Just Burned Their Mortgage
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These are members (and friends) of the congregation, leaving the church on Sunday after participating in a ceremonial "Mortgage Burning" celebration.
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The church is a "shining star" in a blighted area of Philadelphia. A simple, but beautiful building and place in which to worship, with softly upholstered pews and a soaring paneled ceiling--air conditioned -- plenty of light shining in.
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The room was filled with hundreds of worshippers, all decked out in their Sunday finest; women sporting an array of wonderful hats!
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Construction was completed in 1999, and the loan was paid off completely SIX YEARS before it's planned fulfillment.
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What a glorious day! And was their pastor EVER inspiring. At the end, he led the congregation in song, and I was almost bowled over by his baritone!
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Uploaded on June 04, 2013