Note: I was recently asked to write a “reference” for inclusion on the website of the Holmes Road Church in Lansing. Jan and I worked with this church for almost a dozen years. It is hard to believe that over 23 years have passed since we left that ministry.
How can I describe the Holmes Road church? Where should I begin? I can share facts—Holmes Road was our home and ministry for almost a dozen years, the church where our boys grew up, the church where our ministry matured. But facts do not tell the story.
Holmes Road is our family; it will always be part of us. When we think about Holmes Road, we think about people. We think about love and relationships, students, life-long friendships, unique experiences, faithful people, acceptance and belonging. Together we learned to depend on God, and God richly blessed our ministry with the church.
Holmes Road is unique, the potential for the future limitless, the church culture one-of-a-kind, the possibilities endless. It is not often that one still has so many special relationships and friends two decades later. Every time we visit, Holmes Road reminds us that “you can go home.”