All of the walls are up and the roof is on the new Scenic View Mennonite Church. This is the south side of the new church that faces Lane Road. The extension to the west is the fellowship hall. The sanctuary extends to the north. (Jack Swanson photo)
New Scenic View Church
By Jack Swanson
jswanson@fayettecountynewspapers.com
If you happen to notice the huge church that is currently under construction on the north side of Lane Road, about a half mile west of Prairie View, now known as Inspiring Lives, you might be immediately taken aback by its impressive stature that is made even more impressive when viewed next to its rather plain surroundings.
Although the structure itself stands out in physical and visual contexts, to the 70 members of the Mennonite church, its impression creates an even larger, more meaningful impact.
Titus Unruh and Dan Koehn, both of rural West Union, are two of the Mennonite Church of God in Christ members who are devoting their vacation time to the Scenic View Mennonite Church building project. Both men are just getting started with creating their own new families. Titus runs his own construction business and Dan builds portable buildings for RGK Buildings in West Union. Titus and his wife, Miss, have a one-year old daughter, Arrow. Dan and his wife, Bethany, have six-month old baby girl, Ayea. Miss works on her father’s deer farm in rural Hawkeye and both women have been doing lots of volunteer work on the church providing meals for all the workers and doing other necessary tasks.
