{"id":49696,"date":"2026-06-01T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/?p=49696"},"modified":"2026-06-01T09:20:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T13:20:58","slug":"la-iglesia-preserva-su-legado-al-donar-un-terreno-para-la-construccion-de-un-centro-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/es\/resources\/news\/church-preserves-legacy-by-donating-building-land-to-nature-center\/","title":{"rendered":"La iglesia preserva su legado al donar un edificio y un terreno a un centro natural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>La Iglesia Presbiteriana New Prospect, en Knoxville, Tennessee, hab\u00eda estado debatiendo qu\u00e9 hacer con la zona boscosa de sus 15,7 acres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEl bosque llevaba muchos a\u00f1os sin utilizarse y no est\u00e1bamos cuid\u00e1ndolo como se deb\u00eda al dejarlo sin usar\u201d, afirm\u00f3 Beckie Thomas, entonces secretaria de la sesi\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Los miembros de la congregaci\u00f3n decidieron que quer\u00edan donar esa parte a la cercana <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ijams.org\">Centro Natural Ijams<\/a>, una organizaci\u00f3n sin fines de lucro dedicada a la protecci\u00f3n de la naturaleza y la educaci\u00f3n, para su uso en senderos, actividades infantiles y mucho m\u00e1s.<\/p>\n<p>\u00abEse tipo de conservaci\u00f3n era importante para los miembros de la iglesia\u00bb, afirm\u00f3 la reverenda Dra. Wendy Neff, presb\u00edtera general de la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.presbyteryeasttn.org\">Presbiterio de Tennessee Este<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>M\u00e1s conversaciones y decisiones<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Antes de que la congregaci\u00f3n presentara esa solicitud al presbiterio, su pastor suplente a tiempo parcial decidi\u00f3 jubilarse. Esto dio lugar a nuevas conversaciones sobre la sostenibilidad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMientras est\u00e1bamos en el proceso de donar los terrenos, qued\u00f3 claro que la Iglesia Presbiteriana New Prospect no pod\u00eda seguir como lo hab\u00eda hecho durante 191 a\u00f1os\u201d, dijo Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>La sesi\u00f3n invit\u00f3 al presbiterio a reunirse con ellos para hablar sobre la disoluci\u00f3n. Neff ya sab\u00eda del deseo de la congregaci\u00f3n de donar la parte boscosa al Centro Natural Ijams, pero \u201cfue en esa reuni\u00f3n cuando les pregunt\u00e9 qu\u00e9 esperaban que fuera su legado\u201d, record\u00f3. \u201cDijeron que les encantar\u00eda que Ijams se quedara con todo si fuera posible\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa pregunta que nos hacemos en estas situaciones es: \u00bfC\u00f3mo puede seguir desarroll\u00e1ndose el ministerio en este espacio, aunque no haya una congregaci\u00f3n que se re\u00fana para adorar?\u201d, dijo Neff.<\/p>\n<p>La educaci\u00f3n y el cuidado de los j\u00f3venes eran fundamentales en la vida de la iglesia, afirm\u00f3. Los feligreses llevaban a\u00f1os participando en un programa de tutor\u00eda en una escuela primaria vecina, y el edificio de actividades recreativas de New Prospect se hab\u00eda utilizado en su momento para programas juveniles municipales. La gesti\u00f3n responsable de la creaci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n era importante para los feligreses.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Continuando con la misi\u00f3n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49703 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-720x480.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kids-and-leslee-investigating-rocks-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa sesi\u00f3n y la congregaci\u00f3n quer\u00edan algo que permitiera continuar con su misi\u00f3n de servir al Se\u00f1or\u201d, dijo Thomas. \u201cConsideramos que eso significaba contribuir al bienestar de los ni\u00f1os y a su educaci\u00f3n, y brindarles un lugar donde pudieran jugar y divertirse. Ijams pod\u00eda ofrecer esas oportunidades\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>La comisi\u00f3n administrativa llev\u00f3 a cabo los tr\u00e1mites pertinentes para la transici\u00f3n, seg\u00fan Neff, lo que incluy\u00f3 estudiar la viabilidad de vender el terreno. Sin embargo, la ubicaci\u00f3n de la propiedad y el hecho de que fuera una zona inclinada y boscosa la hac\u00edan menos adecuada para la construcci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>Al mismo tiempo, la proximidad de la iglesia a un programa Head Start y a un sendero natural que termina detr\u00e1s de la escuela contribuy\u00f3 a que todo encajara, dijo Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAunque fue triste cerrar la iglesia, New Prospect ten\u00eda futuro\u201d, dijo ella.<\/p>\n<p>Amber Parker, directora ejecutiva del Ijams Nature Center, dijo que la organizaci\u00f3n est\u00e1 profundamente agradecida al Presbiterio del Este de Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLa propiedad de New Prospect le brinda a Ijams el espacio necesario para ampliar su preescolar en la naturaleza, llegar a m\u00e1s ni\u00f1os y familias a trav\u00e9s del aprendizaje basado en la naturaleza y ofrecer capacitaci\u00f3n a otros educadores para que puedan aplicar este m\u00e9todo de ense\u00f1anza en sus comunidades\u201d, afirm\u00f3.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEs especialmente significativo dar continuidad a este lugar de una manera que honre su legado y, al mismo tiempo, genere nuevas oportunidades para la comunidad\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Or\u00edgenes presbiterianos y repercusiones duraderas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Neff se\u00f1al\u00f3 que la familia Ijams era presbiteriana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSus descendientes siguen siendo miembros de varias de nuestras iglesias\u201d, y una de sus nietas forma parte actualmente de la junta directiva del Centro Natural Ijams y es anciana de la iglesia presbiteriana. \u201cAs\u00ed que ella particip\u00f3 tanto en recibir la donaci\u00f3n como en entregarla en nombre del Presbiterio. Me sent\u00ed muy bien al poder, en cierto modo, mantenerlo en la familia\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ha recibido comentarios positivos sobre esta decisi\u00f3n tanto dentro como fuera de los c\u00edrculos eclesi\u00e1sticos.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-49702 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Artist-rendering-of-new-property-300x170.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Artist-rendering-of-new-property-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Artist-rendering-of-new-property-768x435.png 768w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Artist-rendering-of-new-property-18x10.png 18w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Artist-rendering-of-new-property-640x360.png 640w, https:\/\/www.presbyterianfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Artist-rendering-of-new-property.png 1009w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMuchas personas del presbiterio se han puesto en contacto conmigo para decirme: \u2018Estoy muy orgulloso de ser presbiteriano en este momento\u2019\u201d, afirm\u00f3. \u201cEstamos poniendo en pr\u00e1ctica nuestros valores de cuidado de la creaci\u00f3n y educaci\u00f3n, y ahora vamos a tener una colaboraci\u00f3n realmente maravillosa con el Centro Natural Ijams\u201d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Neff tambi\u00e9n ha recibido comentarios de personas que se han sorprendido gratamente de que la iglesia haya decidido donar la propiedad en lugar de venderla al mejor postor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncluso para quienes han tenido experiencias negativas con la Iglesia, el simple hecho de ver que una colaboraci\u00f3n como esta es posible... 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