Building Work

Undoubtedly, it is time to replace the photo at the header of this blog. It no longer quite reflects the state of the exterior of St John Lutheran Church. Below is the photo that the steeple shot at the header is taken from, next to it is an (almost) current picture of the church for comparison (notice the lack of dirt and grime on the right):

We have had workers at the church, in one capacity or another, almost non-stop since last summer. The most noticible improvements have been a new paint job for the entire facility, a new roof on the parish house, and replacing the ash trees out front with live oaks. Less noticible (from the front of the church) has been a renovation of the interior of the parish hall, renovation of the office bathrooms, residing the office annex portion of the building, and numerous other more minor updates.

I like to think of this building as a gift. We who worship here today received a gift from the generations before us - a beatiful place to worship the Lord and gather for fellowship. I am extremely pleased that we are caring for this gift, and thinking about what sort of worship space we want to leave for the generations that come after us.

Suffice it to say, we have been busy here at Prairie Hill. Up next: the front entrance is currently closed, as we build in new steps and a handicap ramp to to the front door.

(The church building - as rebuilt after the fire of 1912)