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Before renovation this year.

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Today, after renovation:

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George Abbey: “This is my third day in a row in this room. We’ve been celebrating the 45th anniversary of the first lunar landing. When pastor asked me to be a charter member here at House of Prayer I was reluctant. I didn’t think I’d be staying Houston long… I ended up being president of the congregation. The most important thing now is the next 50 years. We need to look to the future.”

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Pastor Marcus Otterstad served HOP for 14 of their 50 years.

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Opening the copper-boxed time capsule.

Pastor Pete: “Can you handle a pastor outside the box?”

Call committee chair: “The people that started this church put the first man on the moon. We don’t just think out of the box. We think out of this world.”