I have sat where Dr. James D. Leggett sits. I was the president of Southwestern College in 1975. I know something about the overwhelming challenge that a college president has to face.
I can tell you that Dr. James D. Leggett needs your financial assistance and prayers for a miracle of giving.
I talked with Brother Leggett on the phone as I was getting ready to leave for Birmingham, Alabama, to attend the funeral/memorial service for Brother O. N. Todd, Jr. He had called to ask about our Stephanie who is facing some challenges physically again.
As we concluded the telephone call, he informed me that he needs $150,000 to complete the new dormitory debt free on the new campus of Holmes Bible College.
The latest studies on charitable given seems to indicate that there has been a major paradigm shift in those who are generous in their giving. To my surprise, I learned that those generations born after 1960 now constitutes the majority of givers the church and colleges can rely upon to give.
However, I still believe that my generation is generous and will give when we can feel we belong and have a part of the ministry and thus claim ownership, i. e., Holmes Bible College is my college and I want to support it financially and with my prayers.
Someone asked me why would I help the new president raise any money for the college. That is a good question. Let me give you my answer.
First of all, God called James D. Leggett to fore-go retirement and lead this great Bible College to greatness again. I am confident he did not know about the tremendous debt he was inheriting--like a million dollar mortgage on the new campus, not only the construction of the first building, but the infrastructure, driveway, parking. lights, water, gas, etc.
Second, Dr. Leggett needs my help and yours. My greatest contribution to the college is not money, although I give to the college, but the influence I believe God has given me through Hugh's News. You see, I believe that there is a reader, maybe more than one, who could very easily give $150,000 immediately to the college to pay for the completion of this new dormitory.
Third, there are other needs as well. I have written about them. Let me rehearse those urgent needs for you just now:
1. 50 chairs for classrooms and chapel @ $30 per chair=$1,500.
2. Storage/work facility--$20,000
3. Tractor--$8,000
4. Golf Cart/Utility vehicle--$5,000
5. Riding mower--$2,000-$3,000
The money has been given for the new tables in the classrooms--$500 per room.
Why not give President James D. Leggett a telephone call at (864) 246-3566, or send him a letter at Holmes Bible College at P. O. Box 14188, Greenville, SC 29610-4188.
Contributions may be made by means of a check, credit card, or cash withdrawal. Make out all checks to Holmes Bible College. Please contact Mrs. Wanda Bucklew at business@holmes.edu.
If you know of anyone who would like to receive The Voice of Holmes, please send their information to president@holmes.edu, holmesbc@holmes.edu, or business@holmes.edu. You may also call (864) 246-3566.
God will direct you to give what He wants you to trust Him for in your giving to Holmes Bible College. Let us lift up the hands of this great leader, Dr. James D. Leggett. I am sure that all of us want Holmes Bible College to rise to new heights and achieve all that God wants for this Pentecostal Bible college in the 21st Century.
Posted on
Wed, August 3, 2011
by Hugh Morgan