Garry Leyte

Lots of comments and questions to our recent post: We Bought a church!

For heat, we have installed a Pacific Energy Wood Stove. We plan to install a heat pump as well later.

We have been back and forth on what to do about the ceiling. Any advice and suggestions are welcome folks.

Betty and I appreciate all your questions and your kind and encouraging comments.

Please check out our YouTube channel for access to tons of pictures and videos:

Garry Betty Leyte — The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead

This is GREAT stuff. Thanks for posting. My wife and I are from Newfoundland and Labrador Canada as well.

Hi Folks,

Betty and I had a GREAT weekend working on The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead. See the attached pictures.

Going to Craft our own Board and Batten Door soon.

Garry Betty Leyte —
The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead

This we will do for sure Mrs. Tate. You are kindly welcomed to subscribe to our YouTube channel as well.

Garry and Betty

Hi,

It is the same building. We hired contractors to do the roof (my wife would not allow me to go up there).

The rest of the restoration so far, siding and door and windows my wife and I completed.

Inside, we installed a wood stove, our only source of heat. We have a septic tank but no running water.

We are currently searching Kijiji and other classifieds for insulation. There is absolutely none in the walls.

Note: My grandparents attended the church and are resting/buried in the cemetery next to the church.

We bought a CHURCH!!!

Yes, my wife and I are restoring a church and 5 acres of land into a retirement home and homestead. Where to start?

If you can offer suggestions, advice and guidance we would appreciate it.

We have started a YouTube channel to document our projects to date. We are also asking subscribers to follow along on our restoration and homesteading journey.

Here’s the link:

https://youtube.com/channel/UC523XQ1EmRZi2s3i70ImJew

Thanks
Garry and Betty Leyte
The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador Canada