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St. Paul in Hamel rededicates after fire { 13 images } Created 11 Sep 2014

The Rev. Benjamin Ball leads a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. It's the first time the congregation has worshipped in the sanctuary since a fire damaged the building in November 2013. "Returning to the House of the Lord after being away for 10 months was one of the greatest days of my life, mostly because I was thinking how much joy it was bringing to the people of God. They were back in the place they were baptized, where they heard the funeral sermons of the blessed dead, where week after week they hear the gospel and receive the body and blood of Christ. The children of God were back in their Father's House which really is the gate of heaven, so there was all joy and thanksgiving." A grant from LCMS Disaster Response was given to the church to aid in the rebuilding. Photographs by Erik M. Lunsford, staff photojournalist in LCMS Communications.
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  • The Rev. Benjamin Ball greets a young parishioner before the start of a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Acolytes light the altar candles at the beginning of a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Parishioners flock through the doors at the beginning of a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Benjamin Ball opens the church doors at the beginning of a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Deaconess Lynnette Fredericksen leads the children's choir during the beginning of a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Parishioners sing during a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Benjamin Ball blesses the baptismal font during a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. William Gleason reads the Holy Gospel during a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Benjamin Ball preaches during a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Children sing during a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. Benjamin Ball (center) is joined by the Rev. William Weedon (left) and the Rev. William Gleason during the Service of the Sacrament at a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014.  LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • The Rev. William Gleason distributes the Sacrament during a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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  • Parishioners worship during a Divine Service of Rededication at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Hamel, Ill., on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. LCMS Communications/Erik M. Lunsford
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