New Building

Our wonderful kitchen is taking shape and ready for use! The trustees, volunteers, and building committee have done a fantastic job installing the last fixtures. We are also thankful for a recent donation of a commercial refrigerator and freezer! Additionally, the kitchen has also passed the health department inspection, and it is ready for…

The sale on the old building, on Seminary street, closed yesterday afternoon.  Our congregation began in 1833, and started to use that site, on seminary street in 1909.  It served our church very well for many years and many renovations.  We are thankful to God for the history of our congregation and our time…

As the we get ready to close on the old property this week, we really want to thank our Trustees, UMW and Volunteers for their great work this weekend. All came together on Friday and Saturday to move the last pieces of equipment from the old location to the new, and to do final…

Blessings to all our readers as the season of Lent Begins! We haven’t had a building update in a while but we have two great steps to celebrate. Village Zoning Approval We are very thankful for the village approval of the rezoning for the old ministry site. This is an important step toward the…

Something old… Something new… As we get ready to have our first communion service in the new building this Sunday it’s a good time to take a look at some of the ways we are preserving our history! Communion is a sacrament the church has been keeping for 2000 years, and to host that…

We have had our third big move of equipment from the old location to the new. Our High School youth group, and a team of great volunteers all pitched in last knight and moved a trailer full of equipment, boxes and furniture to the new location! Our first trip of moving ministry equipment over…

As we near the finish line, we want to thank our great volunteers from yesterday, who poured the last piece of concrete that was needed for us to open! The next Step for all is THIS SATURDAY. It is a very important work day, as we will be finishing the last pieces of the…

The wood is up for the cross on the entryway. It’s one of the Pastor’s favorite features of the new building. All enter through the sign of the cross, for it is Christ who brought us together, Christ’s sacrifice that saves us, and Christ’s example that inspires us to ministry! The sound equipment is…

Great work done this week by our volunteers! Some more important parts of the concrete work have been finished now, including the entryway! There is some important drying/curing time for this work and then we move on to parking lot grading and last minute work before final building inspections. We hope it is exciting…

We have had some great progress on the concrete today. The south front sidewalk, the entry to the building, and the patch under the awning are all finished. If the weather holds this week you should see even more concrete finished! Additionally we have some cleanup work that individuals and ministries can participate in…

And MORE Concrete! This particular piece of concrete is very important for setting our opening day! The entryway off of State Route 150 has to be poured in two sections (so we can still drive in if needed) and each section has to have a good curing time before it’s usable. Very exciting to…

Some great concrete work going on this week! And back at the old location we’re busy packing up the offices and the church supplies in the basement and kitchen. The back lighting is being finished for the sanctuary stained glass and the Ad Board is busy discussing some really exciting worship questions like which…

Our attention has been focused lately on Vacation Bible School which was a fantastic success. We were able to host an excited crew of kids this week (often around 50) and we were able to do so safely, with many portions of VBS happening outside due to the great weather! Thanks to our many…

Rain, rain go away. Come again another day! What a large amount of water we have been experiencing lately! With our concrete pours being the next big step, we are very much experiencing a rain delay on any outside work. The inside however has a few new finishes that we’d love to share. The…

Exciting new steps are being accomplished indoors. We know you can’t see it from the road, but take a look inside and out at the good work going on! ALSO THE STAINED GLASS IS IN! But this is all we’re showing online, just enough to get a look at the trim and a corner.…

Some great work has been going on at the new building in the past week. We have received delivery of the chairs for the chapel! We are also seeing some great work on the kitchen. Here you can see the hood and one of the sinks are installed! The work on the back wall…

Progress on the exterior has slowed down a bit as we wait for the right weather to do some very important concrete pours. Warmer nights and dryer days are needed to pour the entrance from 150 (which will be done in 2 parts each with a six week curing time), and then the HVAC…

You may have noticed that the building looks quite different in the evening! We have exterior parking lot lights up now. More of the carpet will soon be added to the building. We are looking forward to seeing more rooms turn out like our fantastic new nursery Also the appliances for the kitchen have…

Stage Lights! Earlier this week we had a great team of tech volunteers who met and learned how to assemble the lights for the church, and they were professionally hung, aimed, and programmed. These are just the first four lights of the lighting system. We have designed the sanctuary with several lighting locations that…

Thank you to our awesome volunteers! Great work was done this Friday and Saturday, and new opportunities will soon be arriving to help again. We are taking on the responsibility of the final clean for the new building project! It was a great day of work, of fellowship, and of clearing away quite a…

We have two awesome opportunities to volunteer with the new building this week. Take a look at them below and we hope you can make it to one of them! Friday April 9 at 5:30 PM On this day we need strong volunteers ready to help us relocate some of the equipment and materials…

As Holy Week continues and we look forward to Maundy Thursday services this evening, there are some exciting improvements at the new church building to celebrate as well. The walls of the worship area have received their first coat of paint and are looking fantastic! Also check out these new doors. Much thanks to…

Lots of new improvements at the sight this last weekend and this week let’s head inside and take a look! There are quite a few new elements of plumbing being installed. The toilets are in most of the restrooms (including the new restroom in the nursery for the smallest of our members). We’ve also…

Lots of small infrastructure added to the building recently. The running of pipes and cables and wires to all the places they need to go is nearing completion! But, as exciting as pipes and wifi can be, let’s finish this update up with a few bigger shots of some of our spaces we will…

The Lights are in, for the sanctuary and for the youth room. They are being wired and added to other areas of the building as well. Our church is still doing some of the work on our own as well. A very large thank you to all who have worked on the ceiling grid…

Some exciting new portions of the project are happening this week, and you can also see some of the great work done by our volunteer team with the hanging of the ceiling tiles! Thank you for your prayers and support! The work continues and we are busy planning an opening day. Right now that…