eglise baptiste beraca
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Presentation on a new worship center in Leogane, Haiti.TRANSCRIPT
Our Vision and Mission Our vision is to Exalt the Lord, Educate our people and
Empower them to Evangelize and Enrich our community with the Presence of Christ
Our mission is to reach Haitians and all nations for Christ, training them to be disciples, equipping them to make disciples.
Our Goals: Plant Churches
Equip servant leaders
Assist the poor
Care for the sick
Educate the next generation
The Beraca Story Beraca Baptist Church in Bire, Leogane is a modern-day Book of Acts church plant. In February 2010, right after the devastating earthquake, the Lord laid on the hearts of Beraca Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY to leave our work in the Central Plateau of Haiti and go to the epicenter of the earthquake. The call was clear, the Lord spoke to Pastor Mullery Jean-Pierre’s heart and said "Where it’s the darkest, I'll shine the brightest." The epicenter was in the region of Carrefour and Leogane in western Haiti.
The Beraca Story Leogane, a port town about 29 miles west of the Haitian capital of Port au Prince, was the hardest hit area. We asked the Conference Worldwide Haitian regional director, Withney Pierre, if he had any contacts in the Leogane area. He referred us to Pastor Rosemont Janvier in a small community called Flon in Leogane, Haiti. We conducted medical clinics, crisis counseling and food distribution for an entire week.
The Beraca Story People from one of the neighboring towns called Bire asked if we could come and do a medical clinic for them before we returned back to the US. We said yes. When we arrived the community prepared a local school for our team to work in. We began our time with them with worship and devotion. We told them that everyone will receive food and will get medical attention regardless if they're Christian or not. We did not want anyone to falsify their conversion experience in order to receive aid.
The Beraca Story We began with a time of worship and praise followed by devotion. We felt the power and presence of God moving among us. Afterwards, one of our elders gave an altar call and 90 people accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Normally, we would refer them to a local church to be cared for however, this time we decided to make this a church plant. The next problem we faced was where to put all these people and who would be their pastor.
The Beraca Story Immediately God began providing solutions. The director of the school who witnessed all that took place offered us the school to house the church temporarily. Then Pastor Rosemont offered his assistant pastor to take on the responsibility of leading the small group of new believers. In an instant a church was birthed and provided for. We called the church Beraca Baptist Church in Bire.
Eglise Baptiste Beraca
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Our goal is to build a facility that would allow
us to fulfill our mission and vision. The worship center has a total area of 4,662 ft2 (433 m2) and will seat
approximately 300 people.
Beraca Community Development
Corporation office consists of the education
center, fellowship hall, and offices. Total area is
2,052 ft2 (191 m2).
Building Cost Item Description Square
Footage Cost Total
Site Work Grading, Sidewalk Construction, Water, Electrical, Sewage
0.5 acres $10,000 $5,000
Building Cost Worship Center 4,662 ft2
Foundation $36,950
Block Production $5,742
Wall Construction $10,182
Plumbing and Electrical $36,300
Roofing $25,895
Finish Material $14,828
Total $134,897
Beraca Baptist Church
“Where it is the darkest, my light will shine the brightest.”
Would you be a part of the Beraca story? The Lord has provided $62,000 for the construction of the new place of ministry. The completion of the worship center is a strategic part of our PEACE plan. With a 300 seat sanctuary we will be able to train pastors and church leaders plant new church, equip servant leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation. Please consider partnering with us.
For More Information
¤ Beraca Community Development Corporation ¤ Pastor Mullery Jean-Pierre
9602 Flatlands Ave Brooklyn, NY 11236 718-257-1000 [email protected] go2beraca.org
¤ Building Project ¤ Dr. Michael Cooper
The Timothy Center 954 W. Brae Loch Road Grayslake, IL 60043 847-260-TCE1 [email protected] thetimothycenter.org