•              advent's columbarium

    What is a Columbarium and Niche:

    Columbarium's have gained popularity as another option to burials of loved ones and as a permanent resting place to store their cremated remains. 


    Niche refers to the individual unit that your loved one’s ashes may be stored in.


    Columbariums are not new and date back to the Roman Empire. As they gained popularity in the Roman Empire, the tradition endured and eventually evolved to what we know today. They are generally located in cemeteries or on Church grounds. 

  • A place for meditation and Rememberance

    Advent’s Columbarium

    Advent’s Columbarium is a structure currently containing seventy-two (72) niches. Each niche (12X12 in) holds up to two urns into which cremated ashes of loved ones are held. Name, date of birth and death of the deceased are inscribed on memorial plaques which identify them, close and secure the niche.


    Advent’s Columbarium is a place for the respectful placement of these urns. It’s surrounding gardens provide a space intended for relaxation, meditation and contemplation. It serves as a place that welcomes you into a state of mind, bringing peace and solace and as a dedicated area that you can go to remember loved ones and for healing prayer and discernment.


    Currently there are two Columbarium structures installed at Advent Lutheran Church. The original structure was installed in 2010 and the newest structure was installed in 2023. Both structures contain thirty-six niches.

  •          Niches and Memorial Wall

    Advent’s Memorial Wall

    A black marble Cenotaph wall sits between the two Columbarium units. We’ve named this memorial wall “For All The Saints” and it is intended as an everlasting tribute to loved ones entombed or ashes scattered elsewhere.


    Fees: Currently engraving costs for a loved one’s name, birth & death year on “For All The Saints” wall is $250.                                                                                                                                      

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