Abundant Life Baptist Church just celebrated their 4th anniversary. It started as a bible study in a house with a handful of people and progressed into renting a corner store with two rooms and a bathroom that held 50 people. It wasn't long until they had to transition into another rental pictured below that was renovated from a banquet hall into a sanctuary (that held 100 people), two classrooms, and two bathrooms.
In March of 2013, the church entered another transition phase by renting another facility with two classrooms, office, and two functioning bathrooms but with land to expand. Pictured below are church members being paid to construct two more classrooms, renovate, and clean up the grounds.
Pictured below are four bathrooms without roofs, doors, or equipment.
The church steeple belongs to the Mormon church positioned above our property.
The ground level consists of the two classrooms, bathroom, kitchen, and office; the second level belongs to the landlady, and the third level (rooftop) is open space to be later used for the possibility of a youth center.
The kitchen still lacks appliances and clean-up.
The stairs leading to the roof are narrow and unsafe.
It was decided to build a sanctuary in the back corner of the property.
Praise the Lord for the church giving offerings to lay the cement foundation and columns.
We had open night services for about 3 months until the walls and roof could be built. It gives more of an affect when you shut the lights off and look up at the stars when singing "How Great Thou Art". But there was a greater problem with the temperature at night getting very cold even with outside heaters installed.
Nisha serves in the nursery many times and finds it difficult to entertain little ones for over two hours.
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