Current Mission
Spring 2021 Mission Summary - Ebenezer Methodist Church Centre, Alabama
The Statistics
- Largest number of volunteers on site- 56 on Friday March 26
- Number of churches represented- 8 (that we know for sure)
- Number of states represented- 7 (AL,TN, IN, KY, GA, MI,)
- Number of denominations represented- 3
- Number of days worked- 3
The Spring mission for March 2021 took the Carpenters for Christ to Ebenezer Methodist Church on county road 22 in Cherokee County Alabama. The mission was to dry in a 38' by 60' fellowship hall with kitchen restrooms and storage -- a wood frame building on a concrete slab which was in place upon our arrival. The new fellowship hall would replace the one that burned some time ago and is located behind and to the rear of the present church building.
Thursday March 25 approximately 35 volunteers were present during an early light rain. Work began as the rain slackened and stopped until noon when heavy downpour and thunderstorms stopped the work. After lunch volunteers returned for about 2 hours of work before the area came under a tornado watch and the rains began again. Exterior walls were standing and the interior walls were completed. After a stormy night of tornado watches and warnings 56 volunteers were present on Friday Morning March 26 and work began in earnest. Trusses were set by noon and decking completed with house wrap and roof felt by the end of the work day. Saturday March 27th saw volunteers complete the front portico and the roofing shingles on two thirds of the building by noon. A local crew was present to complete the roofing by the end of the day on Saturday. After lunch on site the carpenters said the traditional good-bys and headed for home about 1 PM thankful for the work God let them do in safety.
God blessed the carpenters with safety during work, travel and through the storms. A special thank you to all the carpenters who came to work on Ebenezer Methodist Church fellowship hall. Special thanks to Centre First Baptist Church for allowing the Carpenters for Christ to use their facilities for lodging, showers, and cooking and serving of meals. Their hospitality and welcome was a blessing in support of our spring mission.
Members of Ebenezer Methodist Church made a significant contribution to the Carpenters for Christ future mission fund in honor of and as a memorial to the following: Mr. Vann Lindsey, Mr. J.J. Couch and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tidwell. The Carpenters for Christ gratefully acknowledges receipt of this gift which will be used in support of our Summer 2021 mission in June. Thank You!
Thursday March 25 approximately 35 volunteers were present during an early light rain. Work began as the rain slackened and stopped until noon when heavy downpour and thunderstorms stopped the work. After lunch volunteers returned for about 2 hours of work before the area came under a tornado watch and the rains began again. Exterior walls were standing and the interior walls were completed. After a stormy night of tornado watches and warnings 56 volunteers were present on Friday Morning March 26 and work began in earnest. Trusses were set by noon and decking completed with house wrap and roof felt by the end of the work day. Saturday March 27th saw volunteers complete the front portico and the roofing shingles on two thirds of the building by noon. A local crew was present to complete the roofing by the end of the day on Saturday. After lunch on site the carpenters said the traditional good-bys and headed for home about 1 PM thankful for the work God let them do in safety.
God blessed the carpenters with safety during work, travel and through the storms. A special thank you to all the carpenters who came to work on Ebenezer Methodist Church fellowship hall. Special thanks to Centre First Baptist Church for allowing the Carpenters for Christ to use their facilities for lodging, showers, and cooking and serving of meals. Their hospitality and welcome was a blessing in support of our spring mission.
Members of Ebenezer Methodist Church made a significant contribution to the Carpenters for Christ future mission fund in honor of and as a memorial to the following: Mr. Vann Lindsey, Mr. J.J. Couch and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Tidwell. The Carpenters for Christ gratefully acknowledges receipt of this gift which will be used in support of our Summer 2021 mission in June. Thank You!