A recent Sunday was a day of celebration for members of Coronado Baptist Church in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas.
Following a homecoming service and a lunch catered by Riverside Grocery, church members held a note “shredding” celebration, recognizing their debt free status.
“We’re going to shred this mortgage for the glory of God,” pastor Dennis Phelps said as charter members made their way to one of three shredders placed throughout the sanctuary. After the charter members, other members and all contributors were invited to join in the shredding. Multiple copies of the pages from the mortgage were located next to each shredder.
The church made its final payment on the $1.199 million mortgage that was negotiated four separate times over the years at the end of 2023.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Mary Alford and originally published by Arkansas Baptist News.
