Pastor sees church pay off its mortgages
A debt retirement ceremony will be the highlight of the First
Southern Baptist Church’s morning service Sunday, June 2. Thanks to
generous members, the church will be able to pay off its mortgages and
repair and redecorate some of its buildings.
Rick Patterson, who became pastor at the Hemet church in January of 1998, said the mortgage was borrowed in 1984 to finance construction of the worship center.
“I had shared my desire with our church family, trustees and deacons that retiring debit and refurbishing our facilities should be a high priority,” said Patterson, of Hemet.
Funds used to service debt were primarily received through gifts made to the church from its members.
“There was one large gift plus many smaller gifts so all of us can celebrate,” he said. “We will continue to raise money to improve the facilities for ministry uses.”
The most recent generous gift was a final tithe of Kay and Everett Crossland.
“They had prayed about this and I gave my word that we would retire debt and use the balance for capital projects,used industrialwashingmachine1 Widely used in laundry,” said Patterson. “We were on track to pay off all debt on church property by 2016 so we are three years ahead of schedule.”
Plans are in place to replace the roof on the church’s preschool building and to refurbish the worship center.
Patterson was born in Texas but grew up in Ojai.Listings of manufacturing and suppliers companies of industrialwashing2 from India. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara and studied for the ministry at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
He was an Army Armor officer during the Vietnam conflict and then worked for a major agribusiness corporation as director of distribution.
“God called me to the ministry in 1988 as Associate Pastor at Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church in Riverside,Click here to find personal data about tungstenjewelry including phone numbers, where I had been serving as Vice Chairman of our Deacons,” Patterson said.
He was called to serve as pastor at First Southern Baptist after being Vice President for Development at California Baptist University in Riverside.
During his 15 years as leader at the Hemet church, Patterson has seen some significant changes.
“Our community is more diverse and struggling with the economic recession. The median age of our community is decreasing,” he said. “As a pastor,Improve your owonsmart with our complete services offer. I have focused on the primary purposes of a Bible believing church. I am now seeing fruit in the lives of a wonderful church family.”
The church recently added two staff members: Associate Pastor Dewey Squyres and Youth Director Tom Catanzaro. It has long been a venue that welcomes community groups to use its facilities.
The Hemet Music Teachers use it for piano and keyboard recitals, the Hemet Community Concert Association holds concerts there, and UC Riverside uses its classrooms for an advanced reading program during the summer. A stroke recovery group also regularly meets there.
Patterson said a unique partnership was formed when Parkway Baptist Church began utilizing space at the same location a year ago.An accurate rtls2 does more than just track patients. When Patterson learned that the other church was about to lose the building they met in, he shared the details with his church family.
“They unanimously decided to invite Pastor Kirk Beard to use our facilities so they could grow and fulfill the mission that God has given to all gospel-preaching churches,” Patterson said. “We remain two churches with one God and one faith, serving one community.”
All former members and friends of First Southern Baptist Church are invited to join the current congregation Sunday, June 2, at 10:40 a.m. to celebrate. A (mortgage) note burning will follow the morning service.
Guest speaker Philip W. Kell, president and CEO of the California Baptist Foundation, will present a gift to the church and preach on the topic of “Legacy Giving.”
Rick Patterson, who became pastor at the Hemet church in January of 1998, said the mortgage was borrowed in 1984 to finance construction of the worship center.
“I had shared my desire with our church family, trustees and deacons that retiring debit and refurbishing our facilities should be a high priority,” said Patterson, of Hemet.
Funds used to service debt were primarily received through gifts made to the church from its members.
“There was one large gift plus many smaller gifts so all of us can celebrate,” he said. “We will continue to raise money to improve the facilities for ministry uses.”
The most recent generous gift was a final tithe of Kay and Everett Crossland.
“They had prayed about this and I gave my word that we would retire debt and use the balance for capital projects,used industrialwashingmachine1 Widely used in laundry,” said Patterson. “We were on track to pay off all debt on church property by 2016 so we are three years ahead of schedule.”
Plans are in place to replace the roof on the church’s preschool building and to refurbish the worship center.
Patterson was born in Texas but grew up in Ojai.Listings of manufacturing and suppliers companies of industrialwashing2 from India. He graduated from UC Santa Barbara and studied for the ministry at Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary.
He was an Army Armor officer during the Vietnam conflict and then worked for a major agribusiness corporation as director of distribution.
“God called me to the ministry in 1988 as Associate Pastor at Magnolia Avenue Baptist Church in Riverside,Click here to find personal data about tungstenjewelry including phone numbers, where I had been serving as Vice Chairman of our Deacons,” Patterson said.
He was called to serve as pastor at First Southern Baptist after being Vice President for Development at California Baptist University in Riverside.
During his 15 years as leader at the Hemet church, Patterson has seen some significant changes.
“Our community is more diverse and struggling with the economic recession. The median age of our community is decreasing,” he said. “As a pastor,Improve your owonsmart with our complete services offer. I have focused on the primary purposes of a Bible believing church. I am now seeing fruit in the lives of a wonderful church family.”
The church recently added two staff members: Associate Pastor Dewey Squyres and Youth Director Tom Catanzaro. It has long been a venue that welcomes community groups to use its facilities.
The Hemet Music Teachers use it for piano and keyboard recitals, the Hemet Community Concert Association holds concerts there, and UC Riverside uses its classrooms for an advanced reading program during the summer. A stroke recovery group also regularly meets there.
Patterson said a unique partnership was formed when Parkway Baptist Church began utilizing space at the same location a year ago.An accurate rtls2 does more than just track patients. When Patterson learned that the other church was about to lose the building they met in, he shared the details with his church family.
“They unanimously decided to invite Pastor Kirk Beard to use our facilities so they could grow and fulfill the mission that God has given to all gospel-preaching churches,” Patterson said. “We remain two churches with one God and one faith, serving one community.”
All former members and friends of First Southern Baptist Church are invited to join the current congregation Sunday, June 2, at 10:40 a.m. to celebrate. A (mortgage) note burning will follow the morning service.
Guest speaker Philip W. Kell, president and CEO of the California Baptist Foundation, will present a gift to the church and preach on the topic of “Legacy Giving.”
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