Garden of the Disciples

The Mission of the Garden

  • To provide the followers of Jesus Christ with a final resting place near their church home.
  • To demonstrate good stewardship of our earth by reducing space needed for burial.
  • To add beauty to a portion of our church property.
  • To offer a place to reflect on the life and love of the departed.

You are invited to visit the Garden anytime during normal business hours.

Did You Know...?

The Garden includes 82 in-ground sites and 108 wall niches.  Each site will accommodate the cremains of one or two persons.

Members of Seaside United Methodist Church, spouses of members, children or step-children of members, parents of step-parents of members and employees of the church are eligible for interrment of their cremains in the Garden.

An eligible person may reserve a site by completing an application and paying the current fee approved by the Trustees. (The following schedule of fees is applicable through 2010)

Fees for in-ground sites:

 

For one person

$400

For two persons

$700

*Requires a granite/bronze marker, about $300

Fees for Wall niches in the Jerry Lowry Corner:

 

Row 1 (top)

$1,000

 

Row 2

$900

Row 3

$850

Row 4

$800

*Requires a bronze marker, about $250

Fee for a larger wall niche in the Apostles' Corner

$1,500

($1,200 for the first ten niches reserved)

*Requires an engraved granite marker, about $300

Other informtion:

Eligible person who find it difficult to pay the entire fee at one time, should contac tht secretary of the Garden Committee regarding payment options (Dick Fickes -- 579-3331)

At the time of application and payment of the full amount or initial payment option, a site or niche may be selected from the sites available in the Garden.

The privilege to use an interrment site or niche may not be transferred to another party whether by sale, gift or inheritance.

The holder(s) or a legal representative may surrender a reservation by written notice to the Garden Committee.  A refund of the amount paid shall be made when the site has been reserved or when the Committee determinse that it has sufficient funds so to do.

Application forms to reserve a site in the Garden of Disciples are available by download --here-- or in the church office.

Please refer any questions or comments you may have to the Garden Committee.