New Richmond (WI) Church Dedicates New Building

Pastor Rudy King said that about 350 people were part of all or some of the festivities, which included Sunday morning worship, a luncheon and the dedication. A number of Covenant congregations sent representatives to offer special music either at the Sunday morning worship or the dedication services. Northwest Conference Supt. Paul Erickson attended the dedication, which included an historical look at the building project and a puppet presentation for children.

Prairieview Covenant Church is nearly finished with its building project, as the first 12,000 square feet of the 16,000-square-foot building plan is nearly completed. A 4,000-square-foot sanctuary will be completed during the next two years, said King. The church currently uses the fellowship hall for worship.

More than $500,000 in construction expense has been saved to date, thanks to 20,500 hours in donated labor. Individuals from 28 churches (more than 300 individuals) have helped with the project, which officially began in June 2001. The congregation celebrated its first service in the new building on Easter Sunday. Prairieview Covenant had an average worship attendance of 65 in July, which nearly doubled the attendance over the previous year.

King asks that people pray for musical resources to come to the church, which has been enlisting help from other congregations in recent months. The church also prays that it can be financially self-supporting by the end of 2003. The Lake Pepin District of the Northwest Conference has pledged financial help during the past two years, along with conference and denominational assistance.

For more information about the church and its building project, call King at 715-246-0600 or email him at rudyking@pressenter.com. The progression of the building project can be viewed by visiting the church web site at www.prairieviewcov.org.

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