A congregation in South Carolina that had a church building constructed in a single day held their first worship service at the new facility.
The Christ Family Center, located in the small town of Denmark, had about 300 volunteers build a new worship space last week over the course of a day. They held their first service on Sunday.
The project was overseen by the “Church in a Day” ministry of the United Pentecostal Church International’s North American Missions Division.
Pastor Terry Long, director of the ministry, told The Christian Post that the Christ Family Center was the 138th such project since the ministry began in the 1980s. According to Long, at least five projects are planned for next year.
Long said each project is “an incredibly structured and well-coordinated effort” that admittedly usually takes between 26 and 30 hours rather than an exact 24-hour day.
“The pastor and local congregation are responsible to purchase the property,” Long explained. “The UPCI researches building code and zoning requirements in the municipality. The concrete pad has to be poured in advance. And a small number of workers from key trades show up a few days early to plan and get some preliminary steps done.
Then A large number of volunteers show up and begin work on a Friday at 7 a.m. By Saturday around noon, the keys are handed to the pastor. The building includes external landscaping, A/C and heating, internal décor, and a public address system.”