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Gainesville First UMC student ministry director gets creative with her Bible
Charlie Conder encourages doodling in Bible or journal as way to connect with God, personalize faith
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Charlie Conder and her small group at Grayson United Methodist Church painted Bibles before she moved to Gainesville First United Methodist Church, where she now serves as director of student ministry. She said painting Bible covers is a way to personalize the word of God. - photo by Jennifer Linn
Charlie Conder knows drawing on the Bible is considered taboo by some, but she has taken it upon herself to personalize the word. She started her mission to that end while working as the middle school pastor at Grayson United Methodist Church in Gwinnett County. At the beginning of the school year, Conder and her small group of students painted the covers of their Bibles.