Dear Family and Friends,
We hope this update finds you well as we enter the Christmas season! God has done marvelous things at New Haven Baptist Church over the past year.
As many of you know, back in December of 2020, we sent out a letter letting people know of the opportunity to own our own building for $35,000. We were able to raise it within a month. We thank the Lord for those whose hearts he moved upon to meet this need. We want to thank everyone for giving during this time. We now own this building free & clear.
Throughout the past 3 years, many have walked into our building and heard the Gospel for the first time and accepted Christ as their Savior. We thank God for His goodness!
Our building was built in the 1940’s, and as you can imagine, there is a lot of remodeling work and repairing that needs to be done. Throughout the last three years we have done projects when we were able to upkeep and improve the building. On January 19th, 2024 We have a group of 20 volunteers coming from North Carolina to help us remodel our church kitchen area as well as our kids room ceiling, foyer carpeting, and other repairs.
They are coming to work on the building while paying their own way to CA.
Our greatest desire is to have a building with the utmost functionality for God’s glory.
This job would’ve cost us $15,000 if we were to hire a crew, but with the workers we have coming volunteering their time, we only need $9,000.
We would like to ask churches if they would be willing to help.
Below is an itemized estimate for the needed repairs:
An Electrician
Paint
Primer
Paint brushes & other supplies
Sheet Rock
Base boards
Tile
Shed
Carpet
Mudding
2 Doors
2 door handles
Stove
Electrical vent
Lights
Shiplap
Unforeseen Expenses
Total: $9,000
If you have any questions or would like to give, please contact me via email or phone at (928) 315-5057.
Sincerely,
Pastor/ Missionary Jacob Jones
Colossians 1:18