Bachelor to the Rescue. Lorraine Beatty

around her the moment she crossed the threshold. Her church attendance had suffered during the past few months. Closing out her old job and getting ready for the move to Dover had consumed all her time and energy. It felt good to be back in a worship environment again.

      Gwen stopped midway down the aisle and pointed to a pew on the left. “We saved this section behind us for you. We’ve got a full house today.”

      Lainie guided the girls in first, reminding them to be quiet and sit still. Her gaze traveled around the historic edifice, admiring the richly stained arched buttresses, the massive pipe organ and vivid liturgy cloths placed on the pulpit. Peace Community Church was vastly different from the church they’d attended in Memphis, which had been a more modern style of building.