Monday, April 7, 2008

Ground Breaking Ceremony

There were 28 in attendance on the ground breaking ceremony for Monuments Baptist Church on Sunday, April 6th at 2 PM. Brent Daniels lead the church in prayer. Eric Breitfeld talked about the history of Monuments Baptist Church and why the church was named Monuments. Alma Breitfeld played the guitar and the congregation sang "We Are Standing on Holy Ground". Joyce Richardson, Monroe Township Trustee, welcomed the church to the neighborhood. Brother David Coppedge, our Southernhills Associational Missionary, provided the message. The ceremonial dig consisted of the Builder, Don Anderson, the church trustees, Brent Daniels, Eric Breitfeld, Pastor Mark Pence, Missionary David Coppedge, and Monroe Township Trustee, Joyce Richardson. Our Pastor, Mark Pence lead the congregation in a responsive reading. The church celebrated afterwards with a dessert social.