Stove and Heat

brunom15 wrote:Everyone helps in ways they are able to and comfortable with. I admire what you do, Reverend, and I am willing to help in my little ways, but frankly I do not have your calling. I have family in PA I visit, and I can surely bring a stove along in the truck I'm driving there anyway to drop off at your church or someone's home, if you would like me to.

If your trip takes you closer to Pittston than Ashland, send me a PM. You are welcome to drop it off here, and I will be happy to go over it and get it down to Larry.

Paulie

Pauliewog wrote:I graciously accept your challenge Rev. ............ as soon as we get your Ministry securely on its feet.

Our church " Saint John The Evangelist" in Pittston , Pa has a number of very successful ministries.
We have a food pantry, free health clinic, clothes closet, and a newly formed children's toys and accessories shop.

I will be taking a group of teens, early next month out to a week long retreat, to the St. Meinrad Archabbey, near Santa Claus Indiana.

On the trip out, I plan on bringing up a stove and Heat Ministry with the chaperone's. I'm sure the members of the food pantry, and health clinic would be aware of families struggling with rising heating costs.

Paulie

ditto.

we would be haughty and mean souls indeed to be offering assistance to you if we were with holding it in our own communities.

i'll forgo the "comparing yourselves among yourselves" temptation but assure you that at this end we enjoy the mighty favor of God and are by His hand well "furnished to every good work"

the house holds of faith in Elkhart County, IN. salute you.

steve

I am posting a photo of the latest donation stove. It's gonna need some work but can be resurrected.

I made an announcement this last Sunday at church that its time to start working on stoves to get them ready to go out. I told them I wanted to start moving them out in three months. That should give us enough time to do some regasketing, rebricking etc. without running into any crunch time. We now have 7 stoves that will need homes. 3 are spoken for already.

Now remember that this isn't just for the Ashland area. Anyone that you know can be eligible for a stove. All they have to have is a need and a chimney. We don't have the capability of delivering long distance. We have a pickup truck with one dead cylinder. It won't go too far

blrman07 wrote: We have a pickup truck with one dead cylinder. It won't go too far

Welcome to my world, Larry.

Rev Larry..... as of 3 pm you now have the 8th donated stove.

I just stopped at Fastenal and picked up the NOS Sears stove that I had shipped from Springfield Massachusetts.

I will unload it in the morning and remove it from the crate. I won't be able to get to work on it for a few weeks, but when I get back from Tennessee I will go over it and get it ready to deliver to you.

It shouldn't need much more than to be resealed and painted since it was never taken out of the crate much less been fired.

I will keep you updated .

Paulie

I told the church about this on Sunday. I had no idea that it was this close to fruition!!!!

Still in the crate should only need some resealing and gaskets and be ready to fire.

We will help some families stay warm this winter and still be able to buy some groceries.

blrman07 wrote:I told the church about this on Sunday. I had no idea that it was this close to fruition!!!!

Still in the crate should only need some resealing and gaskets and be ready to fire.

We will help some families stay warm this winter and still be able to buy some groceries.

Reverend, there are those of us on here that ain't fooling around.

You started the ministy, and we are going to help where we can. I'm just hoping you can get the help to install these stoves. Because we are here to find them and help get them to you so you can help the people that need it.

blrman07 wrote:I told the church about this on Sunday. I had no idea that it was this close to fruition!!!!

Still in the crate should only need some resealing and gaskets and be ready to fire.

We will help some families stay warm this winter and still be able to buy some groceries.

It's not going to need much Rev. I unloaded it this morning and had to take a peek. Other than some surface rust it looks great. I will give it the full blast, seal, and paint and it will be ready for a new home.
I didn't see the center grate shaker handle extension or the two screws that hold on the flue outlet flange, but other than that she is complete !

Paulie

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Man, check out them firebricks! How sweet it is!

joeq wrote:Man, check out them firebricks! How sweet it is!

Now ....... If I can find a 100 year old, never fired base burner still in the crate,

That would really make my day !

Paulie

Pauliewog wrote:

joeq wrote:Man, check out them firebricks! How sweet it is!

Now ....... If I can find a 100 year old, never fired base burner still in the crate,

That would really make my day !

Paulie

You mean you don't Paul?

I see the "coal angels" have been very busy . Good on all of you !!!!!!!!!!

Paul

Paulie you have done well Bless You!!!

Nice find Paulie, that will help a family stay warm for many years to come.

Rev. Larry, has there been any progress on the Pay Pal account where you can accept financial donations yet?

Randy

Ok now that the Meet and Greet has been held it is the official start time for Stove and Heat Ministry.

I have homes for the Locke 120 and two other similar stoves. I will start getting them ready for install in two weeks.

We have 3 more stoves after them and a coal fired OLD keystoker hot air furnace that was given to us to rebuild or scrap. I can rebuild it by replacing the stoker with one that I have from an old D&S stove. Just need a mounting plate made and the hopper rebuilt and it will be ready to go.

We are in pretty good shape for stoves right now. I expect to see some pop up in the area before long. The ones that are hitting right now the folks want WAY too much money for their scrap stuff. They are really proud of them I guess by looking at their asking prices.

You may not believe this but it is hard to give away stoves that are fully functional, ready to go, transported and installed for free and all the person needs is an operational chimney. They are looking for the "hook."