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On Friday, August 13, 2004, Hurricane Charley ripped through Charlotte County, devastating homes, businesses, and lives. St. James Episcopal Church (SJEC) and Port Charlotte United Methodist Church (PCUMC) both suffered severe damage from this storm. Charley also destroyed the densely wooded 2-acre parcel of land between the two churches. In January 2005 the SJEC and PCUMC pastors, and several of their parishioners, met to discuss what could be done with that parcel of land now that they all ‘could see each other’. The New Beginnings Park Committee was formed to create a park that would serve the two churches and the community.
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Fr. Cesar Olivero (SJEC) and Rev. James Kuse (PCUMC) dedicate the New Beginnings Park and its first major structure, a new playground, on January 1, 2006. |
Pam Schmidt (SJEC), Fr. Cesar (SJEC), Pastor Jim (PCUMC), Rick Layman (PCUMC) & Ericka Brown (PCUMC) watch Victor Russea (SJEC) cut the ribbon to the New Beginnings Park January 1, 2006. |
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Victor Russea (SJEC) & Rick Layman (PCUMC) watch children play on the newly dedicated playground, January 1, 2006. |
Pastor Jim (PCUMC) prays for the Park as Fr. Cesar (SJEC) assists, January 1, 2006. |
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Rev. Doug Zipperer (PCUMC) and Mrs. Linda Layman (PCUMC) at gazebo dedication, November 11, 2006, in memory of Maj. Gen. Rick Layman, USAF (Ret). |
Episcopalian Bishop Rev. Dabney T. Smith consecrated the Park on February 23, 2008. |
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