Building Update

By Thursday of this week the copper work will be finished on the cupola. The cupola is now scheduled to be lifted onto the roof next week on Tuesday (9/23/08) at 10:00am. If you want to witness it, be there before 10:00am and bring a camera.

Monday (9/22/08) - plumbing work will begin.

Tuesday (9/23/08) - the cupola will be lifted into place.

Wednesday (9/24/08) - electrical work will be started.  

Thursday (9/25/08) - carpentry work to begin on the roof.

Tuesday (9/30/08) - steel will be delivered for the back half of the building.

!!!PRAYER REQUEST!!!  We are asking for the Town of Montgomerys approval to hook into their fire suppression loop which ends across the street on Bracken Road. If approved, we would then have to run piping under Rt. 208 to the building. Then it could be hooked up to our buildings fire sprinkler system . Please pray for this to be approved and for it to happen quickly so that it doesn’t delay the project. Thoughout our building project the town has been very good to us and we are grateful to them for all they have done for us so far.   

On your way to church this weekend, drive by the building site and see the impressive beginning of the church building. It has been a very successful week, the massive laminated wood arches are standing in place, the window frame arches have been installed and the roof work has begun. If you are impressed by what you see, remember only half of the frame is up, the back half of the building will be constructed out of steel ( the steel will arrive on site on 9/29/08).

The highlight of next week will be the completion of the cupola which will stand about 35 feet high from the center of the sanctuary roof. The top eight feet of the cupola is a cross covered in copper. The cupola is currently being constructed and is on the ground next to the building. On Friday of next week a crane will be used to lift it up on top of the roof.

Over the rest of September, some plumbing, electrical and roof work will be done.     

Our mortgage application to the ECCU ( Evangelical Christian Credit Union ) was dated  September 25, 2007. Today, almost one year later, we finally closed on our mortgage! We now officially have the money we need to build our new church building.  When this process began, about six or seven years ago, it was considered by some an impossible dream at best. Look at what God has done. Take a moment to consider it, breathe it in. We stand amazed at His mighty power and His glorious love for us. We are the recipients of continuous and overwhelming blessings. Let the building begin…