The building will be up before we know it.  The steel arrived yesterday and is being erected as I type.  Our concrete slab is finally starting to look like a building.  Enjoy the pictures.

Also, remember to pray for this project.  It was about this time last year we embarked on the Building Connections journey.  No one but the Lord knew all the changes that have taken place in the world in the last 12 months.  Despite these changes our God is unchangeable!  Continue to pray for the building project.  Pray for the workers, contractors, and support personnel. Pray for Lyle, Bruce, Betty, and everyone else at the church that deals with this project every day.  Pray that we will stay the course of ministering to the community with this addition.  Pray that God will prepare the hearts of those that will use this building, that they may come to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and grown in their relationship with HIM!

Please pray.

As you probably noticed last Sunday, we have a NEW handicap/elderly parking lot.  This will provide some much needed close parking for those who need it the most. The sidewalk concrete was also fixed near the office entrance as well. 

Along with those two developments we have several other things brewing.  A big pile of steel is on the way and will be erected soon.  A new dumpster enclosure is being constructed adjacent to the existing enclosure. 

Our general contractor, Lyle Hofferth, has been hard at work getting contractors lined up and keeping the project running smoothly.  Lyle, Bruce, and rest of the team are hard at work keeping things on time and on budget.

If you get a chance tell them how much you appreciate all their hard work.

After countless trip to the City and lots of conversations, Grace Church finally has a final building permit. ( We were able to pour concrete and pave the new parking lot b/c we had a “foundation permit.”) But now it is just a matter of time before you start seeing steel going up and the whole place beginning to look like a building.

We are really excited that we have cleared this hurdle.  Just ahead is the virtually unlimited potential of this new space to minister to our church, and most importantly, our community.  Please continue to pray for this process as we explore new ways to use this space for the advancement of the kingdom.

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It is official. The concrete workers came at 3:00 am on Wednesday and by 5:00 pm the slab was finished.  Now you can see just how massive the addition will be.  The new, closer, parking lot for the handicapped and elder should be done in the 2-3 weeks.  Things are moving.

We still need your prayers.  It has been about a year since we started the Building Connections campaign (less than a year since we started taking pledges) and there is still more than 2 years to go.  Continue to pray for the building project and Lyle, our General Contractor.  These are tough economic times and we will only complete this process with God’s blessing on this project. 

Also, pray for the new Grace Groups.  We had quite a few new faces showing up to these groups.  Pray they will continue to come.

Hope you enjoy the slide show.