Property dedication at Faith Community Church in Burtrum Nov. 23rd

By Pastor Allen Travaille
Recently acquired property by the Faith Community Church of Burtrum will be dedicated in special ceremonies on Sunday, November 23. The public is cordially invited to attend. The events will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the church sanctuary in a time of worship.
The service will continue with greetings from former pastors and local dignitaries. There will be a brief review of the history of the church and the events leading up to the land purchase. Following the 10:00 service there will be an outdoor ceremony at the property site which is located immediately next to the present church building.
Following the ceremony guests and attendees are invited to a coffee fellowship in the church fellowship hall. The new property is anticipated for use for church expansion and parking.
The congregation has also updated its building interior with the installation of new video equipment and a planned series of video programs entitled “The Family Project” produced by Focus on the Family. “We are greatly encouraged by these happenings in our small congregation,” remarks Allen Travaille, pastor of the church.
The Faith Community Church had its beginnings when it was organized as The “Palmer Congregational Church” on February 10, 1891. It went by that name until 1957 when it became the “Evangelical Free Church.” Only shortly after that disaster struck and the church burned down on January 14, 1979. Later in the fall of that same year the congregation began to build a new church. When the entire building was completed, the church was dedicated as “Faith Community Church” on December 28, 1980.