A wonderful opportunity.

From Pastor Ross Arnold: I reported to the church some weeks ago that gifts for the new building were sufficient to complete the most costly and challenging part of our church building project – installation of the roof over the sanctuary. … Continue reading

Crossbeams added to our new roof.

The work on the roof continues this week. We were hoping to beat the rainy season — but the rains have come early. No matter. We’re still making a lot of progress. And the area needs the extra rain! … Continue reading

Raising the roof.

The roof beams are already in place! That was fast. Here are a couple pictures from last week and yesterday. … Continue reading

More digging at the church building site

While we’re waiting for the roofing material to arrive, lots of progress is being made on the south side of the building: digging out for plumbing and sewage. Exciting! … Continue reading

Our Pastor’s anniversary

Today we celebrated the four years since Ross Arnold was installed as the pastor of Lakeside Presbyterian Church! (The cake tasted even better than it looked — and it looked spectacular.) … Continue reading

The second floor of our new church

It’s been a long while since we posted pictures. The construction is coming along quickly. You’ll see the columns in the narthex — plus, there’s now a second floor! This enormous room will be used to help train women in … Continue reading

More new church building pictures

The goal is to get everything ready so the roof can go up in the month of April or May — before the rainy season. Here are some quick pictures taken today. … Continue reading

The walls are going up.

The new church is really taking shape now. We have half walls almost all the way through the first phase of the building — the offices, narthex, sanctuary, library/conference room and large classroom. … Continue reading