Construction started in late September 2011 on a mezzanine in the rear 1/3 of the church building. This will serve as a classroom for a new Bible Institute to train church leaders. It will also contain 2 dormitory rooms for men and women who will live there while attending the Institute. The photo shows one of the holes in the auditorium floor for a column.

Marcos Rafael has joined Jorge in the ministry to Ocotepeque. He is a great preacher and evangelist. He graduated from the San Salvador preaching school in 2000. He worked in Atlanta, GA for 8 years as an electrician, then returned to El Salvador to court his childhood sweetheart, Besy. She is a teacher in the La Palma Christian School, and they plan to marry on December 17, 2011.
Marcos has a focus on evangelism in La Antigua, otherwise known as Old Ocotepeque. The original city of Ocotepeque was destroyed by a large mudslide in 1934. About half of the structures were destroyed and hundreds lost their lives. The result was a major move to New Ocotepeque, about 3 miles north. La Antigua has an estimated 500 homes.
Marcos will also be instrumental in opening a Bible Institute in Ocotepeque to train church leaders and teachers.

The Rodriguez family is a great asset to the church. Gloria is an example to the women and a teacher to them and the children. The two older daughters are both teachers. Jorge is a great minister.

If you like kids at all, you can really enjoy the ones at Ocotepeque. They are very loving and like to have a good time.

The children now have 2 classrooms to meet in. Before, all of the children were crowded into a hallway.

The inauguration event was held in December 2010 with area congregations attending to help celebrate.

Here is the facility layout: 4 rooms on the right, restrooms to the rear, commons area in the middle, and auditorium with baptistry on the left.