Construction Zone

After the December 1, 2003 fire which destroyed our historic building on the corner of Holy and Broadway, we began to plan for the future. We entered a transitional period of "tabernacling" (just as Moses and the Israelites did on their journey from Egypt to the Promised Land). We met in the Pitman Middle School until June of 2004. We then renovated a downtown store front and renamed it the "Worship and Education Center" (WE Center), to be our next temporary home. At first the WE Center had only a small chapel, so we held our larger services in the Broadway Theater. When the theater became unavailable, we renovated again and held everything in the WE Center.

During that time we also planned for construction of our new building. We decided to purchase land on the corner of Lambs Road and Broadway and to relocate our church by building a new home.

But we have also been planning for the construction of a new Church (not just the building our Church meets in). We re-evaluated what our mission is, who we are, and how we can best meet our community's needs. This page shows how we built a new building, but you'll have to visit us in person to see how we're building a new Church!

Our Building Rises...
When construction began in March 2006, we began taking a series of photos from several different locations and angles around the construction site. Construction was completed in June of 2007 and we held our first worship service on Sunday July 1, 2007.
Click a link and see a "time lapse" of our church rising from the ground.

Highlights Along the Way...
During the 15 months of construction, we we were blessed with several "milestones" of encouragement.

Steeple Raising- For weeks we watched as the steeple was constructed on the ground and gradually took shape. On November 27, 2006 the steeple was raised and we held a service of blessing across the street as the cross was placed on top of the steeple. Slide show videos were made to document each event. Click the following links to see what happened: Steeple Cross

Stained Glass Windows- One of the most memorable features of our old building were its stained glass windows. The sanctuary featured a large window over the alter depicting the resurrection, a set of three large windows on the side of the sanctuary, and a smaller set of three windows in the chapel which was on the opposite side of the sanctuary. Miraculously, all of these windows survived the fire, and they have been installed in our new building.
We really began to feel at home once these windows emerged from storage to take their new places in our new building.
The following pictures were taken during and shortly after the installation. Click on the thumbnail to see the full view.

Views from the Air- Charlie Swiatocha of Aerial Photo Express provided us with many "bird's Eye" views of the construction as the building took shape. Click on the thumbnail to see the full view: