OUR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 

NOTES
 
1997 – Separate account started in church treasury for New Building.

2001 – Committee formed to consider the feasibility of building new building.

2002 – Committee projected could possibly start building in 5 to 10 years.

2003 November 22 – $91,000.00 in New Building Fund. Need to raise $290,000.00 in cash and pledges to start building.

2003 November 23 – CELEBRATION OF SACRIFICE SERVICE:  $52,838.50 cash given and $229,422.72 in pledges made for over the next three years. 27 people pledged “gifts of work” for the project.

2004 May 30 – Congregation voted “yes” to start building if bids came in at or under $800,000. (Bids did come in under $800,000.) 
 


2004 August 20 – Started moving earth and grading of the property.

2004 August 29 – FORMAL GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY

Those participating in the Ground Breaking Ceremony

David Kester, Minister, age 46

Wayne Fahning, Elders Chairman
& Building Committee Chairman, age 64

Gregg Giersdorf, Elder & Board Chairman, age 50

David H Lloyd, Retired Elder & Board Chairman, age 87

Virginia Gish, Charter Member Descendant
& Congregation Member, age 85

Bernice Dickie, Congregation Member, age 88

Graydon Dickie, Elder, age 50

Laura Dickie, Congregation Member, age 11

Anna Dickie, Congregation’s Youngest Member, age 9

And the CONGREGATION

2004 October 4 – Pour concrete slab.

2004 October 7 – First lumber construction began.

2004 October 21 – First rafters placed.

2004 November 3 – Raised & set the 8½-ton steel beam.

2004 December 4 – Finish shingling roof.

2004 December 21 – Begin interior wall insulation.

2004 December 27 – Raised & set the steeple.

2005 January 23 – “Prayer & Praise”- First congregational service in the building.

2005 January 24 – Begin Exterior Siding.

2005 February 13 – Second congregational service in the building – Several people of our congregation gathered formally in the new building to write their favorite Bible verses on the concrete floors. The verses were a visible reminder to us that God’s Church is held firm by the foundation found in His Word, the Bible. This building was God’s building, not ours. Until the carpet was laid in May 2005, more and more people came to write verses. 115 verses were recorded as being written through out the building on the concrete floor and stage sub flooring.  To see pictures of this event, click here.

2005 February 25 – Session 1 to foil wrap stained glass window pieces – Sister in Christ, Dr. Karen Luce, of Rochester, MN, agreed to design and make the stained glass windows for the front of our sanctuary. By trade, Karen is a PhD licensed counselor. By interest, she a stained glass artist.   For more background explanation and pictures of the stained glass windows, click here.
 
2005 March 3 – Group paint day and first group meal in the building.  To see pictureof this event, click here.

2005 March 26 – Easter early worship service held in building.

2005 April 22 – Two tall stained glass windows installed.

2005 May early – Install carpeting.

2005 June 5 – FIRST REGULAR SERVICES IN NEW BUILDING

2005 August 28 – Open House to tour building – 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

2005 September 6 – Large round stained glass mounted on wall.
 
2005 September 25 – Dedication Service of the new building – 2:00 p.m. Our Dedication Service was held on the same day we hosted our annual FRIEND DAY. During the morning Friend Day worship service we had 500 attend! It was incredible! About 400 stayed for our noon meal. 300 attended the Dedication Service. Considering our sanctuary proper seats about 200 persons (when packed in), we were so grateful for the instant overflow space into the fellowship hall. During the morning worship service, people were seated clear back to the west windows of the fellowship hall, with some in the kitchen and nursery besides. To see pictures of the Dedication Day, click here.
 
It was a
GREAT DAY of CELEBRATION
to our LORD!

2008 June 9 – Begin pouring concrete for parking lot directly in front of church building. 
 
 
 
 
People at Work
See additional pictures of people at work in the below
categories of PAINTING and STAINED GLASS WINDOWS.
  
 
 
 
 
Contruction in 2004
 
 
 
 
 
 
Construction in 2005
 
 
 
 
 
Floor Verses
click here
 
 
 
 
Painting
click here
 
 
 
 
Stained Glass Windows
click here
 
 
 
 
Dedication Day
September 25, 2005
click here