Early April 2005, the daffodils and other spring flowers are emerging. The snow is gone. The mud is slowly drying. Spring is here!!!
This picture (taken 04/08/05) is from the approach to the church site. Some day it will be FILLED with flowers. For now the emerging blooms portend what is to be, perhaps symbolic of the basement walls now awaiting steel and wood framing to come in the next few weeks. This is the beginning of truly exciting times.
As of April 11, 2005, the foundation and walls for the church basement and the front porch are completed and backfilled. Extensive grading, cutting, and filling as well as more tree removal is complete. Structural steel has been delivered and awits installation. This is expected to begin in mid-April.
Providing funds are available, the building may be ready for use in late 2005, although with many deferred elements. Although these decisions will be made as the project progresses, some items currently planned for deferral are the onion domes, new commercial kitchen appliances, finishes for floors and trimwork, air conditioning, optional bathrooms, etc. These and many other elements will be added over years as funding is available. Please consider helping with a donation of any size.
