Metropolitan Church Begins New Sanctuary Construction

MISSOURI CITY, TEX. – Sure enough, there is a great reward to those who hold steadfast in their faith. The Metropolitan Seventh-day Adventist Church prayed fervently for more than three decades for a new sanctuary. 

For such an extensive delay, it cannot be helped that some brethren grew anxious, some weary and some even lost hope. But alas! Most were still faithful in showing God their complete trust in His will and embracing God’s purpose through their patience and perseverance. 

The Metropolitan church started with just a few families who had come together with the determination of worshiping God. Over the years, the church saw miraculous numbers of churchgoers. The quaint and tiny church grew tremendously, no longer able to accommodate the crowd who gathered to worship each Sabbath day.

The church prayed even more to God. Prayer warriors prayed day and night without ceasing. The brethren prayed wholeheartedly and zealously for God to allow the sanctuary to grow large enough to host, not only the church family, but all those who come and thirst for the Word of God. 

Not so long after, the Metropolitan church heard God’s answer through Carlton P. Byrd, D.Min., Southwest Region Conference president, who delivered the good news. What an answered prayer! The church, through the support of the conference, has now been approved to construct a larger sanctuary. Truly, there is power in prayer! Truly, God’s answer is always at the right time! 

On the afternoon of May 18, 2024, Byrd graced the Metropolitan church by facilitating the groundbreaking ceremony, signaling the beginning of the new sanctuary construction. Present was our beloved pastor, Rolando Baysa, along with the assembly of brethren, from the very first church families to the many who now consider Metropolitan church their church family. A thunderous applause echoed through the crowd as the groundbreaking ceremony took place. The intensity of joy and happiness was so profound that everyone present could not contain it.

Thank you, Lord God, for this great and wonderful blessing! The Metropolitan church will continue to move forward not only as a steward to His sanctuary but as a servant and worker in the vineyard to continue to bring souls and grow the church until the Second Coming.

As Galatians 6:9 says, “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

By Anna Nabas and

Rolando Baysa, Pastor

Photos by Hearty Christian Sarsoza

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