Marysville Church of the Nazarene Celebrates 50th Anniversary

The Marsyville Church of the Nazarene will celebrate it’s 50th anniversary of ministry in Union County on Sunday, November 13, 2011. Special music and the dedication of the new Family Life Center will highlight the celebration. Dr.Paul Whiteford has served as Senior Pastor since 1991.

 “We want to invite everyone to join us as we celebrate 50 years of ministry in Marysville,” Whiteford said. “Our vision is to be a church where people can believe in Jesus Christ, belong to a loving family, and become stronger in their faith. We’re proud of the high quality of family-oriented ministries for all ages and we’re proud to be a part of the fabric of such a great community.”

The day will kick off with a special celebration service at 10:30a.m. at the church, located at 1126 North Maple Street, a block north of the Union County Fairgrounds. The service will feature music from The McCrary family and a celebration message from Northwest Ohio District Superintendent Geoff Kunselman.

Following the morning service, there will be a carry-in dinner and special ceremony dedicating the newest building addition to the Maple Street campus. The Family Life Center was designed by Meachem & Apel and constructed by Thomas & Marker. Construction was completed in 2010 with the final touches put on the kitchen portion of the facility.

Funded by donations from church members the Marysville Nazarene Family Life Center can seat 600, host athletic events and includes a full service kitchen. The Family Life Center almost doubled the amount of ministry space available to the church and houses youth events, community rallies, wedding receptions, and will once again be a host sight of Upward Basketball this winter in partnership with other churches in the community.

“The Family Life Center wasn’t just built to serve our church members,” Whiteford added. “It’s truly enabled us become a stronger part of the community."

The Marysville Nazarene church began in a home near downtown in 1961. It has steadily grown with the community over the past 50 years. The church offers a broad spectrum of family-based ministries. Along with Whiteford, full-time staff includes children’s pastor Victoria Case, youth ministers Kevin and Chelsie Reed, and senior adult pastor Rich Applegarth.

Finishing Touches

It's been several months since we've provided an update on the building project.

"What's there to update?", you ask.

The Building committee recently met to get the ball rolling on the completion of the kitchen in the Family Life Center. The goal is to get this part of the project complete sometime in the third quarter of this year. Once finished, we will have a full-scale warming kitchen to support church events in the FLC moving forward.

The committee has also approved a redesign of the existing kitchen. Stay tuned for more information.

Coming Soon...

.....we'll provide details for the dedication of the new Family Life Center. 

In the meantime, a special thanks to everyone for your financial support of the project and, just as important, your prayers.

The Floor Looks Great!!!

The new floor in the Family Life Center looks very sharp!!!

In the next few days, crews will wax it down with a nice shine.

Then, another crew will come in an install basketball hoops from the ceiling.

With regard to the kitchen, the church board has approved work to begin to finish the kitchen in the new addition. The building committee will be working to finalize designs so work can start soon.

Floor Partially Installed

Check out this picture of the new floor in the Family Life Center addition. Work will continue over the next few weeks to complete the installation. It really looks great!!

Thank you for your faithful prayers and financial support for this project!!!

Finally! The Floor...

After several months of diligent patience, we're ready to install the new floor to the Family Life Center addition so we can bring the project to completion.

You've read and heard the updates over the past several months regarding the moisture levels in the concrete slab that have been delaying this installation. Now we have the right materials in place to take care of these concerns and we are ready to install the floor.

It is has been a long journey over the past year, but through faith and prayer, we can see light at the end of the tunnel.

Already, the Family Life Center addition has been utilized to celebrate several wedding receptions and the Centennial Celebration of the church!!

So what happens next?

Over the next several weeks, crews will be installing the new floor.

After that, basketball goals will be installed.

And following that, work will begin to finish the new kitchen. This final phase will take several more months complete, but in the meantime, the FLC will be open for use.

Again, thanks to all of you who have given many hours and your financial support to the project. Please continue to pray for the ministry of our church as this "construction phase" winds down. Now more than ever, we need the blessing of the Holy Spirit on our church.

September 1 Building Update

A few items to update everyone on the Church Building project:

Thanks to everyone in the congregation and everyone who has supported the project for your patience through the summer months. Things have taken a bit longer than we expected, but that is par for the course on any significant building project. Things are starting to develop that will hopefully bring closure to the construction in the next several weeks.

Parking lot complete!: In August, our designers and construction team were finally able to resolve some soil issues that were preventing completion of the new parking area. With some extra elbow grease and creative engineering from our experts, the new parking lot was capped and finished a few weeks ago, providing nearly 50 new parking spaces.

Flooring Update: If you've been in the Family Life Center recently, you've notice those big green machines and fans. What is that all about? Those big green things are giant, industrial-sized de-humidifiers. They were brought in to draw excess moisture out of the concrete floor. (Yes, even though the concrete is hard, it is still curing...) The moisture level in the concrete has to be brought down to a certain level before the new flooring can be installed. Why? If the moisture level isn't at the right level, the warranty on the flooring will be voided. Hence, the delay. Fortunately, the moisture levels do seem to be coming down, which means that in the next few weeks, the flooring can be installed, completing this phase of the project.

Basketball Goals: At the August Church Board meeting, the board voted to purchase used basketball goals for the new addition. These goals will be installed this fall and will hang from the ceiling.

Again, thanks to everyone for your support of the project and your patience. So many have sacrificed their time and their resources to support this project and so many others have been bathing the project in prayer. Please continue to pray that we can wrap up things in the next month or so...