The week prior to July 14, 2008, the Church Builder group of the Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders moved into the community of Brashear, Texas near Sulphur Springs to assist the Brashear Baptist Church in the construction of a 16,000 sq ft Family Life Center/Fellowship Hall/Gym/Youth Education Building. 

WOW! Twenty nine years and still counting! I remember the Retiree Builders first job at Knob Springs, Texas, some of the markers like the Hospitality House which was built in 24 hours, rebuilding Saragosa on labor day weekend, the Canadian Baptist Seminary, Breckenridge Village, My Fathers House, all the camps around Texas.....and the list goes on and on.

On the 7th of February 2008, Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders dedicated a tool trailer for the newly formed Hispanic Builders Ministry in the Rio Grande Valley. The group will be mostly building in the Rio Grande Valley, but they will also have projects all over Texas, Mexico, and other countries. Santos Gaitan is the new Coordinator of the group. He and his wife Ninfa, are welcome assets to the Retiree Builders. Santos has worked with Disaster Relief, Mission Service Corps, and River Ministry.  Everyone is invited to work with the group and they will be working with other groups.

On the 27th of August 2007, over twenty couples of Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders started a project to construct a 6,500 square foot lodge called the Great Hall in Mountain View, New York at 4-H Camp Overlook.  The woods around the camp were ringing with the sounds of hammers, saws, and as the New Yorkers say, the deep Texas accents.

In the Fall of 1997, Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders moved into the Tyler, Texas area and set up camp in a field. At one time 162 RV’s were parked there. Over the years, all of our builder groups have had the pleasure of working for Breckenridge Village and getting to know their staff and residents. These pictures represent the many buildings and projects that have been completed for them by our TBM Builders.

Builder groups gather at Sabine Pass to rebuild a church and are treated to a “Shindig”! They were doing more than rebuilding a church destroyed by Hurricane Rita. Our Texas Baptist Men Retiree Builders and their wives were in Sabine Pass for a month encouraging the people and sharing their love of the Lord which motivates them to build.