Congregation members of Christ United Methodist Church at the Sunday, June 2, groundbreaking ceremony for a new building, located on 7600 Ox Road in Fairfax Station.
Pastor John Speight broke ground on a vision that he'd been pursuing for 20 years on Sunday, June 2nd, as the Christ United Methodist congregation broke shovels into soil to begin the foundation for a new, visible church building location. The pastor hopes that the visible location at 7600 Ox Road in Fairfax Station will allow the church to attract more people. Members of the congregation sang Christian songs about their hope for the new church, with lyrics like, “Greater things are yet to come, greater things are still to be done in this city,” and families joined together in praying for the construction crew. Everyone brought their own shovels and many filled jars with dirt as a reminder to pray for the safety of those working on the site and for the people that would one day step foot into the new building.