I did check with Janet Tutt to see what she knows about the future of church services at the renovated Church on the Square, and she responded that she did not know, and that she is not the person to contact on that question. She forwarded my email to Gary Lester, who is The Villages VP PR. He responded that no decisions have been made about how the renovated Church on the Square will be used in the future. I then went back to him again, and asked if the renovation will continue to look like a church, and while no decisions have been made per his previous email, is there at least an intent to use the building for church services. He came back to me and said he can't add any further information, and to read the Daily Sun for future information. Gary Lester was/is a director of Abundant Life Ministries, the organization that ran the church services at Church on the Square, and was the founding pastor of North lake Presbyterian Church. He was brought to The Villages in 1999 to be Spiritual Life Director. I suspect it was he who was initially responsible for the church services at the Church on the Square -- although, I personally do not know when those services started. I would hope that he still would be very supportive of having services at the renovated Church on the Square. If anyone wants to contact Gary and let him know your interest in continuing to have church services at the renovated Church on the Square, he can be contacted at
gary.lester@thevillages.com.