10/12/16 - Building the final part of the outside wall now that the roof trusses are all in place.
Saturday, December 31, 2016
New Church Building Construction
10/12/16 - The opening on the front sanctuary wall is not for a door, a large window will be installed in the upper part of the opening.
10/12/16 - A small panorama of the building progress on this side of the building.
10/12/16 - David is cutting off the ends of the roof trusses near the entrance, they are in the way of the roof section that will cover the entrance.
10/12/16 - Lifting one of the heavy beams in place that will support the smaller roof trusses over the entrance.
10/12/16 - Placing the second beam for the entrance.
10/12/16 - Placing the second beam for the entrance.
10/12/16 - Inside the sanctuary looking toward the front.
10/12/16 - Inside the sanctuary, looking toward the front from the opposite side.
10/13/16 - The smaller trusses over the entrance are almost all in place.
10/13/16 - Another panorama of the job site.
10/13/16 - Putting the final beam in place on the end of the drive through.
10/13/16 - Several volunteers starting to put the roof decking on.
10/13/16 - A view facing the kitchen area of the fellowship hall. The floor has been installed in the second level storage room.
10/13/16 - This is the entrance to the sanctuary from the foyer.
10/13/16 - This is the view of the sanctuary while standing in the doorway.
10/13/16 - The sanctuary from the back left corner.
10/13/16 - The sanctuary from the back right corner.
10/13/16 - Inside the sanctuary looking toward the rear, you can see the roof decking being installed.
10/13/16 - The sanctuary again from the front looking toward the back. The baptistry is sitting in the middle.
10/13/16 - The front of the church as of Oct. 13th. If you look carefully you can see that the roof decking is only along the bottom on the back side.
10/14/16 - The right corner of the church on Oct. 14th. Most of the roof decking on the front right side has been installed.
10/14/16 - The left corner of the church on Oct. 14th. Most of the roof decking on the front left side has been installed, there is a little more to go.
10/14/16 - A small panorama of the site as of Oct. 14th.
10/16/16 - A panorama of the site on Oct. 16th. The wrap has been cut out for the windows and doors and one of the windows is in place.
10/16/16 - Installing more windows and now doors.
10/16/16 - The windows on the front are installed and one of the doors.
10/16/16 - Robert Ibanescu installing the doors.
10/16/16 - Robert getting the door squared and aligned.
10/16/16 - Installing the roof decking on the drive through.
10/16/16 - Decking continues.
10/16/16 - The building from the front.
10/16/16 - A view inside the sanctuary. You can see the large window that will be over the baptistry.
10/17/16 - The roof decking is complete and the large opening in the second level has been framed in for a door and a double window.
10/17/16 - A straight on view of the framing.
10/17/16 - A closer look at the window and door framing.
10/17/16 - Another panorama of the site for Oct. 17th.
10/17/16 - The front of the sanctuary. Construction of the two rooms on each side of the platform is well underway.
10/17/16 - Working on the platform for the upper level. Stairs to the upper level have been installed as well.
10/17/16 - A wide shot of the rear of the sanctuary.
10/17/16 - Another shot of work on the upper platform area. The stairs can be seen a little better.
10/18/16 - A panorama of the building. Shingles are being are being put on the roof.
10/18/16 - A tighter shot of the AV loft area.
10/18/16 - Larry Gervais (orange hardhat), our contractor, is consulting with one of the volunteers.
10/18/16 - A wider shot of the rear of the sanctuary.
10/18/16 - Now we have stairs to the upper level, here is the upper window and door from the inside.
10/18/16 - Here is the upper storage room.
10/18/16 - The view of the sanctuary from the AV loft.
10/19/16 - The shingles on the front of the building are finished.
10/19/16 - There is still some more shingles to put on the back side.
About Aiken Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Aiken Seventh-day Adventist church was founded in the 1950s by a handful of believers who began meeting together in each other’s houses. Over the last 60+ years our membership has grown and worship facilities have been enlarged. Construction of our new church building is complete. We have started holding services at our new building since April 1st 2017!