Company Description:
The mission of the Mobile Baptist Builders is to organize a team of volunteers to build a first or second unit building for a church. Each year, the coordinator, Burben Sullins, along with a prayer team, selects a project the team will tackle in June. The team, under the technical leadership of a contractor Tony Poiroux, will put the building under roof, erect the inside partitions, construct the floor and baptistery in six working days. The contractor provides the skill needed to construct the building according to specifications and applicable building codes. Usually, there are several contractors who come with the group and volunteer their expertise. There are many skilled workers who contribute, such as electricians, bricklayers, roofers, carpenters, plumbers, etc. The Mobile Baptist Builders is a ministry of the Mobile Baptist Association. The Builders started in 1982 with 9 men and 5 women, who built a log church in Utah. The group has built churches in Washington, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Colorado, and many other states. The team has one major project that is usually located some distance away from Mobile, and one or more smaller projects located closer to home base. The shorter duration projects include building a chapel in prison, re-building a black church burned in a racially motivated fire, and building a home for a missionary. The group has two or three meetings, one immediately after the trip, one at Christmas to introduce the team to the location of the project, and one in May to communicate the details and get a final count of the participants so plans can be made. Who are these volunteers who give a week of their time to travel at their own expense to another place and work on a church they will likely never be a part of? There are engineers, managers, housewives, counselors, insurance professionals, bankers, teachers, and the list goes on. There are jobs for everyone - those that can hammer and build do so, and those that can provide support are also utilized, as they are willing. The experienced men work with the newcomers to ensure the work is completed. The women organize into meal teams and provide nutritious meals for all the personnel at the site. And of course, since this group is based out of Mobile, Alabama, each breakfast includes a mountain of grits! These volunteers give because they want to express God's love in a tangible way. Each year, the project is in a different place, but when the group arrives, you would think you were at a family reunion. Young and old, each person is excited about working for the Lord and seeing familiar faces from past building trips and meeting new Christians. The volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds - they are not all Southern Baptist. When the team goes to a site one year, the next year some of the church people from that site join the family! The work is intense, but the team has a great time. There are many jokes that go on from year to year, and of course, there is a team jester. He arrives each year with a fresh crop of gags, jokes and enough good humor to cheer anyone up! God is working all around us, and when the Builders come to a site, revival often occurs, with a side benefit of completing a building when they leave. The group arrives on a Friday evening. Saturday morning is the start of the first workday. The first thing the team does is to circle up each morning and pray on the site before they start building. The first morning is a time of introspection - each person there really prays for the building as well as their own witness during the week. The love of God is so evident in the team that many people have been saved just from being around the team members. Some of the team members that come on the building trips are not saved, but few leave without being heavily witnessed to. One young man that helped roof a church accepted Christ during a mission trip and later died tragically in a drowning accident. If he had not accepted Christ, he would have died a sinner. Each night, there is a praise and worship service. The supper meal is planned so anyone from the community that wants to attend is welcome. When the Holy Spirit is working, the testimony service may go on for several hours but no one wants to leave. On the last night there, the team has a Hallelujah hoe-down. There are skits"
The mission of the Mobile Baptist Builders is to organize a team of volunteers to build a first or second unit building for a church. Each year, the coordinator, Burben Sullins, along with a prayer team, selects a project the team will tackle in June. The team, under the technical leadership of a contractor Tony Poiroux, will put the building under roof, erect the inside partitions, construct the floor and baptistery in six working days. The contractor provides the skill needed to construct the building according to specifications and applicable building codes. Usually, there are several contractors who come with the group and volunteer their expertise. There are many skilled workers who contribute, such as electricians, bricklayers, roofers, carpenters, plumbers, etc. The Mobile Baptist Builders is a ministry of the Mobile Baptist Association. The Builders started in 1982 with 9 men and 5 women, who built a log church in Utah. The group has built churches in Washington, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, Colorado, and many other states. The team has one major project that is usually located some distance away from Mobile, and one or more smaller projects located closer to home base. The shorter duration projects include building a chapel in prison, re-building a black church burned in a racially motivated fire, and building a home for a missionary. The group has two or three meetings, one immediately after the trip, one at Christmas to introduce the team to the location of the project, and one in May to communicate the details and get a final count of the participants so plans can be made. Who are these volunteers who give a week of their time to travel at their own expense to another place and work on a church they will likely never be a part of? There are engineers, managers, housewives, counselors, insurance professionals, bankers, teachers, and the list goes on. There are jobs for everyone - those that can hammer and build do so, and those that can provide support are also utilized, as they are willing. The experienced men work with the newcomers to ensure the work is completed. The women organize into meal teams and provide nutritious meals for all the personnel at the site. And of course, since this group is based out of Mobile, Alabama, each breakfast includes a mountain of grits! These volunteers give because they want to express God's love in a tangible way. Each year, the project is in a different place, but when the group arrives, you would think you were at a family reunion. Young and old, each person is excited about working for the Lord and seeing familiar faces from past building trips and meeting new Christians. The volunteers come from a variety of backgrounds - they are not all Southern Baptist. When the team goes to a site one year, the next year some of the church people from that site join the family! The work is intense, but the team has a great time. There are many jokes that go on from year to year, and of course, there is a team jester. He arrives each year with a fresh crop of gags, jokes and enough good humor to cheer anyone up! God is working all around us, and when the Builders come to a site, revival often occurs, with a side benefit of completing a building when they leave. The group arrives on a Friday evening. Saturday morning is the start of the first workday. The first thing the team does is to circle up each morning and pray on the site before they start building. The first morning is a time of introspection - each person there really prays for the building as well as their own witness during the week. The love of God is so evident in the team that many people have been saved just from being around the team members. Some of the team members that come on the building trips are not saved, but few leave without being heavily witnessed to. One young man that helped roof a church accepted Christ during a mission trip and later died tragically in a drowning accident. If he had not accepted Christ, he would have died a sinner. Each night, there is a praise and worship service. The supper meal is planned so anyone from the community that wants to attend is welcome. When the Holy Spirit is working, the testimony service may go on for several hours but no one wants to leave. On the last night there, the team has a Hallelujah hoe-down. There are skits"