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Local Church Workers Install
with seminary president Dr. wonderful way moved on the
Steven Land, staff members, area hearts of the generous people at
New Roof on Seminary Building
ministers, and members, shared Solid Rock and they responded.
testimonies, and prayed together. According to estimates, the sav-
CLEVELAND, Tenn.—It all from the time the leaders at Solid Special visitors to the work site ings to the seminary are between
started from a casual conversa- Rock began planning this project included general overseer Dr. Ray- $45,000 and $50,000. President
tion between an administrator until it was completed. mond Culpepper and seminary Land wept as he expressed grati-
with the Church of God Theolog- Fourteen men left their jobs liaison Bishop Mark Williams. tude to Tommy Pike and Pastor
ical Seminary and a retired minis- and families to travel to Cleve-
ter. Anthony Lombard men- land to donate their time and
tioned the seminary needed a skill for the seminary roof project.
new roof and was considering a Meanwhile, Dale Hughes, a
metal roof. When Kenneth Dis- member of the Seminary Board
mukes heard this, he talked to of Directors, agreed to provide
the pastor and friends at Solid free rooms and meals at his
Rock Church of God in Mobile, Mountainview Holiday Inn busi-
Alabama, who have made replac- ness. Tommy Pike provided plan-
ing roofs and helping churches in ning and supervision on the
need a vital part of their ministry. ground, and Pastor Barnhill pro-
Pastor Glen Barnhill will tell vided expertise on the roofing.
you that this “ministry of helps” Welton Wriston, director of
developed from the passion and buildings and maintenance at Rather than expecting remu- Glen Barnhill, conveying that the
neration in any form from the Church of God can be proud of
seminary, all the volunteers its fine congregations such as
expressed appreciation to the Solid Rock with people who
seminary for allowing them to unselfishly give to bless others.
come and fulfill their ministry. Yet another project on the
The seminary, like many schedule for this great church in
churches and schools, has felt the Mobile is in North Dakota. To
economic crunch and wondered contribute to their 2009 project,
where they would find funds to contact Tommy Pike or Pastor
replace the aging and leaking Glen Barnhill at 251-649-2072
roof. God in His mysteriously or www.solidrockcog.org.
heart of Tommy Pikes, a retired the seminary, coordinated the
businessman and entrepreneur. project between the seminary,
He has helped plan and facilitate the suppliers, and the work crew.
numerous projects of this sort. For The Solid Rock work crew
example, the Solid Rock Church started work on Tuesday morn-
replaced roofs on churches and ing, November 11, and complet-
houses of victims of Hurricane Kat- ed the roof on Friday. On Thurs-
rina; raised upwards of $45,000 to day, when rain halted the work,
travel to Kansas and repair and the men visited the Church of
replace roofs on several churches God International Headquarters
in 2007; and now, on November buildings, rested a little, and gath-
10, 2008, traveled to Cleveland to ered that night for a prayer meet-
reroof the seminary’s main build- ing. God’s Spirit wonderfully set-
ing. It took nearly eight months tled over the group as they met
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