Hello,

Nov 4, 2025, is Pastor Brian Kelly’s 50th Birthday. To celebrate his birthday, and thirty years of street ministry, and prepare for the opening of a Bible institute, we are doing a fundraiser for a library bookshelves for the church. These bookshelves will be floor to almost the ceiling.

Some backstory on the memorial of how the books were acquired. Brian's mom, Roberta, died at age 59 after two strokes around age 49. Brian was age 14-24. Roberta was eating her lunch, and the facility didn’t strap her down. She fell out of the chair and broke her hip. For a week, she was screaming, and nobody knew why. An Indian doctor came in, called for an x-ray or MRI, and found the broken hip. She gave up and then died in her sleep when she was 59 years old. She went home to glory, safe in the arms of Jesus. Brian and his brothers and father each received a settlement, and Brian used his to purchase a vast King James Bible Defense library. The many books in this Peter S. Ruckman library, with sentimental connection to the memory of his mother Roberta, need a home, but the only way in Manhattan is to go up vertical as high as possible.

We were able to find used Parker House bookshelves on Facebook marketplace to save money. We acquired 8 sections and now just need to purchase more as more sections come up for sale.

Please prayerfully consider donating to our library project, and let’s make Pastor Brian Kelly and the King James Bible Baptist Church have the best fiftieth birthday ever.

thank you to everyone who donated. I’ve attached some photos. We have a ladder that’s not set up yet and we are getting Parker House Catalina series used off Facebook marketplace and Craig’s list as they become available. So far from two separate sources.