Saturday, November 15, 2008

A Community Center

There is some talk in this neighborhood about building a community center. I like the idea but here at Keystone we are not waiting, we are a center for community. I just counted and right now eleven different groups use space at Keystone Church, twelve counting Keystone’s congregation.

Though working in different ways and on different issues, each of these groups is dedicated to making the world a better place. Two choral groups rehearse at Keystone one promotes peace the other justice, two meditation groups come to meditate, two groups work on issues of peace in the Middle East, one parent support group, one pre-school, one social justice movie gathering, The Heifer Project's office and two church groups gather here.

On top of these groups which regularly gather here, Keystone has hosted many events promoting peace and justice, like the advocacy training session that happened a couple of weeks ago for people seeking to end homelessness.

Though we have much more to offer the world, and even more that we can do with our building and grounds, this openness with our space is a good thing.