Builders Church opens in Garrison with a mission to build more than buildings
After spending more than a year traveling the Dakotas in an RV and helping churches complete construction projects, Pastor Cory Phillips and his family have returned to Garrison with a new church mission and a new home base.
Builders Church officially began services two weeks ago, bringing Phillips back to the same building where he previously served as pastor when it was Evangel Church-Garrison Campus.
This time, however, the church will operate as an autonomous Assemblies of God congregation with a mission that combines his two passions: ministry and construction.
"We sold everything, moved into an RV, and traveled through North Dakota and South Dakota doing remodeling projects for churches," Phillips said. "We would show up and do projects for free. The churches bought the materials, and we provided the labor."