As one of His key times of year approaches, it would be remiss not to include an entry for a church with his name in it. That is, as Christmas draws near, the name Christ must be included. This particular building is largely unremarkable and like so many such places appears to have been amended and appended many times over time. I would suggest it is in an unenviable location, beside a large grocery store parking lot and on a major thoroughfare, directly opposite a large apartment building. Having said that, I have no doubt it offers the same succour to those who worship here as any other of these places I share.
It does have a remarkable feature, in my view, and that is the large cross in the wall situated prominently near the main entrance. This really is quite striking and beautiful. It is made of wood. And there are some remarkable trees on the property. They are mainly in the back and do really dominate there, even softening and beautifying the surroundings of the usual outbuildings (you know how I love to photograph all angles of these places, revealing their real-world, everyday uses, too).
I see this place as offering a daycare and other vital community services. Most vitally in these times of some economic stress, I note that a food bank operates out of this church. That is succour indeed and reminds me of Christ’s empathy for both people’s spiritual and physical needs, as evidenced in Matthew 9:37. My interpretation of that and something I oft recount is an African proverb, as far as I’m aware, “An empty stomach has no ears.”
As always, I provide a link to the relevant website: https://christchurchscarborough.com/
Scarborough Believes 