Building Update 5/12/21

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 pad, the sidewalks, entryways, and handicapped parking spots.

Inside though we are taking some great steps to continue to finish the building. You can see here the ceiling in the fellowship hall is now completely finished, and as the HVAC work progresses, other ceilings of the rooms will be finished as well. Notice also the stove for the kitchen just waiting to be moved in once the kitchen flooring is finished!

The process of framing the stage has begun and it’s an exciting piece of work to be talking about! Here the framing of the stained glass windows has just begun.

And in this next photo we have the screens hung, and you can get a better picture of the stained glass frame! Below you can see a more full version, including baseboards, all just tacked up there for review, the pieces will all be taken down again, sanded, and stained to match the color of the doors, a nice dark walnut. With the windows mission, all design elements are not there yet, but it is exciting to see the stage take a more final shape.

We readily admit that some of this last finish work is taking a bit longer than we had anticipated, and that there have been some unforeseen delays, but the good news is that the work has never stopped, only slowed down a bit. Each week more portions of the building are reaching their final state and we think it’s pretty safe to say we’ll be in the new building by or before the fall.

Ministries are now beginning to talk about storage areas in their planning for the move, and we’ll have some exciting summer work before us once we have occupancy of the new building! Please pray for continued safety and for good weather for concrete!