields were planted, tended and bore much fruit. In recent years, the soil around the seed has received new attention as the lay of the land and how it might best be used has been studied. Now the plot of ground is being readied to receive sunshine and rain (God’s gifts) that will allow the long dormant seed to spring up into glorious

flower, making the hearts of the faithful burst with joy. Hallelujah! Of course, I am talking about the Vestry’s decision, after several years of study, to ask the parish to join with them to raise

funds for a new Parish Hall and Christian Education building. This idea, originally conceived when Ferguson Hall was demolished to make way for the new worship space, was studied by the Long Range Planning Committee, with input from all constituencies and parishioners. Having identified the major needs and priorities of the congregation, the Facilities Planning Committee brought the idea into sharper focus. A recent feasibility study has shown that the vast majority of parishioners who participated are supportive of the plan. This is truly wonderful news indicating that parishioners share a vision for St. Paul’s in which the church absolutely flourishes

with new growth as it continues to live into its mission “To worship God and to bring all into a loving relationship with Jesus Christ.” We clearly want to expand our parish family and share the joy of membership with others. Hallelujah! The capital funds drive will be titled “Mission and Ministry: A Work of Faith,” because the Vestry heard the parish saying and witnessed the parish testifying that St. Paul’s desires to be part of God’s action in the world. The new building will help develop the potential for personal ministry that lives in each of us through fellowship and Christian

James K. Polk Van Zandt Rector

Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise;

Give thanks to him and praise his name.For the Lord is good

and his love endures forever;His faithfulness continues through all generations.

Psalm 100: 4-5

Brief Timeline of Discernment

The original clapboard structure that stood on S. Spring Street was build in 1892 and burned two years after this picture was taken. The parish rebuilt it by 1913.

education. Just as importantly, it will provide much needed meeting space for various outreach ministries and non-profit groups as part of our continued commitment as a downtown parish. As we prepare to move forward together, responding to God’s call for the further development of our church, we will be sharing opportunities to get involved, prayers, and vision with our entire church family. This special edition of The Epistle celebrates the many ways God has blessed our parish and recounts the path taken to arrive at this moment. The next several weeks before the start of the capital funds drive are an important time of preparation for all of us. We hope that you will pray about what God is calling St. Paul’s to do in this place and time and how we will accomplish His plans for us.

Blessings,[email protected]

First service and dedication of new worship space, November 14

Heritage and Faith: Hope for the Future capital funds drive

100th Anniversary ofSt. Paul’s celebrated

The Rev. Gene Wise became the fifth Rector of St. Paul’s

1991 1993 1998 2002


On June 22 the Vestry of St. Paul’s voted unanimously to raise funds for a new parish

hall and Christian education building. Immediately following this vote, we asked for a special edition of The Epistle to remind the parish how God has led us to this point and to share with you how we have heard and responded to God’s call. In this special issue you will find:

• A brief timeline of parish discernment,• A brief history of the parish’s generosity and financial condition,• A story of God’s call to St. Paul’s,• Personal statements of impact on ministry, and• Preliminary schematics and elevations of the proposed building.

The completion of the new worship space at St. Paul’s in 2002 testifies to our great delight in worshipping God in the beauty of holiness and our desire to invite others to join us in our mission “to worship God and to bring all into a loving relationship with Jesus Christ.” The proposed new building will allow us to:• More fully develop and use our congregational gifts of hospitality, fellowship and spiritual formation,

From The Vestry

• Better share these gifts in greater service to God and our community by providing room for our growing and varied ministries, and• Enhance our ministry to families and children with dedicated and coordinated space for Christian education, Children’s Church, and creative learning and play.

We invite you to study all this information, to reflect on the many blessings God has showered on our parish life, and to pray for St. Paul’s as we commence a very important phase of our journey together. We hope you will begin prayerful consideration of your gift to this project and will fully celebrate

the opportunity to participate in this life-changing process.

The Vestry Don Clayton, Sr. Warden Bill Emory, Jr. Warden Jonathan Bartsch Beverly Calder Alicia Hollis Nancy Loucky Jennifer McGuire Walter McVetty Phillip O’Reilly Wendi Watts Bill Whitesell Don Whitfield

The Over 70 Luncheon, May 2, 2013 in the parish hall.

Report of the Long Range Planning Committee assessing facilities and priorities for development

The Rev. James K. Polk Van Zandt accepted call as sixth Rector of St. Paul’s

January Report of the Facilities Planning Committee to the VestryFebruary Vestry contracted with Horizons Stewardship Company to conduct a feasibility study regarding a capital funds driveMay Potential and Possibility study conducted through personal interviews and online surveysJune Vestry receives recommendations from the Potential and Possibility study and votes to authorize capital funds drive for new parish hall and Christian education buildingaugust – DeceMber Mission & Ministry: A Work of Faith capital funds drive

2008 2011 2013


Celebrating Faithful StewardshipDon Clayton, Senior Warden

The story of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Murfreesboro is a story of faithful stewardship, of a parish that

has responded to God’s call to continue to grow in our mission to worship God and bring all into a loving relationship with Jesus Christ. In November 2002, we consecrated our “new” worship space, the result of years of prayerful planning and sacrificial giving. With the completion of our stained glass windows, last summer’s installation of our new organ, and the recent addition of the beautiful hand-carved Stations of the Cross, we can truly say that our worship space is finally complete. And God is certainly blessing our efforts! Our worship services, along with our music programs and the new organ, are continuing to attract visitors and newcomers. We have outstanding Christian Education offerings that have been translated into service and outreach to our community. Our children’s programs are bursting at the seams, and we have an active and growing Parents’ Group. We had a record number of people participating in the Pilgrimage program, and our recent stewardship campaign reflected

increases of more than 10%, both in number of commitments and in total amount pledged. All these are signs of a thriving parish that is growing into its mission – and out of its space! Because the construction of our worship space required the demolition of the old Ferguson Hall, our main fellowship and Christian Education building at that time, we knew that it was only a matter of time before a “Phase 2” would be required. In the ten years since then, we have been incredibly resourceful in reconfiguring and maximizing the utilization of our available space, but as the parish has continued to grow it has become increasingly difficult to meet our needs with the space we have. Our kitchen can no longer be used for cooking, and anyone who has attended a fellowship event in the Parish Hall, been involved in Catechesis or Children’s Church, or tried to schedule a room for a weeknight meeting, has experienced the challenges and limitations associated with our current facilities. In early 2010, the Vestry commissioned a Long Range Planning Committee to review our overall facility needs, and to look at how well our current facilities support the ministries in which we are engaged, now and in the future. That committee identified some critical needs that are not being met by our existing facilities, particularly our fellowship space, the kitchen and pantry, and the availability of adequate meeting space for Christian Education and the many other groups that are active here at St. Paul’s.

In response to that work, the Vestry formed a Facilities Planning Committee in the fall of 2011 to determine the best way to move forward. After reviewing proposals from several different architecture firms, the Committee selected Jim Lowen & Associates to assist in the development of an overall campus plan that would address our many needs. While a number of options were evaluated, including a major overhaul of the existing Parish Hall and the reconfiguration of St. Margaret’s, the Committee determined that the best long-term option was new construction. Toward that end, they requested that Jim Lowen continue with the preliminary design of a new two-story fellowship hall and Christian Education building, on the site of the existing Parish Hall. These design schematics were presented to the Vestry at their January retreat, and while the Committee is still in the process of refining the construction budget, the estimated cost is expected to be between $1.8 and $2.0 million dollars. We are at an important time in the life of St. Paul’s, a time to thoughtfully and prayerfully consider what God is calling us to do as individuals and as a parish. God has blessed us with so much here in Murfreesboro, and has made us a part of a vibrant community of faith that boldly proclaims the love of Jesus Christ through our worship and ministry. Our gift to God is to support that work through faithful stewardship, to ensure that the church continues to reflect God’s glory and love into the world.

St. Paul’s purchased Todd Furniture Store ca 1988, converted it into an additional fellowship hall on the first floor and Christian Ed classrooms in the basement, and christened it Ferguson Hall in honor of our second rector. Its remains lie under the new church. Also visible are two additional buildings we purchased to provide space for the new church.


Financial History and OverviewDon Whitfield

It is appropriate at this time to reflect upon what we have accomplished together as a parish over the past

several years. One way we can do this is to review some important elements of financial data, extracted from our annual reports of the past several years. And the numbers really tell an amazing story about what has been happening at St. Paul’s, and how we as a parish family have responded to God’s call to us.

Over the sixteen-year period from 1997 through 2012 we have:

• Acquired property on Academy Street (now St. Margaret’s Hall) to serve our youth ministries;• Acquired properties on Academy Street (Academy Manor) and Main Street (The Golden Rule Building) to provide the real estate needed for the new “footprint” of our campus;• Conducted a successful capital campaign - “Heritage and Faith: Hope for the Future” - to raise a significant portion (approximately $1.2 million) of the funds needed to undertake construction of new worship space, which we completed and consecrated in 2002;

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• Renovated the Wall Building, creating much needed space for clergy and staff offices;• Renovated and refurbished St. Margaret’s Hall to serve our growing youth ministries;• Renovated and refurnished St. Andrew’s Chapel, and• Conducted a successful capital campaign to fully fund the purchase of the Church’s new organ.

Collectively, the undertakings described above have increased our long-term assets (property

and equipment) by approximately $4.6 million. With the exception of approximately $724,000 of debt outstanding as of December 31, 2012, all of these assets are owned outright. During this time period (from 1997 through 2012) our combined operating pledge and plate income has grown from approximately $332,000 to approximately $822,000, an increase of 148%. And as the accompanying charts illustrate, our debt has been steadily declining over the years while our combined pledge and plate income, and our investment in property, continue to increase. We closed 2012 on solid financial footing, with cash of approximately $244,000, property and equipment, at cost, of approximately $5.3 million and endowment funds, at cost, of approximately $1.2 million. Total liabilities, consisting primarily of our mortgage note payable, were approximately $731,000. Our operating income (pledge and plate) continues to grow, as our stewardship campaign for 2013 resulted in increases of more than 10% in both number of commitments and in total amount pledged. Under sound financial management your gifts are being used prudently, to conduct and expand our ministries and to continue to grow in our mission to worship God and to bring others into a loving relationship with Jesus Christ.


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It had been a tough morning. The vestry had gathered this Saturday at the Heritage Center to hear from Rodney

George and the committee overseeing planning for the new Christian Ed/Parish Hall building and to discuss the capital campaign report from our consultant, Horizons Stewardship. The vestry had a big decision to make: should they proceed with the capital funds drive? The burden of leadership clearly weighed on them. They could not have missed voices from the congregation—“We have to have this building.” “Not a penny of new debt!” “The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd needs more space.” “We have nowhere to store anything.” “Pay off the debt we already have first.” “Why is it taking so long?” “Yes, but not now.” No matter what they did, somebody would be unhappy. Then came the numbers. Here’s what we can expect to raise from a capital campaign. Here’s what the projected new building will cost. There’s a gap, of course. But how big? How reliable are these numbers? Can we raise any more than that? Are the costs inflated, overly conservative? What if we do this to raise more money? What if we do that to lower the costs? Here’s what we already owe; what can we do about that? Tension grew; there were some sharp words. Nobody knew what to believe. Suddenly, we began to focus, placing first things first. The numbers are important, but it’s not about the numbers. And it’s not about the building. They are means to the end. It’s about the mission. It’s about God’s call to us, to worship Him and to bring all into a loving relationship with Him through Jesus Christ. It’s about our increasing response to the call—about Vacation Bible School that had reached 100 of our own children and nearly sixty from Franklin Heights—about serving the people of Haiti whom God loves—about learning more and more about God and His grace in Christian formation—about hosting the Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, AA—helping

women newly released from prison—reaching out to the poor through the ingathering of food—Heifer International—and on and on and on. It’s about sharing God’s love more and more with people who are desperate for hope and light. It’s about making God’s Kingdom more and more real in this time and place.

Then, we began to tell our story …

“I remember years ago when Moultrie was our Rector, the church desperately needed repairs, but it would cost $10,000, and the vestry was afraid the congregation wouldn’t give it. They didn’t. They gave $25,000.” “Do you remember when a bishop from Pakistan came to us trying to raise $3000 for his hospitals? In that one evening we raised over $18,000!” “And when we asked for donations for the earthquake victims of Haiti, we filled an entire container that ultimately went to help the flood victims in Nashville.” We could have added other examples. In 1892 the congregation heard God’s call to build a church, which they accomplished in less than a year, and twenty years later when it burned they rebuilt it. In 1939 they heard God’s call to raise enough money for a full-time priest; and so they did, in one year. In 1949 they borrowed $3000 from the diocese to build the current parish hall to serve the growing needs for fellowship and Christian education; they paid it back fully. In 1962 our vicar, Fr. Cham Cannon, led St. Paul’s in raising the money to become a self-sustaining parish, which happened the following year. In 1988, to improve these facilities the church purchased Todd Furniture Store and converted it; we burned the mortgage long before the due date. In 2002 God called St. Paul’s to build a new worship space to fulfill the first part of our mission for more people to worship God. And so we did, adding to it and completing it up to the present. We continue to pay off our note at a rapid rate. This is our story: God calls …

We say, “Yes” … God blesses … The People work to provide.

After this remembering, the rest was simple—not easy, but simple. The response to the capital campaign questionnaire sent a clear message; the congregation had heard the call to build the new facility. The vestry had heard that call clearly as well. It simply remained to make the decision. When Don Clayton called for the vote on the resolution, the vestry did not just vote unanimously “Aye,” they shouted it. Then came the excitement. People around me noted the hairs on their arms standing on end, a physical manifestation of God’s blessing. The vestry was almost giddy, so much so that I couldn’t help remembering the prayer from the service of compline asking God to “shield the joyous.” Because there was work to do. Now we could focus on informing the congregation, preparing the materials necessary for all of us to make faithful decisions about providing for the building, praying for God’s continued blessing as we proceeded, all the while growing in our ministry and mission and welcoming new people into the story. Now it’s this generation’s turn to learn its essential lesson:

God calls … His people say, “Yes” … God blesses … The People will work to provide. Mission and Ministry: A Work of Faith.

Thanks be to God.

The original church now covered in Sewanee sandstone and renamed, St. Andrew’s Chapel.


“How do you think ministry will change here at St. Paul’s once we have built our new facility?” Charles McClain

This is the question I was asked in preparation for writing this article. My gut reaction surprised

me for about 23 seconds. I don’t really expect ministry here at St. Paul’s to change much at all with a new building. Our buildings don’t do our ministry. We may not be able to cook a meal in our kitchen, but we manage to, “seek and serve Christ in all persons and love our neighbors as ourselves,”(BCP 305) in our current facility. I’m not trying to be inflammatory, well maybe a little bit. Now that I’ve got your attention, let me take you on a campus tour of sorts: Shortly after my wife and I first came to St. Paul’s nearly six years ago, we were invited to join with some others to be welcomed and learn about the Episcopal Church through Pilgrimage. We met in the parish hall. But it is not the parish hall that I remember. I remember those who were faithful enough to their call to ministry to invite us, to teach us, to sit at a table and share with us, and most importantly to love us. After a while, we met other young adults our

age and explored together the Taize style of worship in St. Andrew’s chapel. We extended our bond of fellowship by worshipping together while encountering the suffering of the world through collecting offerings for tornado victims in Alabama, tsunami relief efforts in Japan, and our continuing efforts in Haiti. Somebody loved my wife and me enough to invite us to a Cursillo weekend at DuBose. When we came off that mountaintop experience, we were greeted with love at our first Ultreya held in the parish hall. Another friend thought it might be a good idea for me to enroll in the EFM program. I have had the privilege to sit around a table in the Wall Building for the last two years and learn with some fantastic mentors who give their time, and some colleagues who share their great victories and deepest heartbreak. And we all try to find where God is in the midst of it, sitting around that table in the Wall Building. Another friend came to St. Paul’s recently as our youth minister and encouraged me to volunteer. In St. Margaret’s Hall we have tried to make scripture relevant and meaningful to teenagers, helped them on their journey to confirmation, and lots of times, just plain had fun. Most recently VBS had our entire campus transformed to simulate Paul’s journey to Athens. I was glad to be a part of that for the first time. What am I leaving out? It seems like we have everything we need minus a few luxuries. The nave was really our first experience at St. Paul’s. Our shared

experience of worship really forged a connection in us that has only deepened as we have become more connected to our family here and to Christ. The choir and the organ, the new one as well as the old one, filled the space like the incense I am probably allergic to. During the Eucharistic prayer I’d often hear the words, “Sanctify us also,” and I really believed that I was in a place where that could actually happen, and I was with people who were faithfully enduring that process. We get together each week and hear the Word and break bread. And I am so glad those who founded the church back in 1892 saw fit to build such a wonderful space for worship and ministry. AMEN. What? What’s that you say? The building wasn’t always there? The nave was finished in 2002 not 1892? Ummm... what’s Ferguson Hall? They didn’t always have the nursery? Where did people dump... I mean drop off their kids? Maybe I was wrong. Maybe facilities do change ministry. Perhaps I’m splitting hairs here, but I really do maintain that the facilities really have limited bearing on the ministry of St. Paul’s. It seems that the people of this parish have always and will continue to “do the work (God) has given us to do. To love and serve as faithful witnesses of Christ our Lord.” Why does it matter then, that we are embarking, for some of us AGAIN, on a capital campaign to raise funds to build new facilities? It is simple really. To me it is an extension of our sacramental

Children from Franklin Heights enjoy VBS crafts in the parish hall.

Charles and his son, Samson.


life. HERESY ALERT, hopefully not. The building is an outward sign of the grace we depend on from God. It is this parish throwing our hat in the ring and doing something in the anticipation of the fullness of time that is coming and the kingdom of God we are commissioned to foster in our little corner of the world, downtown Murfreesboro. In the process, we discover new priorities and are changed ourselves more and more. There is invisible grace that goes on all the time in our current facility. There are counseling sessions, AA meetings, things we don’t see. There are ministries that you participate in, things you do see. I am encouraged to dream along with the people from 1892, from 2002, those you and I have never met, and our best friends, to do as we have always done. I want to continue the work and ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. But I also want to expect God’s grace to do more than we can ask for or imagine. The best example of this, to me, is the nursery facility that was planned and built as part of the nave construction. Those three rooms as you go down the hallway from Academy Street are as much a sacrament of new life as any I can think of. After my son was born three and a half years ago, and we took him into the infant room for the first time, I didn’t give a second thought about the ones who planned and gave so that he would have a place to go. As our journey has continued at St. Paul’s, he is now at the far end of the hallway. About 6 months ago we dropped our daughter off in the infant room for the first time. Somebody expected new life. And that kind of expectation is the hope of the Gospel.

Their children will see it and be joyful;

Their hearts will rejoice in the Lord.

I will signal for them and gather them in.

Zechariah 10:7

Our Children’s Ash Wednesday Service was a huge success!

Christmas Pageant practice.


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“We will work with each other; we will work side by side...”Martha Worley

My goodness, the opportunities of spreading the news of God’s kingdom do exist in the community of St. Paul’s! The ministries that are available are numerous. How do they affect you? Here are some that have affected me because of the leadership in them. In the 1960’s and 70’s we had just St. Andrew’s Chapel (main worship space) and the Parish Hall. In the late 70’s, renovations began, then expansion to the buildings behind and beside (Todd Furniture). Then we acquired all of the buildings on Academy and began a major building phase, demolishing the old buildings and putting up the new St. Paul’s. We have been through many phases in our growth, and with the FAITH

that made all the past accomplishments possible, we will continue to grow and to worship God and bring all into a loving relationship with Jesus Christ. At the same time, we have moved outward to Franklin Heights, addiction programs, Journey Home, food drives, prison ministries, Doors of Hope, the Diocese, and Haiti. Within the church, the original St. Paul’s Singers once sang how we will “…work with each other; we will work side by side, and we’ll guard each man’s dignity and save each man’s pride. And they’ll know we are Christians by our love.” The Altar Guild is a means to participate in the worship services quietly, behind the scenes, and the Choir spreads the news through song about the power, grace and peace of God. In Sunday School, EYC, DOK, ECW, Gifts and Talents, we share and learn our unique gifts for ministry. The Vestry is a group of dedicated people committed

to keeping the whole community of St. Paul’s together and functioning; it is because of their work, leadership and dedication that all of the above ministries and many more are able to work smoothly together. In the next few years, we will be moving into another phase in the life of St. Paul’s. I am reminded of St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians 6:10, “So then, whenever we have an opportunity, let us work for the good of all and especially for those of the family of faith.”

The mission of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church is to worship God and to bring all into a loving relationship with Jesus Christ.

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I know, my God, that you test the heart and are pleased with integrity. All these things have

I given willingly and with honest intent. And now I have seen with

joy how willingly your people who are here have given to you.

I Chronicles 29:17

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