Nov 29 Expansion Pictures
Category: Building Fund
Expansion Sept 20 Pictures
Windows and doors are in. Sheetrock is up. Next step is painting. How exciting!
July 12 Expansion Pics
Expansion Pic June 28, 2020
New addition to sanctuary 
Hallway from church to meeting hall 
New front of church 
Expansion from Meeting Hall to New Entrance to Sanctuary
Expansion Progress Pictures June 10
Tresses are up! Flooring options are selected and will be reviewed by the committee and Vestry. Stop by and see the progress.
Church Expansion May 17
Here are four short video clips of the progress on the church expansion. Dick reported on Sunday that everything is going to plan and he is very happy. Things will look different when we finally get to gather together again.
May 2 2020 Progress Pictures of the Expansion
May Day and the Church looks dominate. But really it is just getting ready to burst wide open for a new beginning. Tresses arrived next week and things will really start to get messy. Check back in and we will share with you the progress week by week.
Construction Photos
Expansion of the Church’s front continues with the good weather. Concrete sidewalks are removed as well as front wall of the hall. Next week a big crane will arrive and the roof will be raised to allow new trusses installed. Kerry says the roof will be about 8′ taller.
Update on Expansion of Church – exciting news
| To: | Congregation of COS |
| From: | Building Committee and Vestry |
| Subject: | status of construction project (exciting news) |
| Date: | April 15, 2020 |
If you have been by the Church in the last week, you would have seen construction fencing surrounding the perimeter of the Church. That’s right, the long-awaited remodel of our Church has started! The building permit application has been filed with Navajo County. We expect review by the County will take 3-4 weeks. Certain work can proceed prior to receiving the building permit. That’s what is occurring currently.
We have our General Contractor in place and he wants to start major work on remodel as soon as building permit is approved. An estimate of building costs by our Contractor reflects costs of approximately $180,000. The Building Committee expects this amount may rise as we review the needs of the Church once full construction has started. The good news is that the current estimate includes a contingency for sprinkler fire suppressant system that is being required.
The Congregation has truly gotten behind this project. To date we have approximately $164,000 in the bank. In addition, we have approval for a bridge loan from the Diocese. Pledge amounts for the construction continue to come into the Church. Thank you all for your generous gifts to the exciting Church expansion. While it is important that we continue to meet our day to day obligations of the Church, if you find you are able to add to the building fund it would be immensely appreciated. You can contribute online by indicating your gift is for the building fund.
While this is indeed a very difficult time in our Nation’s history as we continue to shelter in place, and have Church services on-line, it does allow construction to begin without interrupting our normal services. Please contact any member of the Building Committee or the Vestry with questions. Again, thank you for your generous support of this project.
Leroy Johnson, and The Building (Expansion) Committee
Building Fund Status
As of April 1, 2019 building fund donations total over $120,000.
