Framing in Monroe

We just finished week 2 of our up fit on the Monroe Campus and it’s very exciting to see the progress. We had a great turn out on Saturday morning and the weather was a lot better than the week before. We prayed, ate donuts and drank coffee while we waited for the lost Lowe’s truck to deliver the lumber. With lumber finally in hand and direction from Joe, everyone got to work. While some built walls, others worked with the plans figuring where the wall was supposed to go. What a team!

By noon, we had three walls up for a large storage closet and two offices so we took a lunch break, complements of one our volunteers. After lunch, everyone was back to work and in two hours we had the frame of our restrooms finished. It’s impressive to see how God sends the right people with the right gifts to do His work.

Please continue to pray for God to give direction and wisdom to all involved in every aspect of this project. Please pray for all who will be touched and the lives that will be changed when we open this campus.

Check out these pictures from our framing day:

Demo Update from Nydia

To say that God showed up on Saturday morning is an understatement. To say that Southbrook Church has been blessed with great volunteers is another understatement

When I got up at 5 a.m. on Saturday and saw the weather forecast, I prayed for guidance on what to do for the work day we had planned. To have people come out and work, stop halfway, come back another day and finish was not a good idea. So after praying and discussing it with Joe, our general contractor, and Paul, our executive pastor, we headed to the site with coffee and donuts.

Despite the drizzle and cold, we had 25 people with tools show up to work. (Didn't I say, Southbrook has the best volunteers?!?) The space is a bit more that 10,000 square feet and about 45% of it needed demo in preparation for the renovation. I saw people take down walls, light fixtures, ceiling tiles, bathroom tiles and move debris to the side to be dumped. We completed 75% of the demo before lunch! By the time we stopped for the day, we had completed about 95% of the demo.

At around 2:30 p.m., I locked up the site, got in my truck to head home, and it started snowing. I looked up at the sky and thanked God for holding off on the snow until we were done. Am I surprised? No! I serve a very big God who listens to our prayers, especially when we are in the mist of doing His work and growing His kingdom. That is what we are about at Southbrook Church.

Take a look at our progress:

Monroe Campus Service

We're starting our Monroe Campus service this weekend, but we're meeting in Weddington until the new site is ready for us. Join us at 8:30 a.m. in the Video Cafe at Southbrook:Central for the Monroe Campus worship service. Questions? Contact Nydia at npastoriza@southbrookchurch.com.

Demolition Begins on Saturday

We've signed the lease on our new site and we're ready to start the demo to prepare it for renovations! Join us at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday as we get started. Questions? Contact Nydia at npastoriza@southbrookchurch.com.

Address: 1410 Skyway Drive, Monroe, NC 28110

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