“Gone will be the days where we’re divided over so many things, including the color of our skin, including our economics, including our beliefs and passions,' said Pastor Corey Hodges.
Pastor Corey Hodges poses for a photograph at The Point Church in Kearns, Monday, Nov. 14, 2022. The Baptist congregation, which has been under several different names and locations, is celebrating 100 years in the Salt Lake Valley.When Pastor Corey J. Hodges preaches at The Point Church, everything is intentional.
, and the church enjoyed a deep-rooted legacy for congregants, who, beyond religion, attended to connect with those who were part of an overwhelming minority. Reggy has volunteered often in the church since her arrival in Utah in 2001. Being an active member became a family tradition that her 22-year-old son, Otelo Reggy-Beane, follows — even away from home. He moderates the online chat for the church’s livestreamed services from college in New Haven, Conn.
Since its founding in 1922, The Point Church has changed its name and location multiple times. It evolved from Pilgrim Baptist Church and New Pilgrim Baptist Church to The Point. It also moved twice in Salt Lake City — where fires and highway expansions displaced them — before landing in Taylorsville and ultimately Kearns.
“On Sunday morning, sometimes, when I look out on our congregation, I literally feel like it’s a picture of heaven,” Hodges said. “Gone will be the days where we’re divided over so many things, including the color of our skin, including our economics, including our beliefs and passions. Heaven will be a place where we’ll all be together regardless of those things that separate us.”
The building’s lobby even hosts an unorthodox amenity: a coffee shop named “Hebrews.” It’s a distinct departure from Utah’s predominant faith, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, whose, but represents a normal practice in many evangelical churches.
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