NCC Update

KIDS ARE COMING, KIDS ARE COMING!

2008-07-25T10:24:00.000-07:00

This Saturday there is a work day to ready the Children's Ministry Wing for the children who are coming in September.

Remember the poster that Miss Joy put up? This is it. She had a few of the kids help to clean the plastic chairs a while back. This time it needs adult attention to make the wing ready for the children. Please try to help; there is only one month left to get everything ready.

Also, if you haven't signed up for the legacy wall to make up the shortfall for our new century project, and most of you haven't since the bulletin shows only ten of the one hundred needed, please consider adding your part.
At this level the elevator will not even get the shaft! ( or maybe it has).
The elevator is not just for old folks like me. There is at least one child who is wheelchair bound that can not get to the new senior high room because it is on the second floor. Without this addition to our building we are turning people away.

Thanks for your consideration in this,

Dave Frank

Boiler Room activity

2008-04-23T11:40:00.000-07:00

This past Monday the Horst team started the day early and finished the day tired and dirty!

The new gas fired boilers were delivered a few weeks ago. Before they can be installed the old, oil fired burners needed to be removed. No small task, the two burners were the size of a locomotive and needed to be pulled out of the boiler room with a crane truck!

A new cement floor will be poured next week. A block room will be constructed to house the new boilers. The stairs exiting to the parking lot will be replaced and a new, interior stairway, will be created using the closet space in the "Sunbeam" room.

As the project continues and God uses us to raise the funds, the stairway outside the library will be removed, opening the hallway on the first and second level.

As Dave wrote a few days ago, we are on schedule to be able to enjoy air conditioning in every room in the church this summer, [except the kitchen. Like Hillary said... "if you can't take the heat... get out of the kitchen."]

Thanks for your part in this incredible project!

Pastor Bob

ITS GONNA BE A COOL SUMMER

2008-04-14T10:12:00.000-07:00

This is part of the new air conditioning being installed at the church. Yes it's bigger than the one you have at home, but the church building is also bigger as well. I believe that the heat gets turned off at the end of the month so the old boilers can be replaced. If you have been to church lately and are observant you will have noticed that the pile of air conditioning parts in room 103 has been slowly getting smaller. However if you happened to look up you should have seen where a lot of the parts went.

If you haven't already agreed to being part of the one percent solution, please consider doing so. It would be soo nice to have an accessible building and the elevator is in the Phase II list. One percent over a two year period is only $104 per month. You can even get your name on the legacy wall if you choose to do that.

Dave

NEW OFFICE IS UP AND RUNNING

2008-04-04T07:33:00.001-07:00

I went on vacation down south where it is warm and came back to a lot of changes here at the Chapel. I will put some additional pictures here in the next few days.
This is what you see when you enter the new office facility at lunch time (notice the lack of staff in the picture)! The office is spacious, the furniture is new, and the staff seems to be enjoying this new facility. The door in the back is Pastor Bob's office. The other two pastors live in the upstairs which also contains a conference room.
I had titled this picture "Terry's new digs" but the title doesn't show on the blog.

Dave

COOL RUNNINGS

2008-03-01T12:28:00.000-08:00

If you LOOK UP at the stuff installed in the ceiling you can see part of the new air conditioning equipment. The end of this box has high and low pressure fittings like the one in your home unit. These will be connected to the outside condenser unit. The long side of this box has many smaller fittings to feed the other part of the system called air handlers. These are square boxes with fans or long plastic units like the one in the main hall where the two halls meet on the first floor. If you look up you can see one of them. It has louvers like a window unit and contains a fan.
Some of the air handlers are boxes shaped like this one that have squirrel cage fans. (these are just a different shape fan) All of the rooms and hallways will be air conditioned.

Dave

JERICHO REVISITED

2008-02-26T12:58:00.001-08:00

THE WALL IS DOWN !

This is room 102 without the wall.

You can see the new stairway next to the water fountain and the new closet next to the stairway.

The stairs were beint painted when I took this picture so I didn't go up to get more pics. The painter said "all the walls are wet".

Yes, there is a new breaker panel on the left wall.

There is work being done in the ceiling for air conditioning so when that is finished the ceiling panels will be replaced.

The new restrooms are being painted today as well.

Pastor Gregg is moving into his office and has a desk, chair etc. already.

Pastor Bob is still using tables until his furniture arrives (hopefully this week).

If the furniture arrives this week, then the rest of the office where Terry and Debbie live will move on Saturday.

Dave

Construction is Stepping UP

2008-02-20T08:43:00.000-08:00

This is the new steps to the auditorium from 102. You can see the new steps and landing in the picture on the left, and the landing into the existing Darby road entrance on the right.
This construction is visible from the Darby road entrance, but the lower part is still behind the "do not enter" enclosure in 102.
A door will be installed in the frame shown in the picture on the right and the space all the way to the right will be filled in.
The temporary wall will come down when the construction is completed.

Dave

PASTOR BOB RUSHES INTO NEW OFFICE

2008-02-18T08:56:00.001-08:00

Yes, this is Pastor Bob in his new office. He has arrived but the furniture is delayed a little.

We will post another picture when the office is ready for him.

Actually I belive he is using the new office because the heat works there. Apparantly there is a problem with the heat in his old office and since the new HVAC system is not completely installed yet, he doesn't want to be out in the cold or "in in the cold" as the case may be.

Dave

The Other Side of the steps

2008-02-15T14:42:00.001-08:00

In case you haven't seen behind the wall, this is what the other side of the steps look like.
You can see the door to the rear steps up to the auditorium on the left. The water fountain and the opening to the restrooms is just to the left of that. The space to the right is where I stood to take the picture showing the outside door on Darby road and the steps from it to the auditorium.
This space will contain a landing and steps down to this level.
All of what you see here will be accessible when the work is finished and the area is cleaned up.

Dave

THE END IS NEAR!

2008-02-14T13:20:00.000-08:00

This is a view of the front room on the first floor of the new offices. The walls are painted, the carpeting is installed, and the tile entryway can be seen at the doorway.

You can see the church building across the street. The outside door of the church behind the permit on the right side of this window is the one from the last post showing the location of the new steps coming from 102. The other door on the left, the dark one, goes into 102 also.

Most of the electrical outlets and switches have been installed and covered. You can see some of them in this view if you look carefully.

Dave

Raising dust on the Steps

2008-02-11T07:25:00.000-08:00

Some of you might be wondering what is happening behind the wall in 102 that says do not enter. ( Others have ignored the sign, myself included to get this picture).

This is the entry on the Darby road side of the church. You can see light from the door that goes outside and the railing and steps going up to the auditorium.

I'm standing in the old storage room that used to be filled with round tables we use for eating events. There will be a landing in that room at the level of the one on the other side of the hole. Then steps will be added down to the right into room 102 right beside the door to the rear steps and existing restrooms.

A number of you have added to your pledge amounts and some new pledges have been received for an additional $55,000. Thank you for your stewardship.

Dave

ELECTRIFYING NEWS

2007-12-26T10:44:00.000-08:00

No, this is not a 3 family burial vault with a hatch for viewing!
This is the box in the parking lot that houses the connections for the new electrical service. The slot coming toward you in the picture goes all the way to Eagle road. It is for a 13.2 thousand volt feed to the box. A transformer about the size of a volkswagen beetle standing on it's bumper will be installed on top of the box. There is a second slot in the parking lot that goes from the box to the church building ( left from the pipe sticking up from the hole). It enters in the small room in 103 that is next to the Library wall. This is for the 1200 Amp service to the church. This is quite a bit larger than your service at home which is usually 200 Amp or less.

If you were listening in last Sunday service when Jody made his announcement you already know that we are back on schedule for the work being done. The architects have been contacted to see if we can reduce the cost by moving the elevator inside the building. The wooden stakes in the lawn are for positioning the exterior lighting for the property.

Also, we are pursuing a building loan from two banks at the same time.
This loan is needed to finance the work until the funds come in over the three year period of the pledges. This would be a good time to make a pledge if you haven't done so.

Your continued prayer for the New Century project is appreciated.

Dave Frank

Pastor Gregg's new office is progressing

2007-12-17T14:15:00.000-08:00

This is 2 views of Pastor Gregg's new office across the street. The walls went from wooden studs to drywall over metal studs. The heat is working now!

The colors for walls and carpeting are being selected. Furniture layouts are being done. The facility should be ready sometime in January.

This is a trial post for multiple pictues merged together.

Dave Frank

NCC Progress in the Fellowship Hall

2007-12-12T12:59:00.000-08:00

Hi,
This is Dave Frank.
Pastor Bob asked if I would post information here regarding pictures and news as I receive it.

Are you wondering what in the world is happening behind the walls in the fellowship Hall? So was I, so I went in and took some pictures while I was there.
There are ADA compliant bathrooms being installed. This picture was taken 12/09/2007 and it shows the walls (without the sheetrock) and some plumbing. I'll try to post some other pictures but am still learning how to post here.

I have some pictures from the office across the street and will post some of those as well.
I have asked my daughter (the artsy one in the family) to update the NCC board in the fellowship hall with pictures an news also. Stop by and look while you get your coffee on Sunday mornings.

As Pastor Bob announced Sunday, we are having difficulty with the building loan for the construction cost. If you would like to help, make a pledge (or an additional pledge) or just make a donation for NCC. If the funds come in up front, we won't even need a loan. This time of year we get lots of letters asking for financial help at our house. Make Grace Chapel high on your list of places to help.

Dave

Let the Renovation begin!

2007-11-29T04:38:00.000-08:00

Five years of research and prayer concerning how to address the failing conditi0n of our historic building began with the pointing and sealing of the the front quarter of the Darby Road side of our church. The pointing is technically not part of our New Century Campaign. The this phase of the pointing project cost about $100,000. It was paid with funds we had in a reserve account.
We are in the process of receiving an estimate for pointing the Eagle Road side of the church and will proceed as God provides the funding. We thank God for His work among us!