Betty Hall was the general chair of
the Building Campaign and Cal Bilger was chair of the Building
Construction Committee.
GROUND BREAKING WAS JULY 27, 2003
We Officially Began!
On Sunday, July 27, we had a glorious
day for our official Groundbreaking. We worshipped together, and the
sermon was based on two Scripture passages used for the groundbreaking of
the C.E. building. Then we went outside, where we sang and prayed
together, using an adapted version of the liturgy also from the C.E.
building groundbreaking. Art Phipps, our oldest
member at age 95, turned over the first shovel of dirt... and Soren Downing,
our youngest member at age 2, turned over the second.
Members of the Building Committee hefted buckets of rocks, labeled with
members and friends names and surrounded with their blessings, into the
footing trench.
And, gradually the new addition to the front
of our church took form:
And, inside changes were taking place as well...
While we were without our sanctuary, we did well in
Fellowship Hall:
But, on Jan 4th, 2004, here we were:
And new rooms were great:
A rededication service was held Feb 8th...it was
a great celebration!
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our Cornerstone Ceremonies
Click to see our Final Report on the Building Campaign Loan Pay-Off
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