'My Fieldtrip\r'

'My Visit to Muir’s chapel On February 28, 2010, I went on a playing areatrip to a Methodist perform att death to service c e truly(prenominal)ed Muir’s chapel service United Methodist perform (UMC). The perform service was founded in 1822 when Jeremiah Dodson, a local sermonizer from the west, held services under brush arbors and the creep of oak trees on the reason. The church grounds were located behind where the current edifice is located at 314 Muirs Chapel bridle-path Greensboro, NC 27410. aft(prenominal) his services and nominate began, the charge was organized and passed on to the Reverend Thacker Muir.Reverend Muir lilt the initiatory log for the head start building k instantaneouslyn as the â€Å" pound encounter House. ” In Reverend Muir’s wonder the name was changed to Muir’s Chapel. After the declivity of the log structure, it was replaced in 1875 by a mavin-room weatherboard building. Weatherboard is the claddi ng or ‘siding’ of a house consisting of abundant thin timber boards that overlap angiotensin converting enzyme a nonher(prenominal), either vertically or horizontally on the pop outside of the wall, thus qualification the building waterproof.This building was eventually go across the street to the cemetery when the open resort was constructed in 1903. During the divisions of 1929 thru 1932 the Log Meeting House was enlarged, remodeled and brick-veneered, along with the first landscaping of the grounds. in that respect is a echo of the Log Meeting House rest on the grounds today. In the keep of Reverend Thacker Muir, the current building is allay know as Muirs Chapel. In 1940, the first educational building, called the Smoak expression, was built and the following year the church received its first regular pastor, W.Kenneth Goodson. There were annual Camp meetings at harvest time held in the Smoak Building until they were replaced by revivals, which were r eplaced at the turn of the carbon by Pre-Easter services. In the fifties, The Smoak Building was machine-accessible to the church, although it was then and currently however considered the educational wing of the church, it nevertheless carries the name â€Å"The Smoak Building,” which now houses the church offices. Year 1960, there was a nonher accession added to the church called the Boren Building.This building was excessively dedicated to Reverend Thacker Muir in 1960. Since 1960 the Church has been rebuilt and remodeled several times, with the present sanctuary universe completed in 1980. The latest accompaniment to Muir’s Chapel is the Kale Christian Center which houses the Playschool, classrooms, and the contemporary worship auditorium. After doing careful research, I am still which I non sure when this addition began and when it was completed.Now that my readers throw a sort analy jar againstd a pocketable history of the church I go throughed for my field trip, I am now sledding to talk a weensy nigh what I experienced at Muir’s Chapel, which was a great experience I might add. As I was on the way to the church I make sure I did not have any pre-conceptions of my visit to this church. I cherished to be open-minded so that I could persuade in my experience and learn from it no matter if was sober or bad. When I pulled into the parking lot I noticed there were not legion(predicate) â€Å"luxury” cars.In my opinion, this was the first sign of the members beingness non-materialistic. Then the church itself looked to be old with quite a few brand-new additions, yet it is really appealing on the outside. But, when I got out of my car there was a white lady move done the walkway across the lawn that presently stopped and asked me how I was doing, and if I compulsory help. I immediately felt welcomed and I had only met one of the members of this church. She told me how to get to the sanctuary for the â₠¬Å"Traditional Service” which started at 8:45 A. M.Once in the sanctuary and sitting down, a senior gentleman who looked to be around fifty or threescore years of age, as most of the throng seemed to be, tapped on my shoulder and said it is good to have you here this morning, and if you do not already have a church home please come confirm here with us. As readers can see this was the beginning of a very warm up experience for me. The service began a little different from what I am employ to. For starters there were only about 25 people at this service and they were all Caucasian, as I am use to an all African-American congregation.Nevertheless, the service began with the accept of the congregation and congregational concerns as I had never seen this in a sunshine morning service forwards. At my church I am used to adulation and worship team singing phone calls of valuate to open the service. There were no concerns, so immediately they went into song. The consort di rector stood in the pulpit directional the congregation to sing, not an actual consort, but the congregation. Still, I could not believe the choir director was directing from the pulpit. Later I was told congregation is the choir as there is no choir for this service.As I listened to the song and tried to take disclose in the singing of the song, I found it difficult to follow as it was sung like an opera song; very high-pitched. But once the preacher began to preach, by the way he preached on the strength to forgive, which by the way was the epithet of his message. Everyone became extremely quiet and sat still as possible. Me being Black, I was by all odds not used to this. I am used people talking hindquarters to the preacher, saying for example: â€Å"You better preach preacher, tell them what the word says! At Muir’s Chapel it was a quiet as could be. Needless to say I did not say anything back to the preacher trance he was preaching. In case nearly of my reade rs are wondering how I managed to contain this church being African-American and this church being predominately white, I was invited by my classmate Lisa Tanico who is one of the ministers of this great church. Anyway, once the service was over I met with Lisa and she began to take me on a tour of Muir’s Chapel. What I saw was amazing.Lisa and I had to pass through the fellowship hall where there were refreshments offered such(prenominal) as coffee, juice, and biscuits with a side of bacon or sausage. This very rarely happens at my church unless it is a special occasion of well-nigh sort. I was astonished to find out there were several different refreshments served after each service. Lisa then took on a quick tour of the rest of the church as she needed to readily in stock(predicate) to the members if one needed to talk or maybe ask for prayer. So we scurried on to the Contemporary service that was going on in one of the newer sections of the church.I was in this servi ce for only about 15 minutes as this service started at 9:00 A. M. , and the Traditional service I attended started at 8:45 A. M. What little I saw was interesting. There was an actual choir at this service, and the choir had a Pop sound, which is closer to what I am used to hearing. At the end of this service Lisa had to leave to attend to or so of the members of the church and I had to go to a dedication at my church. But before my departure, Lisa did tell me that Muir’s Chapel was very involved in the community.This church is part of the Urban Ministry, inviting homeless and the less lucky to come in and eat on certain days of the week. Muir’s Chapel also has several educational, sporting and biblical programs for the community, or just any one who may want to take part in participating. I am not sure which days, but either way just to know this church extends its blazonry out to the community in such away as this, if for no former(a) reason at all makes me tone welcomed and privileged to have had the chance to visit this great Methodist church known as Muir’s Chapel.\r\n'