Construct

First Day Assembly Worship in our new building.

Grass growing, draining ditch being completed, floor waxed, baptistry being finished.

A newly striped parking lot and an incredible ramp! The stairs were rebuilt from several days ago...weren't in code compliance. Now they are.

Handrails, trailer move, cleaning pavement for painting, stairs taken out (why?), and dumpster cube.

New grass, trees, dumpster guard, chairs, stairs, ramp, and so much more.

Final paving complete. Ramp almost done.

Paving almost done! Carpet fully installed. All looks good.

Ready to pave...again. Ramp going up. Carpet going down.

So close to paving...

The night before paving day!

Most of the lot is ready for paving. If only the rain would stop.

Unfortunately, rain today so work slowed down. Rain may prevent further work tomorrow. Note rebar that tells the height of the pavement foundation.

Monday. First layers for under the pavement. Perfect day for work outside. Unfortunately, rain forecast for tomorrow so possible delay in paving this week.

Some GREAT aerial shots of the property. Work on the dumpster area and ramp area. These may be the LAST pictures of our property prior to paving of the parking lot.

This place is taking shape from the inside out. See the work beginning on the ramp between the buildings.

New canopy going up in the middle of a rain storm.

Concrete pour for sidewalks.

Electricity, lights, canopy foundation, sidewalk and parking curb forms, and running water!

Only days away from curbs and paving. Unless rain stops us, this will happen quickly.

Major steps toward completion of the facility. Much work beginning outside in preparation for paving, landscaping, and so forth.

Lots of changes and progress. The little things...

Paint inside, the disconnected well, big fans to keep the air clear, bathroom ceilings. So much!

On a rainy Sunday, see the sewer connection in neighboring Sheltons Run subdivision, duct work being installed, sheetrock being taped and mudded, and covered ditches and trenches on the property.

Sewer almost done, much inside work, HVAC going in, connections to the old building.

Major excavation!

The last major excavation is taking place right now, sheetrock is going up, and the roof is now completely covered.

New glass doors, lighting in the auditorium area overhead, much more wiring and electrical, funny and suspicious wiring of the telephone/Internet circuit, the arrival of the final pieces of roofing (not yet installed though), and water hookup very soon.

Getting ready for today's Ministry Fair, the first official major meeting in our new building expansion.

Windows are being installed, much internal wiring, platforms for air handling, more doors installed, and wood for door casings.

First signs of electrical, window facings are being installed, the faux ceiling mounts are going in, and the place is generally being secured with doors more and more.

Much inside work. Baptistry has shown up for mounting. Bathroom piping is being secured. Absolutely, the rooms and doors and such are easily seen now.

Many more rooms taking form, fire hydrant now permanently in place, roof almost done. It is really starting to look like a building!

Water line installed, a new fire hydrant, and inside rooms taking shape.

More walls, roof, insulation, water lines, and the final steps of our own fire hydrant.

Walls are going up and the water and sewer line is being trenched along with our very own fire hydrant!

Windows, doors, siding, and the place is beginning to look like home.

One door is up (who will use that?), a backwall panel is up, and a trophy car is demonstrated on the floor.

The steel is up and the result is something that looks like a big auditorium of some kind. Watch out...still lots of loose pieces and parts on the site.

The first steel is bolted to the slab. Suddenly, the project takes on a three dimensional aspect as it now rises up from the ground.

Getting ready for steel!

Ready for steel! This site looks like a big basketball court (except for the pipes). It looks great.

Put away for one week under a cover of tarps and plastic, the concrete pour needs to harden, cure, and set with little or no bother. It is this setting process which provides the concrete with its static strength.

After many months, we now have a building pad! Doesn't all of that smooth, green cement just make you want to take a dive in?

Deconstruction! These photos are about the removal of a footer around our building due to incorrect concrete mixtures. The good news is that we are on our way again. (Boy, who is going to carry away all of the rubble?)

Getting ready for the final slab pour.

Foundation Cut at 2:45PM on Wednesday, December 21, 2005. Other pictures build up to the cut and then depict the additional work around the soon-to-be concrete slab for the new building.

Some final pictures before the footers are poured...assuming the weather cooperates. This mud hole will quickly turn into our new and very special building. Once the footers are in, the expansion project becomes far less dependent on weather conditions.

Our building showed up! It is like an Erector set. Probably thousands of parts. It was offloaded about 10AM today. Hard to imagine what it will look like seeing it laying on the ground like this.

The heavy equipment is back! And our last and favorite tree stump is now gone, too. Our old front yard is now getting ready for footers and a foundation.

Clean-up and recovery from our flood. Anne and Tonya are our heros! See the carpet being pulled up, the floors being painted, and the moving of all of the downstairs furniture.

An attempt to stem the water from flowing into our septic tanks outside. The mud was easily calf-deep. The rain was coming down in sheets!

The first day of our "sewer flood". What a mess! See the damage and clean-up on Friday.

Temporary electrical poles and power is being installed and should be done in several days.

A mysterious hole appeared in the overhead of one of our classrooms. Actually, no mystery at all...just work to find water and sewer pipes.