Builders for Christ
Builders for Christ is the construction mission of our church. This mission was founded in the 1980’s by Lawrence Crowley from Birmingham, Alabama. What started as a small group of churches has now grown to thousands of volunteers from dozens of states.
Summer Project
The primary focus of the mission is to help build new church space for churches that have just started or have outgrown their existing facilities. The local church provides the land and material while Builders for Christ provides the labor and knowledge to construct the church in one summer.
FBC Griffith donates ten days to the yearly summer project. Every year, we leave early on the first Friday morning of June and return the following Saturday. Typically, our church has been responsible for the layout and framing of the building. Once our week is over, most outside walls are completely framed and the trusses are set. Depending on the project, we sometimes install the roof decking and frame the interior walls. Since Builders for Christ helped with the addition to our church in 1996, our group has traveled to New Jersey, southern Indiana, Illinois, Connecticut, Maryland, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin and Louisiana. Our project for Summer 2009 was in Chalmers, LA to help a church devasted by Hurricane Katrina. This past June we were able to build a church for Grace Baptist in Tyrone, PA. See pictures at www.gracetyrone.net
Weekend Projects
The secondary focus of our local Builders for Christ is to help those in need locally with small construction projects. We have built wheel-chair accessible ramps, re-shingled roofs, installed windows and doors, and assisted with other projects for members of our church and local community. Once a quarter, we sponsor a meal to help raise funds for the purchase of new tools.
No Experience Needed!
Everyone is welcome to attend any of our construction missions: no experience needed! There are plenty of experienced construction workers that will take the time to explain your tasks and how to accomplish the job. If you join us for the first time, please bring a hammer, a nail pouch, and comfortable work clothes. If you have further questions, please contact our Builders for Christ leader, Rich Powell, on any Sunday.
FUNDRAISER MEALS
We support this ministry’s expenses by having several fundraisers meals thruout the year. We ask that you contribute whatever it would cost to take your family out to dinner.
