{"id":42483,"date":"2021-03-14T22:26:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T14:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scaccmm.sarawakmethodist.org\/?p=42483"},"modified":"2021-03-14T22:26:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T14:26:11","slug":"christian-art-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scaccmm.sarawakmethodist.org\/new\/?p=42483","title":{"rendered":"Christian Art Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

MECstory<\/span>
\nThe Story of the Methodist Episcopal Church (5)<\/span><\/p>\n

The Discipleship Ministry headquarters for the United Methodist Church of USA is located in Nashville, Tennessee. The international \u201cUpper Room\u201d ministry is also located within the headquarters building, which also includes a small chapel and a Christian art museum. Last time we introduced the chapel and the World Fellowship stained glass window. This time, we will visit the museum to see various Christian art pieces from all over the world.<\/p>\n

Images of Christ around the world<\/span><\/strong>
\nThis Christian Art Museum is not very big, but the collected items reflect its international, cross-cultural, and cross-denominational heart. This is also characteristic of the \u201cUpper Room\u201d ministry. On stepping in, you will see a head portrait of Jesus Christ (1941), by famous American artist Warner Sallman (1892-1968). It is the image of Christ that has made a deep impression on many Christians since young. Other works by Warner Sallman include Christ in Gethsamane (1940), The Lord is My Shepherd (1946), Christ Our Pilot (1950), Christ At Heart\u2019s Door (1953), Christ and the Children etc.<\/p>\n

To this day, many churches in both the East and the West display Warner Sallman\u2019s head of Christ portrait (reportedly, there has been over 500 million in sales of pictures based on this portrait). Many Christians even wrongly believe that this is Jesus\u2019 true face. Even though this is not Christ\u2019s real image, the picture can sometimes help Christians with their meditation on Jesus Christ\u2019s identity, characteristics, and acts. But we must be clear: For those who receive Jesus as Saviour, Jesus is already in our hearts.<\/p>\n

From November to January, the museum also displayed a Christ Child exhibition. There were 160 items of stone carvings, statues, pottery, and wooden objects from over 40 countries, races, and cultures, and also over 180 related paintings. We are able to see from various perspectives how believers of different cultures understand and present the Christ Child.<\/p>\n

Cute Ukrainian Easter Eggs<\/span><\/strong>
\nThe museum also displays various collectors\u2019 items, allowing visitors to understand the Bible story from the 11th to the 21st century. Among these items, the hand-painted Easter Eggs are the most impressive.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the museum has closed this year at the end of January. Since 1953, this museum has been attracting and touching the hearts of many visitors, thus the ministry is investigating how to transform the museum into a space for spiritual formation. We hope for good news in the coming year.<\/p>\n

Agape Garden<\/span><\/strong>
\nAt the Discipleship Ministries headquarters building, besides the training department, the publishing department, the chapel, and the musuem, there is also an \u201cAgape Garden\u201d. Agape is a Greek word meaning Christ\u2019s love. In the garden is a statue of Jesus at the well speaking to the Samaritan woman. There is also an octagonal fountain with two pelicans at the bottom. They symbolize the piety of Christians. Next to the fountain are verses from the Garden of Gethsemane and Christ\u2019s resurrection. The garden also provides benches for people to rest and meditate.<\/p>\n

The state of Tennessee has a population of over 6 million. Its capital city is Nashville with around 600 thousand people. The city is named for Francis Nash, a general who died during the American Revolutionary War. Nashville is the centre for health and medical care, music, publishing, and transportation. It is nicknamed the \u201cMusic City\u201d and is the \u201choly land\u201d of country music. The Methodist Episcopal Church of USA was founded in 1784 in Baltimore, Maryland. 53 years later in 1837, Eli P. Farmer was sent to Nashville to plant a church. A church built from logs was built in 1940, until 1948 when it was rebuilt, which is today\u2019s Nashville Methodist Church. According to reports, today there are 139 Methodist churches in Nashville, with a membership of 117,983. Weekly service attendance is around 45,700.<\/p>\n

\nCompiled by Menglei<\/span>
\nTranslated by Joy Tie<\/span><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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