Dedication on Sunday
Formal dedication of the Ada First United Methodist Church is Sunday at the new $6 million, 25,000 square foot church located at 301 N. Main St. The worship service will begin at 10 am. Rev. Barry R. Burns, district superintendent, will be present. There will be a special presentation of a piece written by Jonathan Wey of ONU titled "Unless the Lord Builds the House." It will be sung by the Chancel Choir and the University Singers under the direction of Dr. Ben Ayling, II The ribbon cutting will occur at the close if the service, about 11:30 a.m. Rev. Mary Jo Yeakel is pastor. Church members have had a series of special services and events since late February to commemorate their new home, rebuilt from the ashes of an all-consuming fire that occurred in March 2012.
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