Betts Ministries - Photos - Tabernacle on the Hill

Follow the progress of the building project here.

09/20/13 - The bulldozer has arrived.

09/24/13 - Next is the earthmover.

09/24/13 - Now for the trackhoe.

09/26/13 - Now for the trackhoe.

09/27/13 - Clearing off the hill at the cross.

10/01/13 - A new landscape is emerging.

10/02/13 - The back side of the pond is taking shape.

10/03/13 - Be very careful of the cross Lex.

10/04/13 - The pond is progressing nicely.

10/05/13 - Ready for the groundbreaking at the Tabernacle site.

10/05/13 - It's official...the building project has begun.

10/08/13 - Lex is hard at work moving dirt to create the dam.

10/10/13 - The landscape is definitely changing.

10/10/13 - The Earth Mover is on the move.

10/10/13 - The pond is looking good. Great job Lex!

10/10/13 - The cross still stands in the center.

10/16/13 - WOW! Look at the east side of the pond...looking good Lex!

10/16/13 - We have water! Anyone for fishing?

10/18/13 - Working on the dam.

10/18/13 - Now that's what I call a dam...now, where's the water?

10/20/13 - A nice easy slope for walking into the water.

10/20/13 - The view from the other side.

10/29/13 - A lot of rain but only a little washout...Praise the Lord!

10/29/13 - More and more water every day.

11/29/13 - The dam on the backside of the pond is looking real nice. Lex is doing great work.

11/29/13 - Here you can see the site (on the right) for the new cross. It's gonna make a HUGE statement!

11/29/13 - So far Lex has dug down about 2 feet for the building pad site and says there is still deeper to go. That means plenty of good dirt for the parking lot!

02/15/14 - The west side of the pond is now under construction.

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02/15/14 - Check out how much top soil has been moved to create the building site.

02/15/14 - Joe and Ann Crites are hard at work on the fence for the new horse area. "All to the glory of God", says Joe.

02/20/14 - The west side of the pond is under construction.

02/24/14 - The building site is done!

02/24/14 - Now it's time to focus on the parking lot...

03/08/14 - Starting to work on the drainage path for the water run-off.

03/08/14 - And into the pond the drainage runs...

03/16/14 - After a long weekend of rain, the pond is looking good!

03/25/14 - Here comes the culvert pipe...

04/05/14 - The pipe is burried and ready to bring the water run-off into the pond.

05/19/14 - We're ready for the gravel....

05/19/14 - ....and here it comes....

05/19/14 - Thank You Lord for the blessing of the donated gravel!!!

05/19/14 - With the gravel on the ground, it's time for Lex to get to work....and it looks like he has help today...

05/19/14 - It may not look like it, but this is the ground covering and the stage for under the tent.

05/20/14 - A beautiful day to be on The Hill!

05/20/14 - The site is all ready for the big tent...

05/20/14 - Let the fun begin...We finally got all of the stakes in the ground and the tent is laid out and ready to be raised...

05/20/14 - The side poles are the first to go up...

05/20/14 - What you can't see in these pictures is the 30+mph winds that we are working against...

05/20/14 - Everybody hold on 'cause this thing's about to take off...

05/20/14 - This is Joe Crires (Board Member), Larry Little and Harlan Grant (the gravel truck driver that took a haul break to help us out...

05/20/14 - 10 hours later and, PRAISE GOD!!!, the tent is up...

05/20/14 - You may not can tell from this picture, but Joe, at 74, can work rings around most 20&30 year olds. HE IS A BEAST!!!...just a resting one at the moment.

05/23/14 - Trucks, trucks, trucks, trucks, trucks, trucks everywhere....and yes, I said trucks x 6!!! Harlan (our truck driver) recruited some of his buddies and they are ALL OVER GETTING THIS GRAVEL DROPPED!!! Not only that, they are spreading as they

06/04/14 - Steve and Lex contemplating the new road...

06/05/14 - This picture is from the inside of the new entrance, looking back across the pasture where the new road is being cut.

06/05/14 - This is where the road will make its first split...Continue on the road to the right and head to the House of Praise and the Tabernacle on The Hill; take the road to the left and head to The Treehouse

06/05/14 - This picture is where the road ends at this point. This is where the road will cross the Trail of Praise and continue across the current horse pasture.