While the six congregations that share the Aurora First Presbyterian Church worship separately, they often come together for cultural events. One such exchange happened for the service celebrating Pentecost on June 8, when all the congregations attended a shared service.
During the service, people were encouraged to join together and say “Praise God” in their native language. Voices speaking in English, Spanish, French, Burmese and others all came together, sharing a moment of faith together.
“Our world shouldn’t have so many divisions and barriers between people when we affirm so often that we are one family,” said pastor Doug Friesema. “We’ve been commanded to love one another, so let’s do it.”…