Rooted in a Strong Foundation

Rising to Support Our Future Generations

St. Laurence Church is building a new Parish Hall, called The Great Hall, and refurbishing the old Parish Hall into our new Children’s Ministry Building.

Spaces are being created where we can all gather, where we can serve, teach, our youth can grow and where the mission of the Church can flourish. God has brought us tremendous growth and through Him, this expansion is possible.

Follow along here where you’ll find the last 4 weeks of progress updates with pictures. To see the log of all updates for the entire project, click the button below.

Expansion Log

  • The installation of the red structural steel and the associated steel decking for The Great Hall has been completed. Interior and exterior framing are continuing, including prep work for the HVAC system and framing for the utility rooms. 

  • The Children’s Ministry Building has been prepped for fire sprinkler plumbing. 

  • A second retaining wall project and sidewalk has begun adjacent to The Great Hall. This will connect the Great Hall rear patio with the parking lot.

Nov. 2

  • We have begun the interior and exterior framing on the Great Hall. The corrugated steel roof is also being installed.

  • Now that the roof is completed on the Children’s Ministry Building, the drywall inside is now being installed.

  • Additional concrete work for the sidewalk around the back patio and the fire lane turnaround has begun.

Oct. 26

  • The final pieces of steel structure, including the 8 great steel dormers, have been installed on the Great Hall. The corrugated steel roof comes next. 

  • This week, we began installing the interior and exterior framing in the Great Hall. The concrete was poured for the covered breezeway between the two buildings. 

  • The final shingle roofing is being applied to the Children’s Ministry Building

Oct. 19

  • The steel construction continues on The Great Hall. 

  • Wiring for all the security and AV systems in the Children’s Ministry Building has been completed.

  • We are continuing to work with the external sheathing (the silver stuff, for those of us who don’t spend their weekends at Home Depot) on the Children’s Ministry Building. This is part of the dry-in process so that the interior drywall and finish out can be completed. Work began on the exterior trim. 

  • Interior framing for the Children’s Ministry Building has moved into the transept. Framing on the interior of each side of the building is now complete. 

  • The retaining wall is now complete. 

Oct. 12