This past month, after 5 years and 3 months, the congregation at Parrish paid off our mortgage on our mortgage. In 2001 we located and purchased 17 acres of hill, hollow, and creek on the new road between Parrish and Oakman. In 2004 we completed construction on our current building. Then in 2007 we added a second building for fellowships. This month we paid the last payment on our mortgage. This is a year of Jubilee. This will open the door for us to do more in the way of missions and outreach. The elders planned to pay off the mortgage by 2014, but the "people had a mind to work." Below are pictures of our building, and mortgage burning last Sunday night!
Our Main Building in Parrish, Alabama
Denny Pugh, Sr. one of our elders reminds the congregation that in 2001, We began with 70 active members, and now have more than 150.
Charles Earnest who has served as Treasure for 49 years starts off the burning.
Elders, Ed Earnest and Denny Pugh watch the mortgage burn!
Roger Minor, another of our Elders is happy to see those flames!
Scott
1 comment:
Love it! May God bless your congregation as you move forward.
Grace and peace,
Tim Archer
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