› Renewing & Refreshing Our Church Spaces: Labors of Love
Thankful for the many hands behind the work
› Renewing & Refreshing Our Church Spaces: Labors of Love
Thankful for the many hands behind the work
n a warm, sunny day after a good rain, do you feel an irrepressible awakening of the senses? Birds call, grass glistens, and trees and flowers burst with color—a tangible reminder of God’s gift of creation. At SPC, thanks to our Property Committee and their many recruits who serve with energy, imagination, and love, you may have noticed a similar awakening within our own walls.
- The restrooms outside Fellowship Hall have been freshly painted, and framed photographs of God’s creation now grace the walls and stalls.
- In the Sanctuary and Loeffler Chapel, plaster once stained and peeled from years of water seeping through the stones of our 120-year-old buildings has been artfully repaired by skilled craftsmen.
- Throughout Fellowship Hall, outside Loeffler Chapel, and in multiple entrance areas, walls and doors have been repainted, and windows carefully cleaned.
- In countless spaces, lightbulbs of every variety have been—and continue to be—replaced, often with more energy‑efficient models.
- Beneath the Sanctuary, volunteers working in the “HUM Room” have spent weeks clearing waterlogged and worn tools and materials, sweeping and cleaning, and transforming this utility basement into a remarkably well‑organized and functional workshop.
- The storage closet between Fellowship Hall and the kitchen has also been overhauled and is now home to a new hot water heater, replacing an older, hard‑to‑access unit that once lived (and died) in the crawl space below.
- A beautiful new credenza, designed and built by a volunteer craftsman, now conceals a tangle of AV cables and equipment while providing trash and recycling capacity for events in Fellowship Hall.
Outdoors, H.O.E. (Holy Order of Environmentalists) volunteers serve as devoted caregivers to our grounds. They gather weekly on Thursday mornings and are often seen on other days weeding, pruning, and clearing winter debris in the Memorial Garden, the Hornaday Garden (behind Loeffler Chapel), the Tyson Courtyard, and other green spaces tended by individuals throughout the campus. The labyrinth has been professionally reseeded and will soon welcome visitors seeking a place of quiet reflection.
