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Another Rappahannock congregation launched a major building project as the Assembly of God broke ground Sunday for a new church and fellowship hall, just west of Gid Brown Hollow on U.S. 522-211.
Pastor Ray Campbell and his wife Gloria turned the first shovelfull of dirt. Pastor Campbell recounted the history of searching for land on which to build a church to replace the current church in Sperryville. He said one landowner had said there was no land for sale, “But God has a place for you somewhere.” He said the congregation had finally been able to purchase two acres from Stuart and Betty Smith in 1990. “We believe this is the place God has for us,” he added.
H. Robert Rhoden, district superintendent for the Potomac District of the Assemblies of God, present for the ground-breaking service, agreed saying, “This is God’s hill, the place He has raised up for you.”
Pastor Campbell said he expects actual construction on the two-story, 40 by 70 building to start this month, and he hopes the congregation can be in the building by early December.
The building is expected to cost about $220,000. It will have a fellowship hall and Sunday school rooms in a basement level with the sanctuary upstairs. The congregation has paid for the land and a well, but will have to borrow money to complete the building.
The local Assembly of God Church has 23 members and has an average of 50 to 60 people in attendance on Sundays, Pastor Campbell said.
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