David's prayer,
“O LORD our God, even this material we have gathered to build a Temple to honor your holy name comes from you! It all belongs to you! I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts willingly and joyously. I Chronicles 29:13-17
A commemorative coin reminding us of grace
A Place to Worship
Christo, "to Christ"
A Place to Worship
Having a place to worship as a congregation for Holy Apostles is over a century-old with a history that began with its founding in 1848. Construction of the sanctuary was completed in 1857. The church survived the fires of the Civil War and has lived on through a myriad of storms. Now in desperate need of repair, artist Porter Claytor has been inspired to create a special commemorative coin.
Symbolic Meanings
Christo, "to Christ"
A Place to Worship
The coin face includes the Jerusalem Cross where the large cross in the center represents the authority of Christ commissioning us all to share the Gospel story with all. The four smaller crosses represent the Gospel reaching to the four corners of the earth. References to faith, hope and love abide, are included from 1 Corinthians 13:13 'where the greatest of these is love."
Christo, "to Christ"
Christo, "to Christ"
Christo, "to Christ"
A symbol for Christo, or "to Christ", a Greek Chi Rho has been designed into the other face of the coin. Also on this face are the Greek letters, Alpha and Omega, referencing the Lord's sovereignty, "And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life." Revelation 21:6
Paid in Full
Christo, "to Christ"
Christo, "to Christ"
The coin also includes Christ's last words on the Cross, tetelestai, "It is Finished", as referenced in John 19:30. In this same time in history, "tetelestai" was used on business documents or receipts to indicate a bill had been paid in full. To John’s Greek-speaking readership, "tetelestai" would have been unmistakably clear; Jesus had died to pay for their sins.