Just Burned Their Mortgage
Uploaded: June 04, 2013
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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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Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/1250 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 500, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 43.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
William C. Raco
June 04, 2013
Terry Cervi
June 04, 2013
Robert K. Bemus
June 04, 2013
Ann Coates
June 05, 2013
Emile Abbott
June 06, 2013
Claudia Kuhn
June 08, 2013
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