After discovering that the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Newark had a portable canvas labyrinth which they were willing to loan to other churches, Vin began the process of introducing the labyrinth to the First & Central congregation and to Wilmington's downtown community.

Vin presented the first introductory classes "Walking a Sacred Path - Rediscovering the Labyrinth As a Spiritual Tool" in September of 1997 on Sunday evenings and Wednesdays at noon. Church members and downtown workers gathered together to study Dr. Lauren Artress' book "Walking a Sacred Path," learning the history of the labyrinth as a spiritual tool in preparation for First & Central's first labyrinth walk.

From September 1997 through the summer of 1998 First & Central hosted Labyrinth Walks with the borrowed labyrinth on the fourth Sunday of each month. Members, friends, and guests of the church gathered to walk the Sacred Path by candlelight, to a recording of hypnotic voices praying through Gregorian chant.

During this time a number of members suggested that First & Central construct its own Labyrinth and the Labyrinth Work Group, chaired by Glenda Anderson, was formed. As a result, using a Veriditas Labyrinth Seed Kit purchased from the Worldwide Labyrinth Project, Vin commissioned Gainor Awning, Inc. to cut and prepare a canvas labyrinth form for assembly and painting.

On September 8, 1998 the labyrinth form arrived at the church, and the Labyrinth Work Group began the complex process of drawing and painting the labyrinth. The design, using the formulas of Sacred Geometry, was drawn and the painting began with the purple Crayola paint that Vin selected for the background. Work on the labyrinth was begun on September 17th and completed near the end of January 1999. The First & Central Labyrinth was a reality.