New Building
4 March 2011
We had our first worship services in the new building on Sunday 27 February, and there was much excitement throughout the day. David said it well that, despite having a bright, shiny new building that will be used for so many good things in the church and community, we must not let it become an idol.
We are grateful to all those who have supported us in encouragement, prayer, and financial giving.
Here are a few photos of the new building:
Outside
Sanctuary
Kitchen
Cafe Lounge
Meeting Room
Quiet Room
Creche
17 February 2011
The building construction, which commenced 12 July 2010, will be coming to completion tomorrow, Friday, 18 February 2011. The contract period of the construction was 32 weeks, and we are delighted with the work that has been done. Charlie and Ethan are moving back into their office space (Charlie is quite relieved to be out of the portacabin!), and the finishing touches are being made.
Services in the “new” building will begin next Sunday. 27 February, at 11am and 6pm. The official re-opening will be Sunday, 20 March, with the Rev Alisdair I. Macleod, St. Andrews, preaching.
- Ethan
31 January 2011
The contractors are almost back on track after being behind by 3 weeks. The completion date of 18 February is likely to be achieved with a formal hand over of the building on Monday 21 February.
The works to be progressed over the final 3 weeks is as follows:-
Tiling to new sanctuary, Complete the taping and paint work. Complete the boiler house fit out, conclude finishes to existing sanctuary, some joiner work finishings, external ramps and slabbing, roughcasting and external ductwork. Finishing to the toilet cubicles and all floor carpeting still to be done.
- Charlie
23 December 2010
Hi everyone
I am pleased to announce that we have now formally taken over the sports hall and flat from Wednesday morning. Ethan and family moved back yesterday evening. The hall has been repainted and we have new toilets in this part of the building. The rest of the building is out of bounds however until the renovations are completed. The contractors have done a great job and it was good that they delivered on the timetable set.
I was speaking to David today and he feels that we should move back into the hall for our prayer meeting. We will put some screens up (when we get them back from the school) to make it more homely. It was really good of Arthur Sinclair of St Mary in the Field’s to give us the use of their church for these 6 months, but from next Wednesday we will move into our hall. I will intimate this in Sundays bulletin.
Hope you all have a great Christmas if I don’t see you before then.
- Charlie Anderson
2 December 2010
Hall
All plasterboarding/taping completed in hall
Completed finishings (doors and skirtings) in hall
Toilets finished by end of this week.
Commencement of top coat of paint to hall and classrooms
It is expected main sports hall to be completed by end of next week.
Sanctuary
30% of plasterboarding done
50% of exterior windows now installed
Commencement of tile battons to roof area
Flat
Plasterboarding and taping completed in flat
Expected to complete finishings to flat early next week
Flat kitchen to commence next week
Main Church
All plasterboarding and taping now completed.
9 November 2010
The new sanctuary is almost wind and watertight. The windows hopefully will be fitted this week. The concrete screed is now down. The bricklayers have commenced the superstructure blockwork and are half way up on the back wall of the new sanctuary.
The flat roof membrane between the church and large hall has now commenced and should be finished shortly.
The taping is 95% complete in the old church. The fire protection to the woodwork in the old sanctuary has commenced.
The plaster boarding and partitions to the flat is now complete. The outside porch for entrance to flat has also been completed.
Painting has commenced in the large hall and classroom areas.
Site services – The gas pipe has been laid and the water pipe half finished.
4 October 2010
Site drainage is now complete.
New sanctuary: Foundations now complete. Glu-lam frame now up. Commencing timber frame panels around the sanctuary this week.
Existing Church: Partition framing all complete and plasterboarding approx. 60% completed. Electrical wiring about 70% done. Plumbing work to commence this week.
Hall: All new openings in hall formed. About to commence new doorway slappings this week. Electrical cables to toilets/classrooms are 60% completed. Joiner and plumbing work to commence this week in hall/flat.
The proposed programme within the next 2 weeks is to have the new sanctuary wind and watertight. They also hope to commence the superstructure blockwork on the new sanctuary, have all the plasterboarding completed in the existing church, commence the flat roofs between the existing church and big hall, and finally have the flat framed up and plasterboard done.
27 August 2010
We have had a small delay of approximately 3 weeks caused by drainage problems encountered when first starting the building work off. The drainage to the retaining wall area to the back of the car park has now been completed. All internal walls in the existing church building have been removed. All slappings to the new hall have been completed. Internal steel work supports to the main church building are 80% complete. Work has now commenced this week on the foundation work to the new sanctuary situated in the back car park. Work has also started on taking down the concrete walls and stairs situated in the big hall/flat area. The new gas supply to the kiosk has been installed. The bricklayers are due in this week.
The contractors (Compass Building and Construction Services Ltd) are confident they will be able to pull back the delay and finish in time by mid February 2011.
10 August 2010
19 July 2010
Work has already begun inside the existing building and church flat. You’d think it was a ghost town if you walked through it. Here are some photos:
27 June 2010
We are quickly moving forward with the expansion of the church building. Work will begin on the 5th of July and continue until mid February 2011. All worship services will be moved to Smithton Primary School, and Wednesday prayer meetings will be held at St. Mary-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, Culloden. All regular church programs and activities, as well as tea rotas, will be suspended until February. However, Youth Fellowship will continue at a time and location to be determined.
Weekly notices, announcements, and building updates will be available here on the website. For questions, contact Charlie.
