Put On Your Hard Hats!

This was a VERY welcome sight today - the big yellow crane has been unleashed and is, as I type, working hard to move steel into place for the first permanent structure for Powhatan Community Church!

The energy and excitement here at the work site is palpable.  Even the workers are grinning and cheerful as they buzz around in their Bobcats, set mortar and fasten steel beams.  You can't help but be excited by what is happening here - especially in light of what God has already done!

Chauncey Starkey is the Project Manager for the building, along with his other responsibilities as the full-time Church Administrator.  He spends much of his time pouring over blueprints and plans and doing his best to ensure that the building process is proceeding as planned.

The primary task for these fellows today is setting the second story beams in place as the crane moves them into position.  They are focused on the job at hand; over 20 workers are here today, each with a specific task and area of responsibility.

Here, masonry workers are preparing the front of the stage in anticipation of pouring the actual floor within the next few days.  Sawing blocks kicked up huge clouds of dust and dirt.

It's exciting to see this part of the building taking shape, knowing that very soon our musicians and teaching pastors will be standing here leading us in celebration and teaching us from God's word.  Just last night, music and tech team members stood out here on the 'stage' before our rehearsal to pray for the church and the ministry that would take place in this room.

The workers are a fun and cheerful bunch; as I roamed around with the camera, this fellow gave a shout and said, "Take a picture of ME!"  He posed for us and I dutifully snapped the photo, while his co-worker laughed and said, "We ain't gonna replace the camera if you break it, man."

We are giving sacrificially and generously to make this building a reality.

We are getting a great opportunity to impact and invest in lives in a way that will resonate for a lifetime - and beyond.

...Go after God, who piles on all the riches we could ever manage—to do good, to be rich in helping others, to be extravagantly generous. If they do that, they'll build a treasury that will last, gaining life that is truly life. - 1 Timothy 6.18-19 The Message

Each of us has a hand in this project.  Interested in finding out how you can help?  Need more information?  Contact us at (804)598-1174.