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One of the centerpieces of historic Pinehurst is the Village Chapel. Located on ground donated by the Tufts family, the stately building stands as a guard over roadways leading to the quaint business district in Old Town. It reminds residents and visitors alike of the traditions and significance of this golfing resort.
The Chapel congregation, once aged and stately, has grown younger and expanded in the same style as Pinehurst itself. A family service that is very popular with many new arrivals has grown to meet the needs of couples with children who seek to worship in the non-denominational church. The overall church membership has grown and the sanctuary built in 1924 is finally being utilized on the scale envisioned by the early founders.
A church without a Christian education center is a rarity these days as religious worship now goes beyond Sunday morning services. Modern church life encompasses religious teaching of the young, adult education, day care for infants, Christian games and music and activities that tend to create a community spirit. Education at the Chapel is accomplished by manipulating space and moving furniture.
The Village Chapel has undertaken a long, difficult process to expand its capacity for education. Not secular education with math and science, but religious education often called “Sunday School.”
Local demographics are very important when making a judgment about this project. The Village spans approximately 14 square miles and is home currently to over 11,000 residents.
Once a small Village of 1200 permanent residents, the US Census Bureau reports that from 1990 to 2000, the population grew from 5,091 to 9,706. That is an increase of 91% in a ten-year period.The median age in Pinehurst, according to the 2000 Census was 60.4 years old. The growth patterns show that from 1990 to 2000 about half of all population growth was from people younger than 55 and families with children.
The Chapel congregation, once aged and stately, has grown younger and expanded in the same style as Pinehurst itself. A family service that is very popular with many new arrivals has grown to meet the needs of couples with children who seek to worship in the non-denominational church. The overall church membership has grown and the sanctuary built in 1924 is finally being utilized on the scale envisioned by the early founders.
A church without a Christian education center is a rarity these days as religious worship now goes beyond Sunday morning services. Modern church life encompasses religious teaching of the young, adult education, day care for infants, Christian games and music and activities that tend to create a community spirit. Education at the Chapel is accomplished by manipulating space and moving furniture.
The Village Chapel has undertaken a long, difficult process to expand its capacity for education. Not secular education with math and science, but religious education often called “Sunday School.”
Local demographics are very important when making a judgment about this project. The Village spans approximately 14 square miles and is home currently to over 11,000 residents.
Once a small Village of 1200 permanent residents, the US Census Bureau reports that from 1990 to 2000, the population grew from 5,091 to 9,706. That is an increase of 91% in a ten-year period.The median age in Pinehurst, according to the 2000 Census was 60.4 years old. The growth patterns show that from 1990 to 2000 about half of all population growth was from people younger than 55 and families with children.
The litigation initiated by the Shanahan Law Group against certain members of the board of the STARS Charter School is a horse of a different color from the successful suit initiated by the Academy of Moore County against the SBOE. Our schedule has made a prompt story difficult to write. Time is the enemy.
There is a reason that our sites are a little stale. Nancy and I are moving to new one floor digs in Lawn and Tennis, Pinehurst and moving is something suited to the young and ambitious. When you are young and ambitious you just pack up what you have, speak soothingly to the children, say so long to favorite vendors, neighbors and bartenders and look ahead to new worlds to conquer.
When you are more mature and have collected a lifetime of useless brick brac, old favorites with aged memories, and items untouched and unused in the last ten years, one has to face up to disposal. A few pieces of stray art (it will be worth a fortune when he dies), tired furniture, too many glasses and cheese trays will fit into a big sale to become the next owner's treasure. The process is time consuming and exhausting. We are already tired and exhausted and the process is less than half completed.
There is a wonderful office area in the new place with lots of room to work. Here in Moore County there is also an undercurrent of activity in the political jousting that will serve to provide for fun reporting and honest analysis. The regional concept for water and sewer services, static on the Pinehurst Council, water flow rates in Old Town, County building projects, breaking in traffic flow to two new schools, the Wagram water study, the Village Chapel expansion and the drip-drip-drip of a bad economy bouncing against the claims of politicians in Raleigh and Washington will make for a lively publication.
No doubt the name calling and political mudslinging on the Pilot blog will continue. Someone needs to tell some of those fellows that the Moore County Commissioners do not use tax revenues for utility capital projects, for example. The bad information is astounding. The writers should understand that
There is a reason that our sites are a little stale. Nancy and I are moving to new one floor digs in Lawn and Tennis, Pinehurst and moving is something suited to the young and ambitious. When you are young and ambitious you just pack up what you have, speak soothingly to the children, say so long to favorite vendors, neighbors and bartenders and look ahead to new worlds to conquer.
When you are more mature and have collected a lifetime of useless brick brac, old favorites with aged memories, and items untouched and unused in the last ten years, one has to face up to disposal. A few pieces of stray art (it will be worth a fortune when he dies), tired furniture, too many glasses and cheese trays will fit into a big sale to become the next owner's treasure. The process is time consuming and exhausting. We are already tired and exhausted and the process is less than half completed.
There is a wonderful office area in the new place with lots of room to work. Here in Moore County there is also an undercurrent of activity in the political jousting that will serve to provide for fun reporting and honest analysis. The regional concept for water and sewer services, static on the Pinehurst Council, water flow rates in Old Town, County building projects, breaking in traffic flow to two new schools, the Wagram water study, the Village Chapel expansion and the drip-drip-drip of a bad economy bouncing against the claims of politicians in Raleigh and Washington will make for a lively publication.
No doubt the name calling and political mudslinging on the Pilot blog will continue. Someone needs to tell some of those fellows that the Moore County Commissioners do not use tax revenues for utility capital projects, for example. The bad information is astounding. The writers should understand that
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