Toward the end of June the congregation of Spring Hill Avenue Baptist Church, Mobile, made a significant change by selling its facilities.
Established in 1907 and formerly a larger congregation, the church was averaging about 60 people on Sundays when Pastor Lee Havens first began serving there three and a half years ago.
The church eventually decided to sell its sizeable facilities, which after about a year on the market sold in June to a young Presbyterian congregation in need of a building.
Spring Hill Avenue Baptist purchased a smaller building to move into, the West Jordan Baptist Church building on Eliza Jordan Road in Mobile, which is about 15 miles west of Spring Hill Avenue’s former property.
“A majority of our members lived in west Mobile; the logical thing (was) to move where our people live,” Havens noted, adding of the sale that “the Lord just worked that out.”
Havens said the church is in the process of renovating its new location by enlarging the stage area, installing new flooring, repainting the entire building and purchasing chairs.
“It’s going to look like a brand new facility when we get through with it,” he said, adding the renovations should be complete by the end of October.
While these renovations are taking place the church is meeting in a temporary location.
According to Havens, practically the entire church body remained when the church sold its former property, and an additional 15 new people also have been attending services since the church began meeting at its temporary site.
And along with the move came a name change — the church is now Hill Spring Baptist Church, Mobile.
“Our people are so excited … from the 80 year olds to the children,” Havens said of the move. “It’s been a team effort and it’s been a God thing.”
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