The First Presbyterian Church of Gulfport

Thursday's Quote

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Here is another quote from Billy Sunday:

"Lord save us from off-handed, flabby-cheeked, brittle-boned, weak-kneed, thin-skinned, pliable, plastic, spineless, effeminate, ossified, three-karat Christianity."

If this was Billy Sunday's appraisal of early 20th century Christianity, what would he say about the Church in our day?

New Quotes of the Day

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Quote for today:

"I'm against sin. I'll kick it as long as I've got a foot, and I'll fight it as long as I've got a fist. I'll butt it as long as I've got a head. I'll bite it as long as I've got a tooth. And when I'm old and fistless and footless and toothless, I'll gum it till I got home to Glory and it goes home to perdition!"

Billy Sunday (1862-1935), professional baseball player turned evangelist

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Sanctuary

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Furniture handcrafted by Micah Lewis

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Stained glass

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From outside

At night

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Nursery

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1st - 3rd grade Sunday School room

Adult Sunday School room

Conference/Library

Foyer

Foyer

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Various inside photos

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Newly waxed floor

Sound booth (obviously not finished)

Parking lot

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Too much anticipation not to post!

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Asphalt machines being delivered

First layer

More Cross Pictures

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Cross from downtown steeple

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The cross from the downtown steeple has been attached to the belltower of the new facility.

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Commercial dishwasher

Stainless Steel countertops

Ice maker

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Electric ranges in kitchen (no gas where property is located)

Beginning of gym walls

Chairs for worship/fellowship area

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Prayer Walk Service

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Courtyard/Office front door

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Front drive leading from parking lot to main circular entrance

Choir robing area

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Covered walkway leading from foyer doors facing North

From covered walkway/dropoff area

One of the first shipments of furniture!

Entry into foyer from back of property

Foyer

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Looking at the covered walkway and covered dropoff in the parking lot

Front covered walkway

Circular drive

Chair rail (obviously painting still not complete)

Touch the Cross

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This past Sunday, there was someting special held before the worship service. The church's new Children's Ministry Director, Melinda Jones, put together a "Touch the Cross" ceremony for the children of FPC. The cross that was on the steeple from the downtown facility will be a part of the new church buidling. After telling the story of the downtown facility being destroyed by Katrina, these children (who probably do not remember that cross or steeple) had the opportunity to "touch the cross." This will give these children the opportunity to look back and see that they were a part of the history of our church.

Construction update and prayer requests

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As you can see from the pictures that have been posted over the last couple of weeks, things are moving quickly. Each time I visit the site, there are many cars in the lot and I see something new.

As far as flooring, the only areas that are to be completed are carpeting in the office suite, hardwood flooring on the stage, and flooring in the choir robing room behind the stage. The painters are beginning to touch up the walls. Baseboards and some other trim work should be completed next week. Stucco is being applied on the covered walkway area and "bell tower." The curbing around the parking lot and driveways are being completed as well. It is exciting to see.

There are a few items to bring to your attention for prayer. One is the parking lot. I must say, that this is a strange request, but please pray for NO rain. Usually the prayer is for rain! There needs to be about 2 weeks of dry weather to finish the parking lot. So, again, please pray for the rain to hold off for a couple of weeks. Also, as you may know, we have had to commit to build the gymnasium in stages. Initially, we had enough funding to have the basic structure built. Then, we were blessed to be able to move to Stage 2 of the gym which included lighting, heating and A/C. The final stage includes the completed gym - walls around restrooms, storage/kitchenette area, basketball goals, striping for gym floor, finishes on walls, etc. At this current time we are $150,000 short of this final stage. The Lord has been so faithful at providing for us so far and we know He is capable of providing. Please pray for funding for this final stage. In addition to these 2 items, please pray for patience of the staff and others involved as we tend to the minute details of finishing a construction project.

Please check back for a more detailed timeline of a prayer walk, staff moving in, first service, etc.

Your prayers are greatly coveted.

Front driveway/sidewalk/parking spaces

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Stucco ceiling under covered walkway

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Worship area/fellowship hall floor

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Posts for the covered dropoff and walkway

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Pocket door separating 2 Sunday School rooms

Children's director's desk/welcome area for nursery

Education wing hallway facing North

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Coffee service counter in eduation wing

Nursery hallway

Conference room

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Conference Room/Library

Workroom in office area

Worship area/fellowship hall floor

Kitchen

Kitchen

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Coffee service area in education wing

Youth room

Nursery area

Nursery hallway

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Education wing leading to North door

Conference room/Library

Office

Pastor's Office/Study

Front door of office

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Flooring in Sunday School room

Cabinets in Sunday School rooms

Conference Room

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Conference Room/Library

Office cabinets

We have restrooms!

Color of interior doors - looks painted in this picture, but it is stained...looks better in person

We have lights!

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Foyer

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More Tile

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Monument from downtown facility

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In case anyone forgot what it looked like

Inside of circular front drive where monument will be placed

Base and cap of monument

TILE

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Hallway leading from education area to foyer

Foyer floor

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Widening of O'Neal Rd. has begun

Stage in worship area/fellowship hall

View from sound booth upstairs

Ceiling above stage

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Doors leading into foyer from courtyard area

Office front door

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Front office door

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Foyer

Foyer

Foyer

Doors leading into worship area from foyer

Inside kitchen

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North entrance to education hallway

Curbing in parking lot

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Doorway into south entrance of education hallway

Foyer south entrance

Kitchen floor

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Covered walkway along western wall of worship area

Looking through foyer

Main entrance into office from courtyard

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Beautiful brick work

Covered walkway

Education wing hallway

Back of building...playground will be somewhere in this vacinity

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Inside courtyard

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Main entryway into courtyard

Hallway leading from foyer, past office suite, to education wing...chair rail will be located along line of different colors along the walls

Foyer

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Gymnasium walls going up

View from sound booth

View from sound booth

Ceiling of worship area/fellowship hall9

Robing area behind stage in worship area

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Ceiling in a Sunday School room

Education wing hallway

Gymnasium

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Foyer

Worship Area

Worship Area

Gymnasium beams

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View of "bell tower" from road. We will attempt to use the old cross from the old steeple on top. Their may be an issue with the weight of the cross and also it may not be proportionately correct.

View of worship area from back of stage area (stage has not been built yet).

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Covered walkway leading past worship area windows into foyer

Education hallway color

Same hallway

Nursery hallway color

Gymnasium foundation poured Monday morning

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Main entrance to front door of office suite; looking at covered walkway

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Worship area from sound booth

Sound booth

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Gym foundtaion to be poured tomorrow (June 4th)

Foyer

Hallway leading to education area

Covered walkway in front of building

Education wing hallway

Pictures from June 3rd

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Office

Courtyard

Courtyard from inside receptionist area

Pastor's office

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Shower in education hallway bathroom; there will be a shower in men's and women's restroom in that area in case the church is used as a shelter or disaster recovery area; there will also be generator connections for the main building and the gym

Education wing hallway

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Hallway looking at nursery check-in

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Office

Reception area and front door of office

Pastor's office

Entry into office area from hallway

Hallway leading from worship area to education area

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Area of lighter dirt is where the gymnasium will be located

Again, lighter dirt is gymnasium location

Gym area

View of courtyard from inside main entrance of office area

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Main entrance to nursery area

Check-in area of nursery

Inside hallway of nursery

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Looking down hallway from education wing toward office area/worship area

Infant room

"Crawler's" room

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Youth room

Youth Room

Looking into youth room from youth Sunday School room

Youth Sunday School room

View of education hallway from front of building

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Construcftion progress

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Beginning of brick work

Steel for covered walkway that is along the front of the building.

I apologize for not posting pictures in a few weeks, but not much has changed as the majority of the work that has occurred over that time has been mechanical/electrical work. Sheetrock work has begun in the education area and office area. As you see, brickwork has begun and the construction of the covered walkway in the front of the building has begun. Check back in a few days for pictures of some of the rooms where sheetrock is being hung.