The New Lighthouse is Becoming a Reality!

By Jerald and Sandra Tanner

We are very happy to report that the new Utah Lighthouse Ministry building is now under construction on the property next door to our house. It is especially exciting to see work beginning on the second floor. The workmen are doing a very fine job.

Construction begins on the rear of the bookstore building, which was used as an office (below) and a meeting space (above).

Unfortunately, a number of obstacles confronted us as the building project progressed. After the architect had completed the blueprints, a number of building regulations were changed. This made the building more expensive to construct than we had anticipated. In addition, the workmen ran into a serious problem with water before the basement was completed.

The basement behind the Utah Lighthouse Ministry Bookstore, where the thousands of books printed by the ministry would later be stored under the office and meeting space, above.
The brick wall is the rear of the old farmhouse that was transformed into the bookstore (left side) and Sandra Tanner’s office (right side).

These obstacles, and a few others, which we will not mention here, resulted in an additional charge of about $22,000 over the bid. We do not have the money to cover this extra expense and told the contractor to just complete the outside of the building. This, of course, will delay finishing the building for a season. While the ministry had to borrow over $60,000, it does not have to pay interest on this amount. Nevertheless, we do not feel that it is wise to borrow any more money at this time. We believe that God will provide the money in His own time. The Lord willing, however, the NEW UTAH LIGHTHOUSE will be in operation soon. We want to thank all those who have helped us reach this point!

Originally appeared in:

Jerald and Sandra Tanner, “The New Lighthouse is Becoming a Reality!” Salt Lake City Messenger, no. 87, November 1994, 15.

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