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Newspaper Clipping - Newspaper Clipping Scan - The Episcopal Church of Saints Martha and Mary starts - 9/1/1986 Church... (Continue d from front) the divc rsity of the first 30 families n the congregation. "I was wore ied at first. I didn't want this to be a church where everyon( looked alike with the same jc bs and socioeconomic level. We 're going to attract a lot of young families in the area, but we've got diversity with some I retired r --ople, single people and single pa rents," he said. About lalf of the congregation has an Episcopal background, while thi other 50 percent comes from a variety of religious backgroi rods. "Start ng a church is a good way to start church. If you're out of the habit of going to church, this is a good way to start," P lartin said. Althou ;h the congregation is at its begi ming stages, there are plans t( build a church. Five acres at the northeast corner of Diffley Road and Lexington Avenue are reserved for such a site. "W I'll be working on a site plan, bu we cannot begin to con- ceive a building for at least a year. And, realistically, we're looking tt two to three years (un- til const motion). "We'r not going to be building a gian , humongous church. "We're looking at a medium- sized church, and the sooner we move n that direction, the better.' Marti i will be giving each membe of his congregation a brick. ' They have to take the brick ai d do something creative with it, ike decorate it and use it as a do )r stop. Then, someday, we'll ha al all the bricks in. We'll use son e for the foundation and others , or a barbeque pit we have to eat, too. People are real happy t ) be keepers of the brick. "But we don't want to be waiting a long time with the brick [ don't want us to be wander ng around Eagan for 40 years. I , doesn't have to take that long," . Iartin said.