Broadway Presbyterian Church has been my anchor, my community, my place to give and my place to receive—it’s home! In the midst of a bustling, striving city, and a world that is often unpredictable and chaotic, BPC has been a constant for me and for my family. It’s always there, my gloriously beautiful church home, offering endless welcome and support for us. It’s where my boys have grown up singing on Christmas Eve, and performing in the annual Christmas Singalong; it’s where they have participated in theatre field trips and apple picking and impromptu basketball games in the basement. It’s where they learn that we all have gifts to give; we share our talents, our ideas, and we take in the gifts of others—and we all need each other and are better for it... It’s a place where we can speak our minds and expect to be heard. A place where we can laugh, create, serve, aid, and learn. And in return, we listen; we open our hearts, our eyes, and our minds to each other which then helps us to walk with joy, open hearts, and resilience in our daily lives. We are a cohesive community, but that doesn’t imply that we are all the same, on the contrary, we are a very eclectic group with a lot of differing opinions! But at BPC, all are welcome. Always. And that’s the “walk” not just the "talk”, as one of our members said to me the other day. We celebrate our differences and rejoice in the many ways we come together and support each other, our community and beyond.
Paula Leggett Chase