New Building

The project is on the move again!  On 150 you can see our excavators beginning to work on what will become the concrete foundation of the new church.  We’ll continue to keep you posted week by week as new improvements to the site begin.  As we take a look at the physical foundation of…

As we await dryer weather and the arrival of the electric utility to the worksite, it’s a great time to update you on the fantastic work of our Legacy team.  They have been busy at work gathering pictures from the congregation, histories from local archives, lists of pastors who have served, and much more. …

While we continue to wait for better weather, this Sunday we heard an update from the Trustees. The three center panels of the largest stained glass windows of the church will soon be removed (in late-mid March or early April). They are being removed now to give enough time for them to be prepared…

All that moisture and weather that is slowing the project down came together on Sunday to make an absolutely beautiful picture: a blank canvas upon which will be written the next chapter of a church that has served in this town since 1833. A place that we pray God can use to bless our…

While we continue to wait for better temps and less water in the ground, our church is quite busy preparing for the move. Our Legacy team is collecting photographs of our history, and looking into the village and county archives to best tell the story of our church (which began in 1833!). Our Publicity…

If you get the chance to drive by the site you can spot the new sign that shows a fully up-to-date rendering of the new building. It’s great to have a fresh new vision for 2020. We pray that the promise of a modern church building on this new site will bring excitement and…

Nothing new to report this week, as we pause, spend time with family, and remember the blessing of Jesus Christ. Our church wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas. If you’re able to join us for Christmas Eve we meet at 102 S Seminary at 5:00 and 7:00 PM. May the Lord bless…

The worksite has a beautiful Christmas look to it! We always knew that the weather could (and likely would) slow us down a bit and now that has happened. The building pad will require some optimum conditions to get it just right for our new church. In a few months, when spring hits, you…

It was cold today but the ground was way less muddy than when we gathered to break ground. The building footprint had been marked out with stakes that showed where the corners and edges were. Each stake was also marked to show how high the foundation would need to be in each area. A…

12/6/2019 The fence is up, piles of gravel are arriving (you can see them in the background) and the work continues even on a colder day like today. Please pray for the safety of all working on the site, and for weather that is good enough to set some important and upcoming foundation work.…

The excavators have begun their work today!  They’re putting up the necessary fencing, and beginning the work of removing the first few layers of dirt from the field.  You can just begin to see a bit of the footprint of the new location (building and parking lot) on the field now.  If the weather…

This past Sunday (11/24/19) after the worship service, members of the church gathered at 11:00 to break ground on the new facility. We walked all the way into the field to the place where the front door of the new church would be (and we took a lot of the field with us on…

In the photo you can see the first piece of equipment on the site, a grader, to start the excavation process. The utilities have been marked and on the temporary sign you can even see what our new address will be: 205 S Highway Avenue We promise that a much better looking sign is…

Thanks for reading! As our project gets started it’s our hope to give regular weekly updates on the building process, we’re starting out this week with just a little bit of history: Construction projects aren’t new for the Downs United Methodist. Our Congregation has been in existence here in the Tri-Valley area since 1833.…