SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGE

The doors that lead out of the church by where the band sets up go into the space used as a kitchen.

SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGE

Pastor Thomas J. Pittman, founder of Greater Holy Temple Church of God in Christ.

SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGE

Missing plaster reveals water damage on the church ceiling.

SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGE

The entrance to Greater Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, in Laurel.

SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGE

A bare lightbulb illuminates the makeshift kitchen at Greater Holy Temple Church of God in Christ used to prepare breakfast for Sunday School and meals for church members. Its has an old refrigerator and no stove.

SUN PHOTO BY BOB MUDGE

Mother Daisy Pittman, in red, chats with a church member outside the makeshift kitchen at Greater Holy Temple Church of God in Christ, in Laurel. Her late husband, Thomas J. Pittman, founded the church in 1961. Renovating the building is the goal of a coalition of local churches, service groups, businesses and individuals.

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The logo for the One Makeover church renovation project.

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Greater Holy Temple Church of God in Christ Pastor Leon S. McRae.