The Shekinah Worship Center congregation is one that has been accustomed to change.

Since November 2006 when Shekinah came into being under the pastoral leadership of Dr. Maria Seaman they changed, or should we say outgrew first one temporary place of worship then another. The last two being at the Seventh-day Adventist Church atop Glebe Road, Pembroke and then at the Victor Scott School at the bottom of the hill.

As of Sunday, February 21, 2010, they are now settled in their own home, a place of worship dedicated as the Shekinah Worship Center at 98, North Shore Road, Hamilton Parish. It is an unmistakable landmark just off Shelly Bay that has some historical connotations time does not permit us to delve into now except to say for many years it was a Salvation Army citadel and most recently a carpenter's shop.

Pastor Seaman, a former Berkeley Institute biology teacher, led her congregation on an impressive march from the Shelly Bay race track to No. 98. It was a march participants are not likely to forget as it was subjected to weather changes of all four seasons in one hour. It started in freezing rain, blustery wind, ending in brilliant sunshine as they entered their grounds.

Shekinah's head elder and trustee board chairman, Mr. Kevon Makell of the event: "We are thankful to God for the Wilderness Walk (from the origination of the congregation). We are fantastically ecstatic coming into the Promised Land and will continue following Joshua as she leads us into destiny and purpose."

Mr. Makell said "it was a divine connection" that led Shekinah to purchase the property in May, 2009. The keys were acquired from the Salvation Army Trust on June 1. A Site Development Committee under Elder Seaman, the pastor's husband set about exterior and internal alterations. The Burt Construction Company and volunteer work by church members, resulted in the project coming in "on schedule and under-budget", said Mr. Makell.

Presiding over the dedicatory ceremony on Sunday was Apostle Rev. Dr Karen Bethea of Baltimore, Maryland, the Senior Pastor of Shekinah Worship Ministries (SWIM).

She said she and her husband were thankful being able to get away from eight feet of snow in their town.

Guest speaker was the Hon. Derrick Burgess, JP, MP. The congregational hymns sung included, "Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart", and "The Church is One Foundation".

A tree-planting ceremony preceded the dedication. It was in memory of former church chairperson Caron Assan, whose sudden death months after No. 98 was acquired was a blow to the church.

Mrs. Carlita O'Brian, Director of Government's Human Resources Department where Mrs. Assan worked, shoveled in the first sod around the cedar with shivering family and friends looking on. A moving solo, "In Heaven's Eye", was rendered by Sis. Julie Durrant.