by Salena Pail, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on May 14, 2014, Wednesday

MIRI: Holy Trinity Anglican Church in Lambir is in need of RM800,000 for its new church building.

Building committee member Pemanca Wilson Siang Lim said the church building project is estimated at RM1.3 million.

The site was approved last year and the earth-breaking ceremony is expected in July, he said yesterday.

He explained that the initial cost of construction was RM600,000, but this doubled due to rising prices of materials and the need for new facilities for the church which will be able to accommodate a congregation of 500.

The last two years, the church committee has been running around raising the funds for the construction. Weve received several grant allocations from the government through ministers and peoples representatives as well as keen individuals, he said.

Recently, Minister of Social Development Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom handed over a second government grant of RM25,000.

In November, 2013, Tan Sri Mawan also announced a grant of RM25,000 during the fundraising dinner, thus to sum up, he has contributed a total of RM50,000 in funds for the Holy Trinity Anglican Church project, he said.

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The centuries-old Parish of Nuestra Seora de los Remedios, also known as Malate Church, is in need of restoration.

A study conducted on the church by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in 2009 revealed that its exterior walls and facade are in urgent need of restoration.

As a declared National Historical Monument, the Malate Catholic Church had to get NHCPs approval for all restoration or construction work.

According to a CBCP News Post, it was the said study that prompted the parish to come up with a five-year restoration program called 5-5-5 March of the Thousands.

The campaign aims to raise five million pesos (P5,000,000) each year to immediately address this problem.

Based on the NHCP investigation, the church structure is showing alarming signs like surface material losses through pulverization and disintegration; surface scaling that destroys newer plasters; biological and woody growths; rising dump and water seepage; and detached adobe components or falling debris.

The study also noted that the churchs adobe material (blocks of soft volcanic rock) has high moisture content, which means that it cannot withstand extreme and prolonged weather conditions.

It explains that Malate Churchs location facing Manila Bay exposes it even more to these elements.

The cement plaster used extensively for repairing the damage before the studys findings did more harm than good because the moisture trapped underneath the walls detached the plaster, it added.

NHCP is clear on the incompatibility of cement plaster and adobe walls.

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The centuries-old Parish of Nuestra Seora de los Remedios, also known as Malate Church, is in need of restoration.

A study conducted on the church by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in 2009 revealed that its exterior walls and faade are in urgent need of restoration.

As a declared National Historical Monument, the Malate Catholic Church had to get NHCPs approval for all restoration or construction work.

According to a CBCP News Post, it was the said study that prompted the parish to come up with a five-year restoration program called 5-5-5 March of the Thousands.

The campaign aims to raise five million pesos (P5,000,000) each year to immediately address the churchs problem.

Based on the NHCP investigation, the church structure is showing alarming signs like surface material losses through pulverization and disintegration; surface scaling that destroys newer plasters; biological and woody growths; rising dump and water seepage; and detached adobe components or falling debris.

The study also notes that the churchs adobe material (blocks of soft volcanic rock) has high moisture content, which means that it cannot withstand extreme and prolonged weather conditions.

It explains that Malate Churchs less-than-ideal location facing Manila Bay exposes it even more to the elements.

The cement plaster used extensively for repairing the damage before the studys findings did more harm than good, it adds, because the moisture trapped underneath the walls detached the plaster.

NHCP is clear on the incompatibility of cement plaster and adobe walls.

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SAUGUS , Mass., May 12 (UPI) --A rolling stone stopped inches short of crashing into a Massachusetts church, in what some people might call a minor miracle.

A construction explosion in Saugus caused a large boulder to come loose and almost roll into Grace Ministries Church.

"If it rolled another 12 inches, it would have gone right through the building," Pastor Rick LeClair told WCVB. "This boulder was probably 20 tons."

LeClair saw the boulder coming, but he kept faith that the church would be saved.

"We were standing across the street saying, 'Uh-oh. There it goes,'" LeClair said. "I was thinking the church was going to get wrecked, but I had this peace about me where it really wasn't going to get wrecked. And it didn't. The Lord just kinda said, 'That's enough.'"

Grace Ministries has a food pantry that feeds thousands, which would likely have been shut down if the boulder had hit the church.

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Saugus, MA (CNN) - Cameras captured a construction blast outside a church that nearly became a demolition job a Massachusetts pastor says it was divine intervention that kept the church from being damaged.

Watch the boulder - so close to the church. Just a few inches separating a quirky story from a disaster.

Pastor Rick LeClair Grace Ministries Church: "If it had rolled another 12 inches it would've went right through the building. And this boulder was probably 20 tons."

Rick LeClair is pastor of the Grace Ministries Church on Main Street. An excavation company is clearing land next door, and their removal of some rock this week nearly moved a heck of lot more.

Rick LeClari: "We were standing across the street going, 'Uh-oh. There it goes.' I was thinking the church was going to get wrecked, but I had this peace about me where it really wasn't going to get wrecked."

Rick is, of course, a religious man. He's got a feeling there was something divine about all of this.

Rick LeClair: "The Lord just kinda said, 'That's enough.'"

Grace Ministries feeds thousands of out of the food pantry at the church, folks in the community count on this place and it was almost lost.

Rick LeClair: "It would have probably closed us down, but it didn't," he said.

Everybody around the whole neighborhood and working on the site were under the same kind of agreement that the lord intervened.

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SANGUS, MA (WCVD/CNN) - Cameras captured a construction blast outside a church that nearly became a demolition job.

A Massachusetts pastor says it was divine intervention that kept the church from being damaged, just a few inches separating a quirky story from a disaster.

"If it had rolled another 12 inches it would've went right through the building," said Pastor Rick LeClair, Grace Ministries Church. "And this boulder was probably 20 tons."

LeClair is pastor of the Grace Ministries Church.

An excavation company was clearing land next door, and their removal of some rock this week nearly moved a heck of lot more.

"We were standing across the street going, 'Uh-oh. There it goes.' I was thinking the church was going to get wrecked, but I had this peace about me where it really wasn't going to get wrecked," LeClair said.

LeClair had a feeling there was something divine about all of this.

"The Lord just kind of said, 'That's enough,'" LeClair said.

Grace Ministries feeds thousands of out of the food pantry at the church, people in the community count on the church and it was almost lost.

"It would have probably closed us down, but it didn't," he said. "Everybody around the whole neighborhood and working on the site were under the same kind of agreement that the lord intervened."

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By Robert Burgess Boston.com Staff May 10, 2014 1:34 PM

Here is a close encounter for you. The scene: A Saugus church. The plan: Blast a hill of rock out back. And pray it all works out.

As you can see in this video posted to YouTube, congregants came just inches from having to pony up a bit more in the collection plate to pay for a new wall.

According to WHDH, the 10-foot rock rolled out from under the blasting mats, went over a handicap ramp, and stopped just a foot from Grace Ministries Church.

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Pastor Rick LeClair told WCVB that if the 20-ton boulder went another 12 inches it would have gone right through building.

A construction crew was clearing the land to build a charter school, according to WHDH.

The Main Street churchs food pantry services thousands of people in need. It probably would have closed us down, LeClair told WCVB, but it didnt.

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Fort Wayne, IN (PRWEB) May 10, 2014

Building God's Way (BGW), a nationwide church architect and builder network that provides a broad range of solutions to Christian ministries, will continue its Momentum Summit spring seminar series on May 15th in Fort Wayne, IN. The free seminar luncheon will take place at First Assembly of God Church and will feature presentations by authors, pastors and leading experts in the areas of church health, growth, facilities and funding.

Churches and other non-profits are facing ever-increasing financial challenges to sustaining their ministries. New economic realities and generational changes in charitable giving are threatening their very existence. The Momentum Summit will introduce new paradigms to transform the way ministry leaders think about how their facilities are used, how they reach the next generation and how they operate in a new economy.

Featured speakers for the event will include:

Dan Cook - Dan is a visionary architect, developer, builder and the founder of the Building God's Way (BGW) network of Kingdom Building Services. He has led BGW through the design of more than 600 ministry facilities and has pioneered a number of innovative programs that have revolutionized the way ministry facilities are designed and built. These programs were all founded on Biblical principles of stewardship, relationship and outreach.

Dan is an innovator with a heart for helping ministries adapt to cultural change, reach the next generation and sustain their ministries in a changing economic environment. Dan will share a unique master planning strategy that helps ministries think "out-of-the-box" when it comes to leveraging their land and facilities to generate revenue. This new approach provides ministries with a financially sustainable model for the 21st century.

Terry Bates - The Senior Pastor of OKC Faith Church in Oklahoma City and author of the book "Positioning Your Church", Terry has led OKC Faith and two other churches to incredible turnaround growth during his 30 years of ministry. He has coached and trained hundreds of church leaders around the world on the principles of his book and served as a trainer for Dr. John Maxwells "Million Leader Mandate," in which he was involved in training over 250,000 church leaders. Terry is also an expert capital campaign consultant and has worked with churches nationwide to successfully raise funds utilizing a revolutionary approach called Hearing from God.

Tobias Harrison - An audio/video expert with an extensive background in studio and live event production, Tobias has worked with national recording artists and popular performers across the United States. Being an operator in many churches over the years along with being a live production company owner, Tobias has the ability to bring worship experience to another level. Tobias will share a turn-key solution for the most high-tech and cost-effective worship technology package.

The event will be co-hosted by S&B Construction, a company that has specialized in Construction Management, General Contracting and Design/Build Construction since 1972. As the exclusive Building God's Way church contractor for the region, they have a unique understanding of faith-based projects and a passion for helping congregations be the best stewards of God's resources. William Cooper, Owner and President of S&B Construction, and Joe Smith, Director of Church Development, will be available at the event to answer questions about church construction and renovation.

Momentum Summit will take place in 24 cities across the U.S. this year. For more information or to register for the Momentum Summit, call 866-249-8484 or visit the BGW seminar web page.

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A construction blast near a Saugus church nearly became a demolition job, but the pastor there is calling it a case of divine intervention.

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A large boulder was just inches from rolling right into, and possibly through, the church.

"If it rolled another 12 inches, it would have gone right through the building," Pastor Rick LeClair said. "This boulder was probably 20 tons."

Video of the boulder stopping inches from church

LeClair is the pastor of Grace Ministries Church on Main Street.

An excavation company was clearing land next door for a construction project, and its removal of some rock earlier this week nearly moved a lot more.

"We were standing across the street saying, 'Uh-oh. There it goes,'" LeClair said. "I was thinking the church was going to get wrecked, but I had this peace about me where it really wasn't going to get wrecked. And it didn't."

LeClair is, of course, a religious man and said he had a feeling something divine was about all of it.

"The Lord just kinda said, 'That's enough,'" he said.

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