Jobsite Outreach

Pastor Steve Reinhard of Mountain Vista United Methodist Church learned about jobsite outreach when his church began their BGW construction project. “One of our people would have prayer with the construction workers before breakfast and pray for safety during the day and for God just to be guiding this project.”

Delivering cards to the workers Weekly prayer meeting on site Workers receive free haircuts on site Thank workers by washing their cars Easter baskets for workers "Holy Graffiti" on walls and floors "Holy Graffiti" scriptures on the steel beams All ages can be a part of the Ministry of Construction Young children singing for the workers Workers say "Thanks" for Ministry of Construction God uses children too More "Holy Graffiti" The starting point of a "Prayer Path" Prayer ribbons - a visual reminder for the workers Prayer ribbon close-up "Holy Graffiti" written on steel with workers looking on Steel with "Holy Graffiti" is put into place Prayer and dedication of steel Memories are made God's Word proclaimed Band performs for workers Construction workers pose with band Students and workers eating together Testimony to workers before lunch Worker reading the Word

As your building project progresses, members dedicate the land, the future facility and their time to the Lord. The jobsite becomes the central location for evangelism and relationship building opportunities. The unsaved members of this industry desperately need to know God and your example can direct those people to Him. This may be the only gospel display the construction community involved with your project ever experience.

“We had some ongoing relationships with a couple of the construction workers,” said Pastor Reinhard. “One of them in particular, he has gotten engaged since the time of the construction here two years ago. He asked that I perform the wedding for he and his fiancé, so I'm looking forward to doing that in the sanctuary that he helped build and that I helped build.”

On BGW jobsites, Christians are reaching out and serving the construction workers, tradesmen, supervisors and managers. Many Christian churches and schools use the Ministry of Construction to effectively display the gospel to everyone involved in their construction process—many have experienced great results.

BGW founding architect Dan Cook says, “Before I was saved, I was the architect and general contractor on a number of churches. When I came to know the Lord, I realized not one of those churches had ever shared the salvation message. They had missed so many opportunities to reach out to me and the workers on those job sites—and we all needed the Lord.”

Following are examples of jobsite ministry at Building God's Way projects nationwide.