In early March, month St. Paul United Church of Christ in Saline presented Evangelical Homes of Michigan with a $5,200 donation to benefit the Chapel of Memories in the Memory Support Center, located on the Campus of Brecon Village in Saline.

In spring 2008, the church pledged to make a $5,000 donation over a period of five years, but because of overwhelming support from the congregation, St. Paul was able to give more than their original pledge, and in less than two years.

The Chapel of Memories, which opened at the Memory Support Center in fall 2009, was built through donations from 13 local churches — including St. Paul.

In early March, Marl and Kay Girbach, St. Paul’s chairwoman of outreach and mission, presented Evangelical Homes of Michigan with a check at the Chapel of Memories. Becky Pazkowski, vice president of development and community relations, and Steve Hopkins, acting director of the Memory Support Center, accepted the donation.

“It’s incredibly generous of these churches to do what they did,” said Pazkowski. “We are so grateful to Brian and Kay, and all of the members of St. Paul.”

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