It was June 1898 when Rev. Titus Davis was to have remarked that after years of united effort, but with many a struggle, the work was completed and ‘our new church, the most beautiful and suitable and helpful for true Christian worship … shall stand as a monument to God’s goodness to us and our unfailing gratitude to Him.’[1] In 2005, documentation began for “ministry-focused renovation” to address ‘immediate needs on 3 levels’ for renovations to the church ‘to create a more accessible, light-filled, people-friendly space.’ God grant that our ministry reach out unceasingly as another building project comes to completion.
On-going maintenance projects and up-keep will take the place of the Building Project this year. The ‘Session Room’ has been painted and the rug and chairs are scheduled for a thorough cleaning. A new conference table is being sought to fully utilize this room again for meetings, conferences, and learning experiences. The choir room floor is to be refinished and new paint and lighting will greatly enhance the space. Downstairs, the Youth Kitchen bar will be constructed using the salvaged upper cabinets from the old parlor kitchen, which will complete the major construction projects for the Youth Center. Still needed are bar stools and countertops to seat 8 to 10 people. The remaining porcelain tile from the new foyers will be installed at the bottom of the new Cave stairwell. The remaining vinyl tile from the Cave will be installed in the Youth Lounge/Youth Director Office and that area will be cleaned out and painted also. Positioning of coat racks and bulletin boards upstairs and down will begin soon. After the failure of an archaic electric panel on 12-23 and its hasty replacement 12-24, electricians will return to recommend additional preventive work projects. The culprit point of the sewage back-up problems was ground out to a 3” flow diameter and all hope is this would be the last report of sewage problems for a very long while. Reception kitchen countertops will be templated for fabrication this month and installation in February. The new windows in Reception will be installed very soon, and final painting and contract punch list items will be attended to.
Work remains to be done for upgrades and re-installation of the organ and completion of the new sound system. With construction almost complete – contract payments are due. Your pledge payments help church cash flow. Thank You!
Faithfully yours; Beth Bowlby, Dave Costain, Lester Erich, Ray Ferreira, Betsy Kamienowski, Louis Kilgore, Tom Rodgers, Carol Wilson, and Advocate Al Donato
[1] Windows of the Past, by Jane Hall Spangler, pg. 151
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