Eastminster Presbyterian Church East Lansing, MI

An open and welcoming church serving East Lansing and the MSU campus community

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m. 1315 Abbot Rd., East Lansing, MI | 517-337-0893
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Eastminster Garden

Eastminster Garden is a place of quiet beauty planted with perennials and has been established as a multi-purpose area for the fulfillment of the life and mission of Eastminster. It was formally dedicated on September 23, 1990.

The Garden is available to members of Eastminster and friends of members whose plans at death include the interment of ashes. The Garden is not a cemetery, and permanent markers are not permitted to mark the location of ashes.

A bronze plaque has been mounted inside the church near the garden for the recording of names. The inscription contains the name of the deceased and their date of birth and death.

A Memorial Book is maintained by the church as a permanent record of those interred at the Garden. A record is kept of names, place and date of birth and death, and the date of interment.

Interment of ashes will be directly into the ground. Containers are not permitted. Records of interment locations are not kept. Special flowers or plantings are not permitted to designate the location of ashes in the Garden. Interment services are conducted by the pastor of Eastminster Presbyterian Church.

Initial Plantings

 

 

In 1990, the following plants were planted in the garden. All came from Cottage Gardens through Kirby Cooper.

Korean Boxwood

Hughes Juniper

Cranberry Cotoeaster

Lemon-lime Variegated Euonymus

Ivory Jade Euonymus

Dwarf Burning Bush

“Crimson Queen” Japanese Laceleaf Maple

Crabapple

Pinus Mugo

Picea Alies Pumila

Taxus Nigra

Sand Cherry

 

Garden Renovation

In 2012, the Eastminster Session agreed to launch a campaign to renovate and expand the Eastminster Garden.

Renovation included replacing railroad ties on the steps and walls with Canadian outcropping stone and the patio bricks with oversized flagstone. The garden was slightly expanded by removing the north steps and creating a planting bed. great care was taken not to disturb the beds where ashes were interred.

Welcome to Eastminster

Welcome to Eastminster Presbyterian Church, a diverse and dynamic congregation in the heart of the greater Lansing region. We are a church family who comes together to praise our Lord, learn and grow in the image of Jesus Christ, and serve the community, nation, and World through our missions. Located just minutes from the campus of Michigan State University and the Michigan Capitol, we offer a wide array of educational programs, service opportunities, and ministries and fellowship for all ages. Please join us, to feel the warmth, love, and acceptance that Jesus Christ has taught us all to embody.

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We, the members of Eastminster Presbyterian Church,
celebrate the grace of God and the redeeming love of Jesus Christ.
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Eastminster Presbyterian Church
1315 Abbot Road
East Lansing. MI 48823
Phone: (517) 337-0893
Email: office@eastminsterchurch.org
Office Hours: 10-4; Monday – Thursday

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