The church from the outside. Some readers have been at this church before and will remember when the newly cemented upper portion on the right was open.
A view from one front corner looking back to the sanctuary seating and the balcony seating.
The front "stage" or altar is nothing but poured cement with two sets of poured cement rounded steps.
A view of the altar area from the balcony. The sign is a part of mission statement of the church which will finally be placed so all can read it each Sunday. Imagine a church being reminded of their mission statement each week!!!!
This picture was taken from an area which will be an office in the future. The office is accessed by the balcony. The church does have its main office in a building down town.
The church that sponsors us has been involved in a remodeling project. This is a major financial project as the total cost is about $50,000. Considering the wealth of the people, the project might be 5 to 10 times as large in the USA as a comparable project. Moreover, this is not a matter of an estate gift or some other "gift from heaven". By the standards of churches in the US, the building is very rustic to say the least. Hard wooden benches are used and the overflow sits on plastic lawn chairs. My butt prefers the lawn chairs. The service is two hours in length. The sermon takes half of that time. That is a lot of Spanish we don't understand!!
We continue to be impressed with the large number of people who show up every Sunday (400 in the first service). People are "tuned in" to the service.
1 comment:
Omer & MJ,
We can see you feel right at home with the guitars, wires and speakers spread around on the stage.
Dorothy and Duane
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