Consider a report concerning the 46,000-square-foot assembly hall in southern Ontario:

“Our building will be financed by contributions and interest-free loans from Jehovah’s witnesses themselves. Eighty percent of the funds are contributions, mostly of modest amounts from those of modest income. There were no fund drives, no games of chance, no powerful appeals. The need was merely explained. We thank God for this generous spirit.”

Willingness to build necessary equipment instead of buying it sometimes resulted in further substantial savings. A report of efforts to convert a dance hall at St. Luc, south of Montreal, into a place for Christian assemblies affords an example:

“To solve refrigeration problems a Witness who is an expert in this field, along with a group of unskilled helpers, constructed four large walk-in refrigeration and freezer units. The total cost was under $1,000. It is estimated that these units would have cost from fifteen to twenty times as much if built by an outside contractor.”

A report of the renovation taking place at St. Luc states:

“No outside help was required for the extensive renovations. Many working at secular jobs in the city would leave for the assembly hall immediately after work and often would remain until early morning. Thus we were able to have our first assembly less than seven weeks after gaining possession of the building.”

Witnesses in Winnipeg, who looked forward to having the first assembly in their renovated theater by January 1972, write:

“As December 1971 came along, the brothers could see that there was a lot of work yet to be done before dedication day. Therefore, many worked full time at the hall, some driving 50 to 130 miles to help. The work became fast and furious. And it was completed on time.”