The Woodhaven New Life Untied Methodist Church

For class assignment, I have been asking to find a building was built at 1950s or before in the neighborhood where I live. The first thing in my mind is “nothing”, because as I remember, I have never see any building look old as it was build here for more than 50 years. When I walk around and ask neighbors, they tell me that here only have two buildings were built before 1950s, the one is a public primary school and other one is the Woodhaven New Life Untied Methodist Church.

For some reason, I want to take a look of the more than 50 years old church. I have heard the church bell ring everyday but I have never bee there. I am not religion, so I never go to church at Saturday or Sunday. It is not point to going to church if you are not religion.

The Woodhaven New Life Untied Methodist Church gives me a first look is small, but not thing special. It is too small to compare with those church in Fashion, or church at Wall Street, a little Bell Tower with small house behind. Next to the tower, there are 3 little doors exist from the little house. The right side of the tower has a gate, and there is a little stone statue of angle, her face looks kind and she is praying. I don’t know why, she make me feel warm and safety even thought it is snowing and cold today. On the top of the statue, there is a iron tablet and it has wrote it was built at World War II and to commemoration for the honor of those soldiers who were fighting and die for defending their countries. When I see a lot of people stepping out form those 3 little doors, I go up and ask, “Why there are so many people go to the church today?” Someone tells me that at every Saturday and Sunday or holiday they will come to the church and pray, and that is “part of my life”. Like technology for toady’s people, this church is small but very important for the people who living at the neighborhood, it is part of their lives.