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"UNITED METHODIST DAILY NEWS" by SUSAN PEEK on Aug. 11, 1991 at 13:58 Eastern,
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CONTACT: Linda Green                              373(10-71){3087}
         Nashville, Tenn. (615) 742-5470             July 29, 1996

Texas man is four millionth visitor
to the Upper Room chapel, museum

by Heather Peck*

     NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Rev. Charles R. Millikan of
Galveston, Texas, was surprised to discover he was the four
millionth visitor to the Upper Room chapel and museum here July
11. 
     He was presented a certificate, an Upper Room Bible, a gift
subscription to The Upper Room daily devotional magazine, and a
book about the chapel and museum by Upper Room publisher and world
editor Janice Grana.
     Pastor of Moody Memorial United Methodist Church, Millikan
visited the chapel and museum with his wife and daughter while on
vacation.
     First opened in April 1953, the Upper Room Chapel includes a
prayer room, a renowned 17 x 8 feet woodcarving copied from
Leonardo da Vinci's painting of The Last Supper, and a 20 x 8 feet
stained glass window highlighting historical leaders of the
Christian faith and depicting the story of Pentecost.
     The chapel is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and
tours are offered every half hour. In addition, there are worship
services every Wednesday from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and Communion and
healing services every Monday from noon to 12:30 p.m.
     Refurbished and enlarged in March 1995, The Upper Room Museum
includes Christian artifacts such as a Russian Orthodox icon
entitled "Presentation of Jesus at the Temple" dated 1350 A.D. and
illuminated manuscripts and letters from noted personalities such
as John Wesley, founder of Methodism, and Florence Nightingale, an
English nurse who organized a hospital for soldiers during the
Crimean War in 1854.
     In addition, each Christmas season the museum features more
than 100 Nativity scenes representing at least 30 cultures, and
each Easter season it displays some 74 Ukrainian decorated eggs. 
     The museum and chapel are located in the same building as the
staff who produce five Christian magazines and approximately 25
Upper Room books each year.
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     * Peck is a freelance writer for The Upper Room who lives in
Nashville, Tenn.

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