A Tale of Two Churches Update

Last month I wrote about a “Tale of Two Churches.” I would like to give you an update on what has taken place.

Sanford Bible Church has been in the process of selling some land which will cover the cost of needed repairs to the church building. On June 7th, we closed on the sale of the last 4 lots. I had some trouble obtaining a master survey of our property which needed to be submitted to the City of Sanford. I was able to obtain that survey and submitted it at 6 pm the day of the closing.

Now that we have sufficient funds in the bank, we have started repairs to the church. We replaced the two A/C units just in time as they were dying. We have contracted with a roofing company to replace the shingles on our roof. We are also looking at some other remodeling projects in the future.

There are several men who take turns preaching at Sanford Bible Church. I love the fact that we share in those duties.

In May, I did a three part series on End Times Apostasy in Christianity. There is so much false teaching and bad doctrine being taught in Christian circles today. This is true even in what once was conservative seminaries and Bible colleges.

On Sunday, I will be concluding a three part series that I called The Gospel Wars. Along with the rampant apostasy we see in Christianity today, we also see the gospel being attacked relentlessly by even conservative Bible teachers.

Fellowship Bible Church of Eldon Missouri was badly damaged by a tornado on May 22, 2019. Until the church can be repaired, they are meeting at a local school.

I have been told that they are in a “hurry up and wait mode” as they are waiting for work to be done. The insurance appraiser told them that they will need a new roof. They are waiting on bids for the roof. With all the building damage in the area, contractors there are very busy and it may take a while for the bids to come in. The insurance company has been helpful and there have been no real problems or issues. Estimates are that it will take a few more months before they can begin meeting in the church once again.

In Christ,

Bob

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The Bible without the Holy Spirit is a sundial by moonlight.

-D.L. Moody

 

A Tale of Two Churches

Charles Dickens wrote the book A Tale of Two Cities. In this month’s newsletter, I would like to tell you about the “Tale of Two Churches.”

In recent months, I have asked prayer for Sanford Bible Church. So I wanted to give you an update.

We were able to close on 2 of the 6 lots that we are selling. This last week we used part of the proceeds from that sale to replace 2 a/c units that were nearly 30 years old. We also have contracted to have our roof repaired and re-shingled. That should be done in the next few weeks. We would also like to replace our old pews with chairs. That is on our “to-do” list. Those projects have pretty much depleted the money we received from the sale of those 2 lots. We should be closing on the sale of the other 4 lots at the end of this week. The only snag is that I need to get a survey of the original land the church owned and submit that to the city of Sanford. That task has proven to be a bit of a headache.

That brings me to the tale of the second church. As you know, the Midwest has been hit hard with numerous tornados. One of those tornadoes caused quite a bit of damage to my church in Missouri. Fellowship Bible Church of Eldon Missouri could really use your prayers as they recover from the damage that was done to their building. The basement did not suffer much damage. Once they get things cleaned up a bit, they should be able to meet down there. It will take a while to repair the damage to the upper part of the building and to the sanctuary.

In Christ,

Bob

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I have had more trouble with myself than with any other man.

-D.L. Moody