The sign in front of the medium sized fairly modern brown building gave me the reassurance that I had reached the Newman Center. Sitting atop the building was a large cross. Along side the building facing Third Street were stained glass windows, colored with many crosses also in the glass. The outside of the building was a plain, as expected, brownish color but beautifully decorated with flowers growing along the building. Immediately inside I noticed a lot of papers, flyers and information of sorts. The minute I stepped in I noticed Pastor Newman in the front welcoming everyone with a smile and a hug wearing a white robe with a hood. People arrived fairly casually dressed, seemed very friendly and had a good relationship with the Pastor. As my turn came up to enter, he noticed I was a student taking notes. He smiled, asked what class I was from and took a minute to remember who I was. The Pastor gave me a hug and welcomed me in with a warm friendly smile. …
