Church In Kalkaman 2004  

Last Updated 1/20/2008

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Above:  We started holding Sunday services in our home in Kalkaman on September 26, 2004.  This was the culmination of 6 years of preparation including 5 years of ministry in Kalkaman.  Praise God! We hold our prayer meeting after service and then share a meal together after that.  We also have a ladies and a men's Bible study every Thursday.  Byeram is our full-time ministry partner.  Together with Molly and the kids we have done most of the remodeling on the new building you see below.

Below:  Remodeling Our Church Building In Kalkaman.  We purchased this building on September 22, 2004.  It is located about 2 miles from our house and 3/4 of a mile from our ministry center.  Most of the homes in the neighborhood are less than 4 years old.  Most of the people are Kazakh speakers.  

Clockwise Starting Above Left:   The house as it looked when we bought it.  Working on the fence and wall.    

Above Left:  The central hallway looking toward the living room where we will hold services.  Above Right:  The central hallway looking toward back door (which is also the only door except for the garage door at the front of the house.) 

RightBelow Right:  The living room which we will use for Sunday services. 

Below Left:  We plan to divide this bedroom and use one side for an office and the other for a children's classroom.  

Below Right:  The other bedroom/children's classroom. 

We can hold up to 60 adults in the living room.  When we outgrow that we are going to move to a larger room in the basement that can hold about 120 people.  The basement ceilings are about 12 feet high.  We plan to convert the other half of the basement into a garage/workshop and caretakers quarters.  We hope to start holding services here in November.  We need to lay flooring and install lights and electrical sockets before then.