From The Old Main Journal, the online newsletter from the Office of the President, Bethany College, earlier today:
Bethany Community Honors WebbSarah Webb, Pastor of Bethany Memorial Church and Chaplain of Bethany College, was the guest of honor at a luncheon in the private dining room at Benedum Commons following the morning worship service on Sunday, May 4. Webb recently announced that she was leaving Bethany, sparking the community and congregation to join forces in appreciation for her years of service.
President Miller and Dr. Patrick Sutherland were among a number of guests who came bearing gifts, presenting Rev. Webb with a Bethany College chair. The luncheon began with a procession of children from the church who placed lilacs in a glass vase from Oglebay that had been purchased for Rev. Webb by the congregation. ADOC (Active Disciples On Campus) gave her a flower arrangement and thanked her for her work with them. Rev. Webb also received a painting of the Bethany Memorial Church by Amy Van Horn, a framed poem by Judy Van Horn and a cash gift from the church.
Robert Myers, Moderator of the Church Board, offered remarks about the church’s lovely stained glass windows which bear the names of such historic Disciples as Alexander and Thomas Campbell, Barton W. Stone, W.R. Pendleton, Robert Richardson, W.H. Woolery, T.E. Cramblet, Dwight Stevenson and Cloyd Goodnight. Myers then delivered the luncheon’s crowning moment by announcing that one of the church’s stained glass windows will be restored and that Rev. Webb’s name will be added to the window.
