CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Chesapeake pastor is asking the community for help repairing a 100-year-old church building so it can continue serving the next generation. Bethel Assembly of God, located at the corner of Grady and Decatur streets in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake, is celebrating its 100th anniversary in September. However, the aging building is in need of significant repairs.
Todd Hodges, pastor of Bethel Assembly of God, has served at the church for 25 years. He recently shared a Facebook post asking neighbors to volunteer their time and skills to help restore the building.
“We are having all kinds of difficulties. Like I said, we’re celebrating our 100th year this year. We’ve got a lot of problems that are happening with the building. The building is old. We’ve got issues in our sanctuary, peeling of the ceiling, air conditioning units, heating units that need to be repaired. And also we’ve got a lot of problems with roofing, areas where there’s leaks. New carpeting, just all kinds of things, bathrooms could be replaced.” Hodges said…