Bishop Ough speaks to those who gathered at Koronis Camp and Retreat Center for the Tabernacle groundbreaking. Photo by Karla Hovde, Minnesota UMC.

On Labor Day, about 150 people gathered to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new Tabernacle at Koronis Ministries in Paynesville. In a moving worship service, the nine-decade lifespan of the original Tabernacle was remembered and celebrated—and those assembled prayed over and blessed the site of a new Tabernacle that will serve as a multi-level, multi-use meeting and worship space. “Legacy is often a negative word,” Bishop Bruce R. Ough told those assembled. “Too often it applies looking backward or trying only to honor and preserve the past. But legacy is not about preservation; it is about purpose. Legacy is not about one’s fate; it is about one’s future. Legacy is not about holding onto the past; it is about building on a sure foundation . . . We are the persons designated to carry the legacy of the Koronis Tabernacle, and all of its ministries, into the future.” Read the full story here.

Koronis Camp and Retreat Center is one of the six sites for the Dakotas-Minnesota Camp and Retreat Ministry.  There are two other locations in Minnesota, Northern Pines and Kowakan Adventures.  Wesley Acres Camp and Retreat Center is located in North Dakota.  Lake Poinsett Camp and Retreat Center and Storm Mountain Center are located in South Dakota.