Roof, Restrooms & Ramps

The work has rolled on this week at our future meeting space.  As of today we're slightly ahead of schedule.  Please pray that this will continue and that we'll have a relatively easy inspection process.  We're ready to get in there, begin the next phase of our life together and start getting to know our neighbors and learning how we can best love and serve them.

Here are a few of the areas of the building where we saw progress this week:

ROOF

A good portion of the roof on the building was compromised by water leaks and irreparable. Fortunately we were able to obtain a very reasonable bid for replacement and the workers are about half way done removing the old roof and installing the new one.  

Off with the old.

RESTROOMS

The bathrooms in our new space will be a bit unique.  Since the bldg used to house a health club we've actually got locker rooms (sans lockers) that have bathrooms in them.  So we've made a couple of changes to try and maximize space and minimize expenses- all the while giving everyone a place to potty.  In the men's room for example we've closed the original entrance and created a new one by removing one of the showers.  Why?  it allowed us to double the space in our infant nursery.  But more on that later. 

The new way in to the men's room.

A shower becomes an entrance.

RAMPS

A healthy portion of the cost to renovate the building goes toward updating it up to meet current codes.  This week two concrete handicap accessible ramps were formed and poured to allow our friends in wheelchairs (and the rest of us) to be able to enter and exit the building in multiple ways.  These new ramps both lead to doors in the back corners of the building.  So if you don't get a parking place up front, don't sweat it.  A door will be close by.

The back left corner of the building.  Steps lead into the main adult area.

One turn at the bottom of this ramp will put you in the middle of the main adult area.

Thanks again for your interest in this project.  Please keep praying for it/us and checking back for status updates.  And if you want to come hang out with our community before we move to the new space we're meeting on Sundays @ 10:45 HERE.