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"BORN AGAIN... Lampost injects new life into funeral home" | |
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Lampost's new studio project recently made the front page of The Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier. Below is the content of the article, reprinted with permission from The Courier.
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By TERRY HUDSON, Courier Staff Writer CEDAR FALLS --- For years, the building at 204 W. Seerley Blvd. served as a place for mourning the death of loved ones.
Jeff and Marsha Hanson are now transforming the brick structure into a sanctuary for the celebration of life. Founded in 1980 as a nationally touring performance ministry, the Lampost Theatre Co. has used performance drama to spread the Gospel, joining with churches and training college students for a lifestyle of creative ministry.
"For 23 years, we've been on the road," Marsha said. "Now we have a home." Recently acquiring the old funeral home, the Hansons and five "team members" have gone to work refurbishing the building.
"The first thing we needed to do is work to take away from the building looking like a funeral home," Jeff said.
The crew started in April and got some help from high school students from the Walnut Ridge Baptist Academy in Waterloo. In addition to the Hansons, there are five other team members, recent college graduates or students who have committed to one or two years of working with Lampost. |
Photo by Rick Chase, Courier photographer |
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They live in apartments on the second floor of the building and are busy each day working on remodeling. They will perform in dramas, along with other community members, and help create outreach productions. Nate Meyer, 23, of Spencer, graduated from the University of Northern Iowa in the spring with a German-education degree. He had performed in several of the Hansons' productions before, and when Jeff said he was looking for staff, he took the plunge. "I was very unsure about what I was getting into," Meyer said. "But I was willing to get behind what Jeff and Marsha stand for. It's a great opportunity to see the Christian community and the UNI community form a common ground."The team members live a fairly Spartan life during their commitment to Lampost. "They have to learn to do without a lot of things," Jeff Hanson said. "They work for and serve the needs of others." (continued) |
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