My family has attended Bethel Baptist Church in Prospect, New York, for many years. The church was founded in 1976 by a small group who pooled their resources to purchase a two-classroom school building that was built in the 1930s.

That building has since been expanded in several phases to include a new sanctuary, Sunday school wing, and multi-purpose room. All the additions have slab-on-grade floor heating supplied by oil-fired boilers. A 10-ton air-based cooling system was also added over time. In short, the church’s public facilities are in good shape and serve the needs of the membership well.