A Saturday morning church clean up
@1creekgirl (40488)
United States
July 16, 2022 6:52pm CST
Our church that burned, Siloam UMC, had a clean up day this morning. Lots of people showed up to help, even five Mexican workers that worked for free. Thank the good Lord for younger and stronger backs! A local business owner hired them at no charge to the church.
The pews were removed and cleaned as well as possible. The biggest removal was the steeple on top of the roof of the sanctuary. One of the church members has a large crane that got it down.
BTW, if you ever need to clean wood that was in a fire (and I pray you don't), spray oven cleaner works pretty well. The worst part though is the fumes, so be careful.
The funniest part of the day was when the piano was being moved on a flat bed truck to the containers in the area across from the church. Two men were holding on to the piano and another church member was playing it as they drove!
We even had a couple from Georgia who were riding by and stopped. They go to a United Methodist Church somewhere in Georgia.
It wasn't the usual kind of clean up day, that's for sure. We still attend services at another church, but Siloam will always be home to me.
Hope your Saturday was more fun than mine.
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@thislittlepennyearns (58119)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
17 Jul 22
Magic erasers work well too. And goo gone.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
@Dena91 I think they're hoping to possibly build the new sanctuary to look like the old one. But lots of decisions to be made.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
They're planning to build a new church. Thank the Lord for good insurance.
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@Dena91 (15861)
• United States
17 Jul 22
@1creekgirl That is good that they will rebuild.
A Baptist church in our county was struck by lighting a few years back and it took them about 2 years to rebuild. The new building is beautiful.
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@snowy22315 (169858)
• United States
17 Jul 22
It is great that so many people were able to pitch in and help.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
It's a very small community, but some good people.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
Unfortunately, it will be torn down (what's left of it after the fire) and a new church will be built.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
@jstory07 Yes, that church was 146 years old although it has been remodeled and added on over the years.
@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
That's true. God can bring blessings from tragedies.
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@porwest (78761)
• United States
17 Jul 22
@1creekgirl I just think it is good people coming together for good reasons to be good people. But of course I am not a religious man. 
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
17 Jul 22
What a great community effort. The pianist obviously added a lighter "note".
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@kaylachan (57558)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Jul 22
You sound like you had fun with it. While it's tragic that it burned, I am thankful to learn it's sound enough to even be cleaned.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
We salvaged the pews, a picture of Jesus, and the communion table and rail.
@jobelbojel (34729)
• Philippines
18 Jul 22
I hope that it will be rebuilt soon.
Your church's name is so powerful. Siloam where Jesus healed the blind man.
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@LindaOHio (155961)
• United States
17 Jul 22
I'm glad that everyone came together to help with the cleanup.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
It was a surprise In a way, but very appreciated.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
17 Jul 22
We still haven't heard. Don't know if it was arson or electrical.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
19 Jul 22
I'm so sorry that your church burned. How great everyone showed up to help. I love the story of the person playing the piano as it was being moved.
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@1creekgirl (40488)
• United States
19 Jul 22
It was a bright spot of the day, for sure.
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