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Church-planting ministry in Turkey sees growth and challenge

Jim Bultema with The Evangelical Alliance Mission has seen growth in the church plant he's been working with in Antalya, Turkey, reports MNN.

After three years of gathering in local hotels, the International Church needed a home of its own.

Attempts to either build or rent a sanctuary were thwarted. Then Bultema led the congregation in founding the St. Paul Cultural Center, a multi-purpose community center that was established "for the good of Antalya and the glory of God."

Not only does the center serve the community at large in a variety of beneficial ways, but it also houses the now-called St. Paul Union Church and the Turkish Bible Church as well. James directs the St. Paul Cultural Center and leads tours of Turkey's biblical sites.

But the St. Paul Cultural center is now having some problems with a roofing contractor and unfinished construction. Several months ago, he shared, "May your prayers focus on a positive outcome from the meeting I had with the mayor about this complex of problems, for construction on SPCC to be allowed to resume ASAP, for a not-too-distant reopening of SPCC and for a new level of ministry that far exceeds our highest hopes."

While he still asks for prayer for the completion of the expansion project, the attainment of the architect's signatures and rights, and the ongoing need for donations, he also praises God for the opportunity for sharing the Gospel that he would not have had if this situation hadn't occurred.

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[02/14/2011]

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