Eastview Baptist construction project continues

AMERICUS Many hands make light work, according to traditional wisdom, and in the case of the construction site at Eastview Baptist Church, Ga. Highway 27 East, Americus, it appeared to be correct recently.

Wayne Gosa, a church member and chairman of the building project, said 86 volunteers arrived on site in the second phase of the new church complex going up across the street from the Americus Times-Recorders former offices. The recent volunteers, from Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Michigan, made up the volunteer brick-laying team, led by Fred Dennis of Americus.

The volunteer team consisted of men and women and young men and young men, and even some seniors. Some were master masons and other did specialty jobs. There were also cooks preparing meals for the workers.

Due to the sweltering temperatures around 90 degrees last week, a water team kept the volunteers hydrated throughout their long work days.

The volunteers stayed at the Georgia National Guard Armory on Ga. Highway 30, at Friendship Baptist Camp, further out on Highway 30 and a few stayed in local motels.

Due to the magnitude of the job, they were unable to complete all at this time, but part of the team will return and complete the job, Gosa said.

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Eastview Baptist construction project continues