Faith Lutheran Church Columbarium
and Memorial Garden

The tradition of burial within the precincts of Christian churches goes back many centuries.   A columbarium, a sacred place where the cremated remains of the decreased are interred, has long been a feature of many churches throughout the world.    Today, Faith Lutheran Church can offer parishioners and their families this sacred place of eternal rest.

Located directly next to the Sanctuary and Parish Hall, the Columbarium and Garden were blessed and dedicated by the Pastors and Congregation of Faith Lutheran Church on June 4, 2000.

This sacred space provides a place of beauty, simplicity, solace, and prayer.   By keeping the remains of those we loved near our place of worship, it allows us to celebrate the gift we have been given in the resurrection of Jesus.

What is it?  

It is a unified group of “niches” to protect vessels or urns which contain the cremated remains of the departed.   Each niche---a permanent, above-ground unit with a sealed front and a bronze memorial marker--is sold as burial space for one or two individuals.  

   A niche in a Columbarium is modest in cost, liturgically and ecologically sound.   The “quiet” design of a Columbarium invites solitary contemplation and meditation and provides a gathering place for families and friends to assemble in prayer, love, and remembrance.   It often creates a consoling link between life and death.

The Columbarium, located on church property, belongs to the church, which traditionally has been a natural repository and final resting place of its deceased members.   Inurnment of cremated remains makes this possible and has become an accepted alternative to in-ground burial.

The Columbarium is adjacent to the Sanctuary and Parish Hall.   Planning permits expansion for years to come--from generation to generation--by placing additional niches along the exterior walls of the Sanctuary and along garden walls facing the Church.

Burial on church grounds makes a statement that the deceased was a believer in the trinity--God the Father, Son and Holy Spirit--and a recognition of our belief in the community of the Saints, the living and the dead.

Burial on church property sets aside a holy and dignified place for remembrance and love for our departed.   The simplicity, beauty, and permanence of a columbarium honors those who have gone before us

Operating Budget & Building Fund

The Columbarium is reserved for the cremated remains of members and former members of Faith Lutheran Church and their immediate family.   Exceptions to this policy will be reviewed by the Columbarium Committee and by the Church Council.

The cost for the right of a single inurnment is $1000.00 and for the right of a double inurnment is $1600.00 when paid in full at time of purchase.

Funds acquired through the purchase of niches are placed in a designated fund reserved and applied only to the actual construction cost and any short or long term maintenance to the Columbarium.   This fund is overseen by the Columbarium Committe of Faith Lutheran Church.

SINGLE INURNMENT

DOUBLE INURNMENT

INTERESTED? 

To reserve niches, e-mail Jim Kirks for an Application of Intent and give or mail it to Faith Lutheran Church office.       

      

    
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