Pastor Dieucin Marcelin stands in the temporary site of the Eglise Baptiste Stricte De Jacmel church in Jacmel, Haiti. Pastor Marcelin says he desperately needs help to rebuild the 1845 church that serves more than 1,000 parishioners.
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The Globe's complete coverage — in stories, video and photos — of the city's historic Baptist church and a pastor's prayers for a donor
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The Baptist church that stands sentry to Jacmel’s beloved heritage district was ravaged in the earthquake: Half of it caved, crashing down on rows and rows of ancient wooden pews.
We are doing what we can with what we have … but we have no type of help. — Pastor Dieucin Marcelin
Features:
Video: A ministry without a church
In Pictures: Photo gallery by Deborah Baic
Audio Blog: Faith amid the ruins
Pastor Dieu Cin Marcelin stands in the temporary site of the Eglise Baptiste Stricte De Jacmel church in Jacmel, Haiti.
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The church-run school resumes classes outdoors, while architectural drawings are drafted for a new $750,000 building, but the congregation has yet to find a major donor to help it reconstruct.
The drawings offer a picture of promise and of the church made whole again, at least on paper. — Jessica Leeder
Features:
Blog: Update on The Church
In Pictures: A broken church struggles to rebuild
Students back in classes in April at the school affiliated with the Eglise Baptiste Stricte De Jacmel church in Jacmel, Haiti. (Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail)
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A year later, Pastor Dieucin Marcelin is still hoping for an overseas donor.
Visiting pastors have suggested that instead of worrying about bricks and mortar, the pastor should instead invest in his people. — Jessica Leeder
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The Eglise Baptiste Stricte De Jacmel church in Jacmel, Haiti, stamped with a Historic Building stamp on the wall. (Deborah Baic/The Globe and Mail)
