For those

of you that have ever been part of a new mission church

start will understand the absolute importance of the

words "We have land."

Praise be the Good Lord!

You haven't lived until you've driven up to the American

Legion Log Cabin in Fayetteville on a cold or a hot

Sunday morning at 9 a.m. and unlocked the Log Cabin, and

immediately turned on the air conditioner or the heat.

You then proceed to unlock several storage doors and then

plug in and turn on all the individually wired ceiling

fans for the weekly worship service.

Then the fun really begins

as you begin to set up the PA set, which involves running

numerous microphone chords and speaker wires, music

stands and then you roll out the pulpit and set up

numerous chairs.

If you haven't laughed or

worked your self to death by now, you get to set up the

nursery, the coffee and donuts, several tables for Sunday

School. You then go outside and roll the portable sign

out to the sidewalk and then hang another sign on the

building, which, just hours later, you get to take down

again so someone else can rent the building.

You then begin to unload

the church van of all the boxes of literature you had to

take home from the week before because there is a

Fayetteville American Legion Log Cabin pet rat that loves

to chew on the "word" and on our church song

folders and anything else paper.

In fact this very week I

had a good friend say to me, "Knox, why do you

always carry so much junk around in your church

van?" As if loading it up and unloading it twice on

Sunday wasn't enough, I should probably unload it when I

get home Sunday afternoon so I could load it all up again

for Sunday, right?

Well, all that is going to

change shortly, thanks be to God, and I say that very

reverently. We have purchased a little over 15 acres just

13 miles south of Fayetteville on Ga. Highway 85 south,

about a mile south of the Senoia exit just after you

cross Highway 16.

The Southern Baptists have

some beautiful modular chapel units that are constructed

for the purpose of new church starts. These very nice

modular units are for use until you can get your

sanctuary built. They have a worship center, nursery,

kitchen, restrooms and even office space. They will seat

114 nicely.

As time goes on we will

have a "barn raising" and will be inviting you

to bring your hammer and saw and help another church get

started like it used to be done in the good old days.

Never take your church building and all that has gone on

before you for granted. Many good and Godly people have

gone before you and me to make all our weekly worship

possible.

Thank you, Lord, for all

they have accomplished for your kingdom's work here on

earth. If you are currently not in a church, come visit

us or any one of the wonderful churches on the south side

of Atlanta.

The Rev. Dr. Knox Herndon

is the pastor of His House Community Church (SBC) and a

substitute school teacher in the Fayette County School

System, and a former Army chaplain. The church is

currently meeting in the American Legion Log Cabin across

from the fountain on the Square in Fayetteville (but not

for long). Prayer line 770-719-2365; e-mail [email protected] .