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Vallejo Times Herald - Church for deaf drying out
With cold weather and possibly some rain predicted for New Year's Eve, most people have only memories left from last year's torrential storm that walloped the Bay Area.
Not the Vallejo Deaf Church at 1640 Broadway St. They have a messed up roof to thank Mom Nature for and when it rains, it pours.
"The whole roof is too old," Olivia Bibb said of the 56-year-old structure.
Bibb and her husband, Oscar, manage the church that seats up to 200 and welcomes about 50 deaf and hearing people a week from all over the Bay Area.
The damage has been so extensive, several sections of the roof have been torn apart.
Patching is no longer an option, Olivia Bibb said.
"Our people worked so hard with raising money through car washes and selling merchandise so we can keep paying for the materials for roof patches," she said. "But the patches are not making any sense for us now. It needs to be replaced."
And that, Bibb said, has been estimated at $30,000, including asbestos removal.
When it rains, leaks enter from various spots, she added.
"There are other problems with the building, but we want to focus first with the roof," said Bibb, adding that she and her husband don't need an entire building.
"God provided us with this," she said. "We are only looking for some resources."
Not many churches for the deaf own their own building, Bibb said, "and this building is useful for our fellowship and to share the gospel with others."
To assist in the church's plight, call Bibb at 342-1413.
With cold weather and possibly some rain predicted for New Year's Eve, most people have only memories left from last year's torrential storm that walloped the Bay Area.
Not the Vallejo Deaf Church at 1640 Broadway St. They have a messed up roof to thank Mom Nature for and when it rains, it pours.
"The whole roof is too old," Olivia Bibb said of the 56-year-old structure.
Bibb and her husband, Oscar, manage the church that seats up to 200 and welcomes about 50 deaf and hearing people a week from all over the Bay Area.
The damage has been so extensive, several sections of the roof have been torn apart.
Patching is no longer an option, Olivia Bibb said.
"Our people worked so hard with raising money through car washes and selling merchandise so we can keep paying for the materials for roof patches," she said. "But the patches are not making any sense for us now. It needs to be replaced."
And that, Bibb said, has been estimated at $30,000, including asbestos removal.
When it rains, leaks enter from various spots, she added.
"There are other problems with the building, but we want to focus first with the roof," said Bibb, adding that she and her husband don't need an entire building.
"God provided us with this," she said. "We are only looking for some resources."
Not many churches for the deaf own their own building, Bibb said, "and this building is useful for our fellowship and to share the gospel with others."
To assist in the church's plight, call Bibb at 342-1413.