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East Heights UMC dedicates new communion table

From left, Rev. Charles Claycomb, Rev. J.C. Kelley and Pastor Brenda Heard pose with the new Holy Communion table in the East Heights UMC sanctuary. (photo by Tony Heard)

Written: 10/29/2009

WICHITA—East Heights United Methodist Church’s senior pastor, Rev. J.C. Kelley, dedicated a new Holy Communion table on World Communion Sunday, Oct. 4.

The table was the culmination of a project begun nearly a year earlier. The result, rendered in oak to match the color and texture of the sanctuary chancel paneling, is a 7-foot-long table with Christian symbols, traditional architectural motifs and hand-carved lettering on the front. Though weighing nearly 350 pounds, the new table can be moved about easily, resting on hidden casters. The table also features generous storage space inside, accessed by cabinet doors on the back side.

The table’s design was a collaboration between Pastor Brenda Heard, Wichita artist Paula Amos and Daniel Miller, the master cabinetmaker for Combs Organ Specialists in Newton.

The new table was purchased by gifts in memory of Bob Smith along with a gift from the Smith family.