Cyprus: Coastal town's 'Meeting Point' to provide spiritual, public services
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Adventist ministry center 'hub of belonging' for island's locals, tourists, church leader says |
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A church member cleans the front windows of a new ministry center in Cyprus offering practical and spiritual services for the island's locals and tourists. [photos: courtesy Middle East Union]
Church members celebrate the opening of Meeting Point. Adventist leaders in Cyprus hope the center's casual environment will encourage locals to drop in and make friends.
Seventh-day Adventists in the Mediterranean resort town of Limassol have converted a former seafront taxi office into a ministry center.
"Our purpose is to meet the needs of the surrounding people, many of whom are immigrants and tourists," David J. Cox, church leader for Cyprus, said of Meeting Point, which opened this month. "We want it to be a hub of belonging in the heart of the tourist area."
Church leaders in Cyprus say Meeting Point will offer worship services as well as parenting seminars, music and art workshops, children's clubs and a resource library with Internet access. Partnerships with local professionals will provide free legal advice and other services to community members.
"We are pleased that the Limassol members have a strong mission focus and are anxious to connect more effectively with the wider community," Kjell Aune, church leader in the Middle East, said at the September 13 opening.
Nearly 100 Adventists worship in Cyprus.
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