Angie LeGrand – Farmington, New Mexico … The Piñon Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church in Farmington, New Mexico, was honored to host Messiah’s Mansion,* October 19-27. With the help of other Adventist churches in the Four Corners region for event setup, take down, and meal preparations for the Messiah’s Mansion crew, it truly was a group effort for a successful community outreach event.
Planning for Messiah’s Mansion began over a year before the event with a small planning committee. Piñon Hills Church outreach leader Angie LeGrand worked with Taylor Henning from the Aztec Seventh-day Adventist Church in Aztec, New Mexico and Wes Stewart, Piñon Hills Church head elder. Volunteer Jon Dowd selected the meal menus and organized volunteers to cook and serve Messiah’s Mansion workers. Duane Holman, deacon at Piñon Hills Church, oversaw construction efforts and associated volunteers, and Stacy Irwin, also a deacon at Piñon Hills Church, was in charge of land preparation.
“It was the hardest work I’ve ever done, and the most rewarding in my Christian walk,” stated LeGrand.
The success of the event was evident in the 349 requests for Bible studies, Sanctuary studies, and prophecy studies. The total count of people visiting Messiah’s Mansion was 1,240, with 22 different denominations represented. The event was followed one week later with an Evangelistic series, “Armageddon and the Temple,” presented by Amazing Facts* (AF) with Mark Martig, an AF evangelist, officiating.
“We had a full two months of very successful community outreach. I’m thrilled with how God blessed our churches and these events. We serve an Amazing God,” concluded LeGrand.
* Please note that Messiah’s Mansion and Amazing Facts International and its media and publications are not affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Conference of Seventh-day Adventists or the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
—Angie LeGrand is the Piñon Hills Seventh-day Adventist Church outreach leader. Photos supplied.
