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Thank you to the many volunteers that keep our gardens looking beautiful throughout the warmer weather.
Bordering the west side of the Brighton Campus building, the John Wesley Histor Garden features stories of the history of Methodism that began in England with John Wesley, its founder. The garden with its bench and walkway is a place of peaceful respite, brimming with beautiful plants and was made possible from memorial contributions. Take a moment from your busy day to walk through our serene garden and read some of our history.
The Brighton Campus Memorial Garden, created in 2004, is a living garden for prayer, meditation, weddings, baptisms as well as for the burial of ashes of those who have died. It is a place where our loved ones are honored and remembered. The Garden is available to both members and nonmembers of the First United Methodist Church.
When loved ones are interred, their ashes are buried in a designated spot in one of the four garden areas. They become a permanent part of the living garden. Their names and dates are engraved on brass plaques and affixed to a large sign which hangs on the wall near the garden fountain.
Inside the church’s community room, near the exit to the garden, is the Memorial Garden Cabinet. The top shelf holds a Book of Memories, which contains biographical information and a photograph of each person interred in the Garden. It is maintained by the Memorial Garden Committee. The committee consists of volunteers who plant and maintain the beautiful garden. It was started under the direction and guidance of Jane Lage and funded and supported by the generous members of First United Methodist Church-Brighton & Whitmore Lake. In 2007, a large wooden cross was added. It was constructed by Bill Lane with wood from a tree that formerly stood on the property of The Red Balloon. A water feature and wind chimes add to the beauty and welcoming atmosphere of the garden.
