The Lord Builds

It’s been about a month since we posted the new color scheme for our facility, both here on the The Lord Builds and in the lobby. We’re just about ready to begin painting the facility, but before we get to that, a few notes about the painting:

1. We’ve been waiting to get started on the paint project because we wanted to make sure our flooding issues were resolved. Thanks to the recent rain storms, we believe we’ve got the flooding issue under control.
2. Painting will be done in two phases. The first will be the Worship Center, Preschool areas and the main entry (Glenhurst) doors. The second phase will be all remaining public spaces, including hallways, Grace, the Workroom, Lobby and stairwells. We are waiting on an insurance settlement from the flooding before repairing flood damage in the lobby/stairwell.
3. There have been some questions about how the cross will look against the blue wall. We will be adding some subtle LED back-lighting to the cross to make it stand out. It will be a single color (white) and will probably have the ability to be dimmed as needed. We are working with some distributors to gets costs and options.
4. The “IHS” on the wall can not be back-lit because it is flush against the wall. We are looking at options to light it so it also stands out from the wall a bit. We’re leaning towards a mounted light that shines on it, but we’re still considering options.
5. The descending dove and Alpha/Omega symbols are being moved from their existing locations in preparation for painting and a new projection system. The walls where they are located now will become projection surfaces. We are discussing options for their new placement. If you have suggestions, please leave them below in the comments.

Here’s the painting schedule for phase 1:

• Entryway doors: October 12 or 13. If you are using the facility on these days, plan on entering through the gymnasium doors or the boulevard entrance.
• Worship Center/loft/cry room: October 12-16.
• Preschool halls/entries/stairwells: October 15-16.

This means that the paint job in the Worship Center will be finished in time for services on October 17/18. At this time, we don’t have an estimated start time for phase two of the painting project.

EDIT: The paint schedule has been updated. Our paint contractor was able to double-up the crews so we’ll have everything done in one week. Great news!