Tumblebus dedicated as the Christ Chapel Children’s Center

It has been some time in coming - but from ideation to creation, the used Tumblebus, soon to be introduced as the Christ Chapel Children’s Center, will be dedicated Monday evening, August 30, 2010, on the Backside of Churchill Downs and rolled out (figuratively speaking) for its initial run as a Children’s Center.

The exterior has been repainted to blend in with its surroundings (next to Christ Chapel), and the interior has been fitted with laminated drop-down tables for crafts and other table work, as well as overhead lockers for storage. There are many to thank for bringing about the new Center, especially the Men of Epiphany for their support; Bob Lockhart for the initial re-design (we had to modify the color scheme for Churchill, but Bob was the inspirer); Dave Hileman and his team of painters;Muffy Sinclair for recruitment and training of volunteer teachers; Epiphany's 10% Committee for their donation that allowed the renovation to go forward; and countless members of the Community of Epiphany for their donations to the Trackside Ministry last year that allowed us to complete the project. Principal donors included: Kosair Charities, Southeast Christian, and the Community of Epiphany.

Following is a personal invitation to the Monday night festivities from Chaplain Ken Boehm:

This Monday, August 30 at 7:00 PM, we will be dedicating the former Tumblebus, now known at the Christ Chapel Children’s Center (a.k.a. The ARK) before worship at Christ Chapel. We will also have a prayer of installation for our teachers.

The ARK came about because of the need for space for the children of backside workers to have a meaningful children’s worship experience. We are grateful to Kosair Charities, Southeast Christian Church, and the Catholic Community of Epiphany for making this happen. We are blessed to have Kentucky Race Track Chaplaincy Council Member, Mrs. Muffy Sinclair (also a professor at U of L) to oversee our children’s ministry. She has put together a fine team of volunteers to lead the instruction. (All volunteers are screened through a criminal background check through the Kentucky State Police.)

Won’t you please try to join us for this exciting event as we continue to rech out to workers and their families with the love of the Lord?

Blessings—

Ken Boehm