Update on the Fire

As most already know, New Bethel Baptist Church had a portion of the building catch fire on Saturday night. There are many questions right now and not very many answers. However, the church will make an effort to post any new information here on the website. What we know right now is that significant damage has been done to the old fellowship hall wing of the building. From the stairs toward the kitchen, most of that area will need to be totally replaced as the damage was major. It appears that most of the damage to the sanctuary and church offices is limited to smoke related issues.

The area is taped off as of right now and no one is allowed into the building until the fire marshal has had enough time to complete his work as it relates to the investigation. Hopefully that will take place early this week. After we are granted permission to enter the building, an assessment of the damage will be made and we can begin the clean up process. We will then have a better idea of plans moving forward.

The deacons and church staff will do everything in their power to make sure all members are updated on the situation via telephone call. In the meantime, there are a couple of announcements: 

• The New Bethel Christian Preschool will be closed this week. The deacons, church staff and preschool staff will be evaluating options for location of the preschool in the short term.
• There will be no Wednesday night service this week. Again, we will be contacting everyone as soon as information is available about upcoming services.
• The Homecoming service will still take place. Further details will be announced soon.

If you would like to be signed up to receive updates and information via e-mail, please send an e-mail to info@newbethelbaptistga.org with your Name and E-mail Address. This will sign you up for the e-mail list to receive alerts as soon as possible. If you would prefer, you may leave a comment below with your Name and E-mail Address to sign up instead.

If you have any questions or concerns, you can certainly call Pastor Tommy or the deacons. In addition, you may also e-mail info@newbethelbaptistga.org. Remember that we will all need to be patient as this will be a long process of restoration.

Be sure to check here for updated information.