The oldest standing Church building on St. Simons Island, Georgia is Lovely Lane Chapel. Formally named St. James Union Chapel, it was built by Norman W. Dodge in 1880. Repaired following a hurricane in 1897, the chapel was deconsecrated in 1911 to be used as a recreation center, and was re-consecrated in 1949 after the Methodist purchased the property. Lovely Lane is named after the site of the 1784 Founding Conference of American Methodism in Baltimore, Maryland.
Our daughter was married here in the 90s.
We were driving through the Epworth community the other day, and the light from the setting sun seemed right for another shot of this chapel.
Here is the picture as I took it that day.
How about as it might have looked in an old postcard?
How about at night with a moon in the western sky?
And under a deep blue sky.
The constant in these pictures is the sameness of the actual building. The differences are due to the amount of light.
Is not my life the same characterized by the same thing?
Jesus says, " I am the light of the world".
How much of that light is reflected to my world?
Thank you for the post. For more on early Methodism and John Wesley, I would like to invite you to the website for the book series, The Asbury Triptych Series. The trilogy based on the life of Francis Asbury, the young protégé of John Wesley and George Whitefield, opens with the book, Black Country. The opening novel in this three-book series details the amazing movement of Wesley and Whitefield in England and Ireland as well as its life-changing effect on a Great Britain sadly in need of transformation. Black Country also details the Wesleyan movement's effect on the future leader of Christianity in the American colonies, Francis Asbury. The website for the book series is www.francisasburytriptych.com. Please enjoy the numerous articles on the website. Again, thank you, for the post.
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