The
Mariupol building was initially constructed by German
POWs after World War II and has had a number of uses
including a telephone switch station and gravestone
business. Six Work & Witness teams worked on the
building in 2002, and three in 2003.
Completion
is planned for 2004. Mariupol is a city of 600,000 located
on the Sea of Azov in southeast Ukraine, and is 12 hours
by car or 18 hours by train from Kyiv. Pastor Sergei
Alekseev and his wife Tatyana lead the Mariupol Church
of the Nazarene.
The following
teams have participated in the Mariupol Project to date:
Waren
Woods, Michigan Church of the Nazarene
Apr 2002
Lima,
Ohio Church of the Nazarene
May
2002
South
Florida District
Jun
2002
Arizona
District
Jun
2002
Washington
Pacific District #1
Aug
2002
Washington
Pacific District #2
Sep
2002
Lima,
Ohio Church of the Nazarene
May
2003
Lima,
Ohio Church of the Nazarene
Jul
2003
Grant-Harney, Oregon
Aug 2003
Arizona District
Apr 2004
Mariupol
building before any construction had begun
Mariupol
building before first Work & Witness teams arrived
in 2002
Lima,
Ohio team beings work in May 2002
Arizona
District team bucket concrete into sanctuary for new
balcony in June 2002
Washington
Pacific District team cleans up around new steeple
tower in August 2002
Courtyard
receiving facelift in May 2003
Completed
courtyard looking from church's front door toward street
Sanctuary
looking toward rear before any sheetrock in July 2003
Sanctuary
looking to the right rear as sheetrock is going upin
July 2003
Sanctuary
looking to the right rear as sheetrock is going up
in July 2003
Sanctuary
looking to the right rear
Front
right corner of sanctuary in July 2003
Grant-Harney
team initial site review prior to ging to work in August
2003
Scaffolding
arrives for upper sanctuary work
Sanctuary
looking to right rear as it appeared upon arrival of
the Grant-Harney team
Preparing
to sheetrock upper right wall of sanctuary
Insulating
and installing sheetrock to sanctuary ceiling (looking
to right rear)
Sanctuary
ceiling nearing completion
Front
left corner of sanctuary and platform
Window
paint crew from Grant-Harney team
Pastor Sergei Alekseev and his family in July 2003
Grant-Harney team visit to hospital to see Tatyana after the birth of Alexander
Grant-Harney team group photo
Adding new third floor wall to support new roof
With old roof removed new wall is being added to support new roof
Mariupol sancutary in April 2004
Inside view of new roof and soon to be third floor
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