“We’re all seeking
meaning and purpose in our lives,” said Pastor Adam Herald of The Refuge. “We
believe The Refuge is a place where everyone can find that.”
From its new
location at 765 Roosevelt Trail in Windham, members of The Refuge are excited
about the upcoming Easter season and beyond.
“Easter is a big one,” Herald said.
“We are offering our regular worship experiences at 9 and 11 a.m. on Easter
Sunday. However, for this year we are asking people to register for one of our
services at www.refugemaine.church simply so that we know how to best
serve the people in attendance that day.”
Another event that
church members are excited about is the return of Windham’s annual Summerfest
in June.
“We have partnered with
the Town of Windham in the past to provide an inflatable playground at the
event,” Herald said. “What I love about what we do at Summerfest is that this
inflatable playground is free to the public. Because of the generosity of
our people, we are able to sponsor this with no cost to the community. I'm
really looking forward to this event this year because I've really missed it
the past.”
According to Herald,
the church’s future objectives are simple.
“The goal for the future in our
community is the same as the goal today. We want to show people that when they
make Jesus their Refuge, they never have to be overwhelmed by the storms of
this life. If we've learned anything over the past two or three years, it's
that storms in life come. The question we must answer is, ‘Where do I run
when those storms come?’ Well, we hope to be a small part of the
answer to that question.”
Herald said that the mission of The
Refuge is when they make Jesus their
"Refuge," they never have to be overwhelmed by the storms of this
life.
“Storms in this life are guaranteed
to happen, but the good news is that there is a place and a person to run
to. We show people how to make Jesus their Refuge,” he said. “We do this
through our Weekend Experiences every Sunday morning at 9 and 11 a.m. We
also do this through providing an opportunity to form relationships in small
groups. The number one need we all have is relationships, people need
people. One of the greatest services that we can provide at The Refuge is
relationships.”
The one aspect that distinguishes
The Refuge from other local places of worship is its culture, Herald said.
“I think the thing that separates
any organization from the next is the Culture,” he said. “At the Refuge we
have five ‘Culture Values’ that we focus on including:
1- We will be dreamers and risk
takers. Not settling our dreams to remain dreams.
2- We will be known what we are for
and not what we are against.
3- We will laugh as much as we
breathe... as hard as we can stand... and a little louder than normal.
4- We will be in our city and for
our city and fiercely love people we haven't even met yet.
5- We will be excellent in all
things, because excellence honors God and inspires people
Herald says that the church is as
relevant today as when it was founded on March 5, 2017.
“I think the most significant thing
we do is just give people a place to belong,” he said. “We always say, ‘You
don't have to believe what we believe to belong here.’ People have told us
over and over that they have found a place to belong at The Refuge Church.”
Another factor that draws those searching for a great church
to The Refuge is its warmth and acceptance of others.
“We love people because God loves
people,” Herald said. “He has a purpose and a plan for mankind. That
plan includes knowing him, living in freedom, discovering why we were created,
and for us to leave an impact in this world. If anyone is interested in
these things, we invite them to come check us out.”
For more information about The Refuge, call 614-REFUGE (614-733-8431), visit the church website at www.refugemaine.church or find them on Facebook at The Refuge Church. <
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