Church Ground-Breaking Ceremony!

July 30th, 2005 was a momentous occasion for the Los Leones Church of Christ. This was the day we had our Ground-Breaking Ceremony! This means that construction has officially started on the new church building! If things go as planned, we will move into our new building in December. Right now we have 2 services because of the small space we have to worship in, so, it will be great to be able to be all together again! During the ceremony, Kelley Grant reminded us that this church building is very significant. It signifies that this congregation is here to stay. This building will be there for years to come. It also represents hope and a future for this congregation. After Kelley’s talk, church members took turns shoveling dirt, starting with the first person to be baptized in this church Julio Sandoval, and the oldest member Rebecca Bustos. It was a wonderful and very emotional ceremony!


Here is the beginnings of the new church building, set to be ready in December 2005!


Some of the missionaries' children next to our sign which states, "Here, the hope is restored."


Julio Sandoval and Rebecca Bustos take turns shoveling dirt on to the new property.


It was a great day for Kelley Grant, who did a lot of the fundraising for the new building, and also planned the Ground-Breaking Ceremony.