{"id":33193,"date":"2019-11-25T10:27:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-25T15:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=33193"},"modified":"2019-11-25T10:28:00","modified_gmt":"2019-11-25T15:28:00","slug":"new-book-recalls-building-of-messiah-lutheran-church-in-downingtown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/?p=33193","title":{"rendered":"New book recalls building of Messiah Lutheran Church in Downingtown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Book-rotated.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-10602\" src=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Book-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The Rev. Barry M. Ridge has published a book about the building of Messiah Lutheran Church, 46 W. Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown. Pastor Ridge served the congregation from 1977 to 1987. Messiah\u2019s current building, which was dedicated in 1986, replaced an earlier building at the same location.<\/p>\n<p><em>A Time to Build <\/em>is a collection of sermons and photographs tracing Messiah\u2019s adventure in building: from early discussions about the congregation\u2019s future, to\u00a0 buying and renovating a Parish House, to the purchase of the shopping center adjoining the old building, to the construction of a new building and the demolition of the old one.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Pastor Ridge presented a copy of the book to the congregation at the Sunday services on September 22. Messiah\u2019s current pastor is the Rev. Timothy Knauss. Pastor Ridge and his wife, Hope, are retired and living in Gratz, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_10603\" style=\"width: 165px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pastors-Ridge-Knauss-1a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10603\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-10603\" src=\"https:\/\/kennetttimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Pastors-Ridge-Knauss-1a-155x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"155\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-10603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Former pastor of Messiah Lutheran Church, Barry Ridge (left), with Messiah\u2019s current pastor, Timothy Knauss.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Copies of <em>A Time to Build<\/em> are available through the author for $20. Please send your name and mailing address to Pastor Ridge at <a href=\"mailto:hr****@**ix.net\" data-original-string=\"W4mBX\/ZYFudy6DGZfdzsvQ==750V4NiVO7SqUxgHttB8YvEPw==\" title=\"This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.\"><span \n                data-original-string='RS0GlmNI9dF9+uTkoHPyJg==750plu9q8Y\/+jph8JacbyKGZA=='\n                class='apbct-email-encoder'\n                title='This contact has been encoded by Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Click to decode. To finish the decoding make sure that JavaScript is enabled in your browser.'>hr<span class=\"apbct-blur\">****<\/span>@<span class=\"apbct-blur\">**<\/span>ix.net<\/span><\/a>, or write to him at P.O. Box 148, Gratz, PA 17030.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rev. Barry M. Ridge has published a book about the building of Messiah Lutheran Church, 46 W. Lancaster Avenue, Downingtown. Pastor Ridge served the congregation from 1977 to 1987. Messiah\u2019s current building, which was dedicated in 1986, replaced an earlier building at the same location. 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