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(June 3, 2026) Florida United Methodist Conference Property Management Workshop PCC One-Board co-chair Gary Butler and Lay Leader Al Tompkins attended a class at the UMC Annual Conference on June 3, 2026, presented by representatives of “Foundry Commercial,” an Orlando-based firm that works with the Florida UMC Conference on matters of real estate sales, churchContinue reading “Lessons about property management from experts at the UMC Annual Conference”

June 14, 2026, PCC will hold its 3rd “rehoming day” for church members and friends. The Recover and Reuse Committee is assembling a collection of terrific items that the church no longer needs, and we would rather send it home with you than sell it online or consign it for sale. We will price theseContinue reading “Take home a piece of PCC”

(May 31, 2026) Thanks to a generous gift from Rev. David and Grace Lindsay, Pasadena Community Church will soon have a Memorial Wall, a place to remember and honor our church family and friends. The wall is being built inside the Rev. Sidney Tompkins Prayer Path. The wall and walkway are complete, and the threeContinue reading “The PCC Memorial Wall Near Completion”

The committees that have been gathering information about what we should keep and what we should sell or rehome are ready to tell us what they have learned and make some key recommendations. There will be two meetings, June 14th, to learn what committees have discovered and now recommend, and June 28th, an important voteContinue reading “Sundays June 14 and June 28: Important all-church meetings”

The Recovery and Reuse Committee has contacted a Steinway Piano expert to help PCC consider the future use of this remarkable instrument, which has graced our sanctuary stage and blessed us with rich tones over the years. No decisions will be made about whether to keep and store the piano or sell it until weContinue reading “Evaluating the PCC Steinway Piano”

(May 21, 2026) Recently, some of our PCC members were combing through the Archive Room, retrieving what needs to be preserved, and they found a document that tells a story that most of us have never heard: the story of the blue 12-pointed Moravian Star that hangs above the sanctuary. Even long-time members believed forContinue reading “The Real Story of Our Sanctuary Star”

(May 21, 2026) The Recovery and Reuse Committee is wrestling with the difficult decision of how to make the best decision about the future of our beloved pipe-organ. Soon, church members will be asked to vote on the future of the organ. Backround: You will recall that nearly three years ago, PCC began the extensiveContinue reading “A Pipe-Organ Update”

Over the years, the PCC family and friends have donated lovely artworks that have decorated our offices and walls. The Recovery and Reuse Committee is using the general rule of “keep religious artwork and repurpose other pieces.” With that in mind, we want you to see this beautifully framed print for sale (proceeds of course,Continue reading “A Beautiful Signed Print for Sale”

(May 19, 2026) Longtime PCC members and friends will remember a day when our church choir included a bell choir. Over the decades, we have collected a remarkable (and valuable) collection of bells and chimes. Our choir is making plans to revive a version of the bell choir, so The Recovery and Reuse Committee recommended,Continue reading “Preserving and Selling Some Handbells and Chimes”