[pbeinetti]

I am concerned that there will be no more church services at the Church on the Square after renovation. I was at the service today, and the guest singers both said 'good bye'. The pastor also said good bye. I asked him on the way out if there will be no more church services, and he said yes, that's his understanding. Does anyone have information on this? The developer said in his recent state of the villages speech that "We can assure you that you will have some of the same things you have now.....". But, he did not say that church services will continue. He also said "There is sort of an artist's rendering of what the outside will look like....". This seems odd -- he said this only 3 months prior to the start of renovation. There is only an artist's rendering? I am wondering if we are getting the whole truth. Why can't the developer say that church services will continue? There are many, many people who go to church at the Church on the Square -- hundreds, probably thousands. The Church on the Square is an icon for The Villages. When we have guests come to visit, the Church on the Square gets more accolades than anything else in TV. People are typically overwhelmed. Will this be lost, and instead replaced by another entertainment venue -- one that does not even fit the needs of the growing Villages. Is anyone else disturbed, other than just me? If anyone has factual information on this, please respond. I have asked the head of the POA, and she does not know -- and says she has no way of finding out.
Thank you, Peter