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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…

Our newest work team has been installing the grids and hanging ceiling tiles in several areas of the building! Thanks to everyone who has been helping, and if you are interested in joining the work, simply contact the church office – 378-2651 The work is progressing well, and it’s been a great place to…

Work is continuing inside the new building at a quick pace now and it is a blessing to watch things beginning to take a more finished look! Take a look at the stage. The entry is also ready to paint, and yesterday there was some fantastic sunlight coming in through the entryway doors! And…

How amazing to realize that we are only 2-4 months from using this new facility! There is a lot of good work that has been completed, namely on the stage! With our team of volunteers finishing the framing we have also gained a second floor of storage space behind the stage. This is a…

Our Volunteer teams are awesome! Wires are going in, networks are being netted (or whatever the right word for that is), rooms are being framed, and there is joy on the worksite! Take a look at the back wall of the multipurpose area! You can see the kitchen on the right side and the…

The work has resumed! This time it’s with our own volunteers. Yesterday our volunteer crew began to build the stage, began to dig the drainage tile, finished the office wing walls of the new church and began to chalk out our fantastic real-people-sized bathrooms! All three of them! Remember we have added a family…

The workers from Ameren are at the site today setting up the transformer to provide power to the new building. It’s good weather for the work, and another exciting step towards finishing the project! Please continue to be in prayer for a safe worksite, and for a safe harvest, as we have many church…

We have some really exciting news to share with you today! First of all thank you so much for your continued support. We started this year with the project still needing over 28,000 dollars and now only just over 6,000 is needed for construction between now and the end of the year! Your support…

The church property on Seminary street is now officially for sale! For any with specific interest in the details of the property and the sale you can find a lot of great information here on a sheet prepared by our excellent trustees. Please be in prayer for the sale of the building and this…

A big step in the building process took place last week on a Tuesday afternoon. The Sunday morning crowd yesterday got to see it first hand, and we have some great pictures to share with you here. Our Stained glass has begun the move from the old location to the new one! Watching the…

The great brickwork at the church continues. Here are a few shots of the work at the new location.

The brick is being added today! And should you have not seen it yet, our church staff has produced a virtual tour of the inside of the building!