We, The Chapel Creatives, are pleased to open an offering to the Lord— expanded and accessible spaces for the worship arts—a visual arts gallery and a virtual stage for singer songwriters. We hope these new spaces will inspire more authentic worship and creative energy for the glory of Christ. Our prayer for the future is that art will be displayed in calendared shows and concerts sometimes highlighting the vision of artists in and around our faith community, sometimes complementing a sermon series and sometimes focusing on a challenge or blessing in our current experiences. We’ll be learning along the way and welcome feedback. If you’d like to learn more about why we were inspired to start this project, click here.

May the creative God we serve lead us in our arts as worship and our worship as an art.

“The Resurrection Rock”

April 13 - May 18

This Easter exhibit has a weighty and compelling theme. The parable about the two buildings and their two foundations found in Matthew 7:24-27 reminds us of the radical claim that the truths of the Gospel are the only solid and reliable foundation for life. This show connects the crucial truth of Jesus’s resurrection with stirring architectural images that insist there is stability, opened tombs, cornerstones, and foundations — bedrock stuff! We trust it will serve as an invitation to worship as we contemplate the glorious implications of the resurrection life of Jesus Christ. As the Bill & Gloria Gaither’s song says: “Because He lives, I can face tomorrow, Because He lives, all fear is gone; Because I know He holds the future, And life is with the living; Just because He lives!” The song reminds us that sometimes at Easter when contemplating the truth of the Resurrection there is just an eruption of celebration… an expression of pure joy that calms all the stormy wind and rain. Some of the art pieces in this show are saying something about that…

Matthew 7:24-27

24 “Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who build his house on the rock. 25 And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house, but it did not fall, because it had been founded on the rock. 26 And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. 27 And the rain fell, and the floods came and the winds blew and beat agains that house, and it fell, and great was the fall of it.”

Paul made the argument in the following passage that those who decide to exclusively follow Jesus are building their lives on the bedrock truth of the Resurrection.

1 Corinthians 15:14. 17-22

14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain… 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied. 20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all be made alive…

Note: If you are interested in speaking to an artist about their art or about commissions and/or purchases, please email the curator (Mike Lane) at haoyisi2@gmail.com for contact information.

“The Cornerstone”

Chad Cox

This piece portrays a construction site where the Alpha and Omega stone serves as the cornerstone— Christ, the foundation and standard by which all is measured and aligned. Builders’ tools rest nearby, and in the distance, a city stands firm, echoing the promise of Matthew 7:24 that those who build on the rock will endure.

“Spring Rabbits in the Lilies”

Mary Gregory

"I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies, and whoever lives and believes in me will never die”

Through Jesus’s death on the cross came forgiveness and deliverance from sin for each new day. Through the resurrection, Jesus gives us a new life in Christ to live… beginning now and forever. Thankful for that hope of joy of new life at work in my life. These little guys were eating my lily plants one spring and what joy they were having doing it!

“The Stone Was Rolled Away”

Asa & Mandy Poe

Legos & Acrylic

"This is Jesus after he came alive again! There was a big Lego stone that got rolled away by an angel. Mary came to visit the tomb and thought that Jesus was the gardener! But he wasn’t the gardener! He was Jesus! — Asa Poe (age 5)

“The Resurrection: What is My Foundation?”

Mike Lane

The resurrection of Jesus is the crucial cornerstone of our faith. It is the tipping point in human history when death is defeated… for all who put their trust in Jesus. It is the rock and foundation for hope and makes us stand firm. Because foundations of buildings are often invisible to the eye, this piece asks the important question— “What is my foundation?”

Matthew 7:24-27

24 Everyone then who hears these words of mine and does them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock.

1 Corinthians 3:10-14

10 According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building upon it. Let each one take care of how he builds upon it. 11 For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.

1 Corinthians 15:20-28

20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For as by a man came death, by a man came also the resurrection of the dead. 22 For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. 23 But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming those who belong to Christ. 24 Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom of God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death.