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A
large amount of fill dirt had to be brought in to raise
the level of the ground behind the original church
building. Hauling and compaction took place in the
latter months of 2004. In this picture, the site is
ready and preparations for construction are being made
in January of 2005. |
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After a great
deal of rain delay in early 2005, the site is ready for
concrete to be brought in during April 2005. |
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And
the concrete begins to roll in April 4, 2005. |
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Special equipment was necessary to reach across
the large area the new building will cover. |
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Workers
tackle the enormous job of smoothing the many yards of
concrete. |
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With the concrete in place, it is time for wood
to start arriving. |
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The
new building extends from the back of the original
church building. The structures will be joined by
two doorways, one from the bottom level of the church
and one from the upper level of the church. The
upper doorway will replace a stained glass window on the
back wall of the church and will lead to the elevator
that is part of the new structure. (Click on the
window link at the left to find out what happened to the
stained glass window that got replaced by a doorway.) |
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In
late April, walls begin to emerge... |
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followed
by roof trusses in early May. |
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A large wooden skeleton shows the outline of
the building by mid-May. |
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Layer
by layer... |
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the
new building emerges. |
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As the exterior takes shape, the inside of the
building is coming together as well. |
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Watch
the transformation of the large fellowship hall area of
the building from this... |
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to
this... |
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to
this... |
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Cabinets
are installed in the generously appointed kitchen. |
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Anticipation
builds for the dedication service and moving of offices
into the new space as construction nears completion. |
