All Clear!

All of the abatement work is now completed. Whatever environmentally unfriendly materials existed have now been safely removed and discarded for eternal safe-keeping. The four buildings now stand ready for demolition which is scheduled to begin on November 12.

The final abatement work took place in the church office space. Again, much of the old tile flooring and glue had to be removed.

The church office will always hold a special place in my heart. This is where church business (of all sorts) has taken place for the last several years. Most importantly here is where the pastors have met with families in all circumstances. In these offices we counseled young couples for marriage, planned baptisms and funerals, wrote sermons and bible studies, prayed, laughed, and learned.

The office was also a place of hospitality. Those who visited knew there was always coffee and usually treats to share. The office was the gathering spot on campus. When people wanted to come by and visit they came to the office.

I pray that the Lord will bless the new space that it too might become the gathering spot on campus. A place where people want to come (no matter what the need).