Beraca Baptist Church

“Where it is the darkest, my light will shine the brightest.”

Our Vision and Mission Our vision is to Exalt the Lord, Educate our people and

Empower them to Evangelize and Enrich our community with the Presence of Christ

Our mission is to reach Haitians and all nations for Christ, training them to be disciples, equipping them to make disciples.

Our Goals: Plant Churches

Equip servant leaders

Assist the poor

Care for the sick

Educate the next generation

The Beraca Story Beraca Baptist Church in Bire, Leogane is a modern-day Book of Acts church plant. In February 2010, right after the devastating earthquake, the Lord laid on the hearts of Beraca Baptist Church in Brooklyn, NY to leave our work in the Central Plateau of Haiti and go to the epicenter of the earthquake. The call was clear, the Lord spoke to Pastor Mullery Jean-Pierre’s heart and said "Where it’s the darkest, I'll shine the brightest."   The epicenter was in the region of Carrefour and Leogane in western Haiti.

The Beraca Story Leogane, a port town about 29 miles west of the Haitian capital of Port au Prince, was the hardest hit area. We asked the Conference Worldwide Haitian regional director, Withney Pierre, if he had any contacts in the Leogane area. He referred us to Pastor Rosemont Janvier in a small community called Flon in Leogane, Haiti. We conducted medical clinics, crisis counseling and food distribution for an entire week.

The Beraca Story People from one of the neighboring towns called Bire asked if we could come and do a medical clinic for them before we returned back to the US. We said yes. When we arrived the community prepared a local school for our team to work in. We began our time with them with worship and devotion. We told them that everyone will receive food and will get medical attention regardless if they're Christian or not.  We did not want anyone to falsify their conversion experience in order to receive aid.

The Beraca Story We began with a time of worship and praise followed by devotion. We felt the power and presence of God moving among us. Afterwards, one of our elders gave an altar call and 90 people accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Normally, we would refer them to a local church to be cared for however, this time we decided to make this a church plant. The next problem we faced was where to put all these people and who would be their pastor.

The Beraca Story Immediately God began providing solutions. The director of the school who witnessed all that took place offered us the school to house the church temporarily. Then Pastor Rosemont offered his assistant pastor to take on the responsibility of leading the small group of new believers. In an instant a church was birthed and provided for. We called the church Beraca Baptist Church in Bire.

Eglise Baptiste Beraca

Grand Opening First Service Meet and

Greet Decisions for

Christ

Eglise Baptiste Beraca

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Our goal is to build a facility that would allow

us to fulfill our mission and vision. The worship center has a total area of 4,662 ft2 (433 m2) and will seat

approximately 300 people.

Beraca Community Development

Corporation office consists of the education

center, fellowship hall, and offices. Total area is

2,052 ft2 (191 m2).

Floor Plan

Eglise Baptiste Beraca

Building Cost Item Description Square

Footage Cost Total

Site Work Grading, Sidewalk Construction, Water, Electrical, Sewage

0.5 acres $10,000 $5,000

Building Cost Worship Center 4,662 ft2

Foundation $36,950

Block Production $5,742

Wall Construction $10,182

Plumbing and Electrical $36,300

Roofing $25,895

Finish Material $14,828

Total $134,897

Beraca Baptist Church

“Where it is the darkest, my light will shine the brightest.”

Would you be a part of the Beraca story? The Lord has provided $62,000 for the construction of the new place of ministry. The completion of the worship center is a strategic part of our PEACE plan. With a 300 seat sanctuary we will be able to train pastors and church leaders plant new church, equip servant leaders, assist the poor, care for the sick, and educate the next generation. Please consider partnering with us.

For More Information

¤  Beraca Community Development Corporation ¤  Pastor Mullery Jean-Pierre

9602 Flatlands Ave Brooklyn, NY 11236 718-257-1000 Beraca@optonline.net go2beraca.org

¤  Building Project ¤  Dr. Michael Cooper

The Timothy Center 954 W. Brae Loch Road Grayslake, IL 60043 847-260-TCE1 info@thetimothycenter.org thetimothycenter.org