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Mural reflects community values Place of worship ramping up inclusivity and making space for everyone TANYA HILL thill@prpeak.com
INCLUSIVE ACTION: A mural was recently painted on an exterior portion of Powell River United Church in Westview. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO WATERFRONT
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United Church of Canada has long been more than a place of worship. It’s a place that’s made efforts to be welcoming to everyone, including allowing women to be in leadership roles, welcoming of the LGBTQ2+ community, and has a history of social activism. Powell River United Church, located at 6932 Crofton Street in Westview, has also long made outreach efforts to the community, such as hosting monthly dinners, weekly coffee meetups and meditation on Friday nights. A few years ago, qathet Pride youth group painted the church’s outside stairs rainbow colours to show support for the LGBTQ2+ community, but it has not been without controversy, as the stairs were hit with black paint soon after. The church recently invited two artists from Quadra Island, Jen Watson and Paul Doust, to paint a mural on the outside entrance to the building. Open Heart Ministry for Powell River United Church representative Doe Fraser spoke with the Peak about the mural and its connection to
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the church’s ongoing mission to create an inclusive space. “We decided we wanted to make something that worked with the colourful rainbow stairs,” said Fraser. “So, what we did is, we contacted the artist, and she us to Getasked the Peak tohave Go our congreiPhoneone appword now that described gation each provide their church.” available in the App Store or iTunes Fraser said the two artists started working on June 26 and finished the morning of June 30. It would be hard not to notice the bright whimsical colours painted on the door frame, along with images of a black bear and an orca near the rainbow stairs. PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION “Everyone put in their word, and we ended up with four categories: love, faith, commuWARREN BEHAN nity and justice; that’s what they felt we stood PERSONAL REAL ESTATE the Peakall toGet Go theCORPORATION Peak towe Go for,” said Fraser.Get “We took of the words iPhone app now iPhone app now received and used an AI in [artificial intelligence] available theavailable in the process to produce images that reflected App Store or iTunes App Store or those iTunes WA meanings.” WARREN BEHAN On the top of the door frame is a glowing PERSONAL ESTATE the CORPORATION red heart, painted to REAL represent motto, “to PERS serve with love”, and the dogwood crest represents peace and a foundation in faith, explained Fraser. “Service is a big part of us [congregation members] for the community,” said Fraser. “The bear represents feeding and in harmony with nature, the mountains and the orca for being rooted and grounded. We chose, quite specifically, to put two separate trees; there’s a dark PERSONAL REAL ESTATE CORPORATION »4
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