We're
Building!
Over the last few years, the church has been working toward adding new
fellowship space to the church facility. Long narrow steps made it
difficult for people to get from the first floor to the basement, and
even the steps to the front door can be difficult or impossible for
anyone who needs a wheelchair or other assitance.
Last winter, the church decided on a plan. And in January of 2009, they
decided to go ahead and build the new addition, which will eliminate
the
steps at the front of the church and add a fellowship hall with kitchen
and restrooms on the same level as the sanctuary.
We have begun building the frame
and shell of the fellowship hall, which will include initial plumbing
and
heating. When that building is able to stand safe against the South
Dakota
weather, we will continue the work as we have
resources until the new fellowship hall is ready for tables, chairs,
and people.
A lot of work has already been completed this summer--dirt work, cement
foundations, framing, roofing, and some of the plumbing. Windows are
being installed and the addition will soon be sided. The entrance
to the church is now at ground level, without steps, covered by a
canopy
that will offer protection from the weather.
We have a few sketches of the construction plans, and we can also show
several new pictures of the church
as it is now, or as it was several years ago, before any of the
construction
efforts began. Follow the links at the top or bottom of the page.
And we have a gallery of construction photographs now. You can find it
in several ways, but the easiest is to use the link on this page.
If you
have any questions, drop us an e-mail. I'll give you the address
in code below. Just type in the letters as you see them, but substitute
an @ sign for the "(at)" that I've written. Don't leave spaces.
Sorry
to make this so difficult. It's all because of the internet spam
problem.
mailbox(at)komstadchurch.org
And keep watching. We'll try to keep putting up photos of the work as
it
goes along.
drawings of the new fellowship hall
new photos of the old
church
photographs of the
construction in progress
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