For centuries, Christians have honored their loved ones with
dignified final resting places in churchyards on their grounds. In
this tradition, Westminster’s new
Memorial Garden provides a place of repose and remembrance in a
lovely sacred garden where one can peacefully meditate upon the
lives of those who have died.
Located just outside the sanctuary, the Memorial Garden is an
integral part of Westminster’s
ministry at the end of life. It provides a beautiful, meaningful
place where members and their families can proceed directly from a
memorial service to inter a loved one near their church home. In
celebration of God’s everlasting
promise, the Memorial Garden provides spiritual comfort and a
permanent place to contemplate life eternal.
Columbarium The word columbarium comes 
from the Latin
word
“columba,”
meaning dove. It formerly referred to a dovecote, and in Roman
times came to mean compartments for keeping cinerary urns.
Westminster’s Columbarium has 660
niches, where urns containing cremated remains are interred. Each
niche has the capacity to hold two urns. The niches are sealed with
engraved limestone fronts showing the name and life dates of those
interred within.
An inviting bench allows time for contemplation.
The Memorial Wall is located near the
Columbarium. Made of beautiful
cream-colored limestone, it is a dignified memorial to those whose
names and life dates are simply and elegantly engraved upon it. The
Memorial Wall provides Westminster members an opportunity to
remember those they love who may be interred elsewhere. Names will
be engraved on the Memorial Wall in the order received.
General Information The Memorial Wall
engravings and Columbarium niches are available to current and
former Westminster members and their families, spouses or partners.
The Memorial Garden is available for visits on Sunday mornings or
during regular church business hours.
Pricing for the Columbarium includes urns, niche, engravings,
choice of niche location, interment by a Westminster pastor,
opening and closing of the interment space, record-keeping, and
Garden maintenance in perpetuity. It does not include the cost of
cremation.
Pricing for the Memorial Wall includes engraving,
record-keeping, and Garden maintenance in perpetuity.
We encourage Westminster members to make arrangements as a part
of end-of-life planning in conjunction with pastoral
consultation.
For more information, details, or to arrange for purchase of a
niche in the Columbarium or name on the Memorial Wall, contact a
Westminster pastor or Westminster's Director of
Administration, Sam Cooke at 612.332.3421.
You can also read informational documents online by clicking on
the name of the document you'd like to read:
• Memorial Garden brochure
• Price
Information
• Frequently Asked
Questions
