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United Missionary Baptist Church Completes Building
Renovation
Special to The Truth
The historic United
Missionary Baptist Church was built in 1892 so it’s only
natural that from time to time a facelift is required.
Sometimes a major facelift.
Pastor Robert Bass and the
congregation of United MBC recently embarked upon an
extensive exterior and interior renovation of the building.
The church retained the services of Sylvester Gould,
president and CEO of Gould Development Co, LLC to lead the
project. Gould Development secured a $200,000 line of credit
from First Federal Bank, Toledo to finance the project.
Gabriel Construction Co of
Toledo and Midwest Rehab 7, LLC of Southfield, MI were the
construction companies on the job which was recently
completed. The church now has a new roof on the oldest part
of the building and the steeple, ceiling tile n the
interior, new doors all around and new plaster in the
sanctuary.
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Bass, a native of Detroit,
has led the congregation for 13 years. During his pastorate,
he has implemented an aggressive Youth Ministry and
conducted leadership workshops for officers and interested
members, conducted Watch Night Service, activated the
Transportation Ministry, implemented My Brother’s Keeper
Ministry (ministering to sick and shut-ins), encouraged the
development of a children’s choir (Joyful Voices of United),
implemented the MIT Ministry (Ministers-in-Training) and has
continued to stress and strengthen God’s principle of
tithing.
The Church Development
Committee consisted of Bass, Deacon John Hawkins, chairman
of the Deacon Board; Julia Holt, chairman of the Trustee
Board; trustees Pamela R. Wilson and Edgar Parks.
Ed Blankenship, vice
president of Gabriel Construction and Adrienne Earle,
president of Midwest Rehab, led the construction effort.
First Federal’s Jodi Moughamian, vice president, and
Reginald Temple, business development officer, led the
financing effort.
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