San Diego Spanish Sanctuary Development



About the photos
Thanks to a recent matching grant by the FMCSC and the faithful financial contributions of the San Diego Spanish congregation, their church's sanctuary was recently renovated.

In the first four photos (above) you can see the old sanctuary arrangement that this church had, comfortably seating about 80 people.

The 5th and 6th photos (also above) show the new sanctuary layout with the pews removed and replaced with the blue chairs. Because of this, they can now minister to about 160 people.

How servant hearts were used
The men in the congregation came through big time and provided free labor and greatly discounted materials. This experience has shown itself to be a real work of spiritual unity expressed through a physical plant makeover! Truly, the church building makeover is a physical expression of what God has done at the church spiritually.

Worth noting
Pastor Anibal Lopez has made significant and exciting strides during his ministry tenure, nearly doubling his church size by reaching out to newcomers and new converts. Additionally, he successfully navigated a difficult transition period when he first came on staff.

Initially, Anibal went through some really tough times for the first few years with some of the normal adjustment issues that come with an increase in congregation size, leadership style clashes and pragmatic/programatic issues (such as "parking"). With all of these challenges the San Diego Spanish church has demonstrated that the Spirit of the Lord is able to work through godly leadership and overcome incredible odds.

To God:
For this we praise GOD'S name and thank the Lopez family for their wonderful leadership.