Banquet & Foundation Blessings

  • We had a great turnout at the banquet last week! Praise God!
  • It’s a blessing to serve the Lord with committed people who are willing to sacrifice and work together to pursue the will of God.
  • On Tuesday we paid the city over $90,000 to submit our construction drawings and documents.
  • Praise the lord for Donna Rallonza and the many others who have been working on this task for several years now!
  • Please pray as we are scheduled to receive permits in July. We will need to pay an additional $180,000 to pull them.
  • We also had a survey of the off-site improvements done this week. The city requires us to survey the sidewalks, curbs, gutter and driveways that are around our church. This plan should be done by our civil engineer next week.
  • Please pray as we get close to selecting our fire sprinkler contractor. We need to get him on board so he can submit his engineered drawings to the city and begin coordinating with LBWD. He needs to have his water line approved and run from the street and in to the job site before we finish our foundation.
  • We are getting many bids, talking to many people, and preparing a plan to perform the foundation work for the new building. This will be done through a joint effort of CLAIM team, the great men of PBC, and possibly a lead person that we are selecting. These joint volunteer efforts will allow us to save approximately $200,000 in labor on the foundation alone.

Construction Sunday Videos

Enjoy these videos from Construction Sunday.

We had an awesome time at the construction site on Sunday night! I thank everyone who came. I am especially grateful for those who put much time into making that night a special one for our church. A big thanks to Bro. Lazo and his crew for preparing the site, Jesus and his crew for the delicious tacos, and Mrs. Lupe and her crew for making the rice and beans. It was great! It was the first time in many months that I was able to stay outside after church and fellowship—the best Sunday I have had in months spending time with our church family.

I wanted to thank our church for being involved and signing up for the prayer chain. We began the prayer chain yesterday (2 days ago), but if you have forgotten what slot you signed up for, please call the church office at (562) 424-7714. Also, as you pray for our building and the exciting vision God has shown Pacific Baptist Church, don’t forget those in our church who are hurting. In a time of great spiritual blessing, there are still wounded soldiers of the cross who need our encouragement.

Let us TOGETHER (as has been our underlying theme for each of our banquets) praise the Lord for His goodness, seek Him for His favor and guiding hand for our church family especially around this vital time in our building campaign.

Your Friend,

Pastor

Previous Banquet Videos

As we continue to prepare for our banquet, take a look at some previous banquet videos. They give some great history about the sacrifices already made to get us where we are today as well as God’s grace and favor upon our church.