Building Update

Exciting things are happening with our new building! The Demolition began a week ago and by Monday all of the walls in the lobby were down. I can already picture people hanging out in that space having coffee, getting information, making life changing connections!

This week construction begins! We are at 62 days till Easter and counting…..please continue to pray for Columbia (construction company) and all of the subcontractors to work effiently and effectively together.

Here are a few more Updates:

1. Josh Blumenshine jsblumenshine@yahoo.com is working on putting together a “sweat equity” team to do wallpaper stripping, cleaning, Café wood flooring installation and some HVAC ductwork insulation etc saving about $25,000! If you would like to volunteer, please contact Josh.

2. Jon-Mark jmmclaughlin@fhperry.com is working with our Youth Staff, Isaac Milton to take down a few walls and fix up the Youth Space. If you would like to help with the Youth Space, please contact Jon-Mark.

3. Brooke Sulahian bssulahian@gmail.com has been soliciting donated items for Kidstown. If you have stuff you would like to donate, please contact Brooke.

4. The big sign on 93 and the street sign on West St. are being repaired and fabricated…..hopefully up by the end of Feb/first of March.

5. Chairs and carpet have been ordered (I got them to send one demo which some of you have seen). Everyone seems to really like the look and feel of the chair.

Miracles: As I have mentioned, I am keeping list of “miracles” (everything God does is really a miracle but I am keeping some of the most extraordinary!) One of these was the sell of the curtains/chandeliers….remember those? Tim was great to get them up on Craig’s List but after numerous interactions/snowed out appointments from buyers wanting to separate the items, I pursued an auctioneer that Robin the former owner put me in touch with. He connected me to a function hall owner who came and bought all of the drapes and lights for $5000! We saved money by not having to take them down ourselves and they were out of the building one day before the demo began…..wow.

A few other items on the miracle list:

1. We have received a number of donated items including a sofa, love seat, pool table for the Youth Space and some excellent condition kitchen appliances (stove, microwave, dishwasher).! If you have Youth Space items (ping pong table, video game set up, sports equipment, sound system) , office desks, rocking chairs or kitchen appliances, please contact Richard Rhodes richard@grace.org

2. We learned from the Elevator company that our elevator will pass inspection!

Well I hope this note encourages you and helps you to feel caught up!

May God continue to bless His work.

Richard

Wilmington Campus Gathering - Feb. 27

We would like to welcome all of you to join us on Sunday Feb. 27 at 12:30 in the Fellowship Hall. This will be an opportunity for you to get caught up on the latest information about the Wilmington campus. We will have a brief (20 minute) presentation from campus pastor Tom VanAntwerp and other ministry leaders. The presentation will include:

-Building update

-Staffing update

-Vision for the campus in Wilmington

-Information on Kidstown, Fusion, and Gravity

-Service opportunities

After the presentation, there will be light refreshments and an chance to meet ministry leaders in the lobby. If you are looking for ways to use your gifts at the new campus, this will be a great time to meet other volunteers and connect with ministries.

We look forward to seeing all of you on the 27th!

-Isaac Milton

Wilmington Campus Director of Youth Ministry

Sunday's Boston Globe Article

This past sunday, there was an article in the Boston Globe about the campus in Wilmington. Here's the link: Boston Globe Article

We're on Google!

Want to find us? Google "Grace Chapel Wilmington MA" and you'll see that we're now a marker on their map!! Pretty cool, huh?