🙏 Please keep this project in your prayers—for both the construction process and funding. While a loan has been secured to cover the remaining portion of the $2.15 million total cost, we’re praying boldly that the Lord will provide in such a way that those borrowed funds won’t be needed. He owns the cattle on a thousand hills, and we trust Him to provide beyond what we could ask or imagine.
Funds Raised as of 9/15/2025 = $1,268,647.44
construction log:
August 25 - Contractors meet adjacent to the future chapel site.
September 2 – Construction began with preparations below the ballfield to receive ground fill from the chapel construction site.
September 3 – Tree removal and ground preparation work started at the construction site.
September 4-5, 8-9 - Continued tree removal and ground prep. Tree removal is nearly complete.
September 10 - Logs were trucked out and clearing finished. Dirt will be flying soon.
September 11 - Limit of disturbance marked by surveyors and site leveling begins.
September 14 - Groundbreaking service held on the site.
September 15-17 - Dirt is flying! Ground Prep continues…
September 19 - Read to dig footers on Monday!
Sept 19 - Ready to dig footers
The video (below) is dated, but still interesting. In the 12 minute video you will hear discussion with our initial building engineer David Clapper about why he wants to be involved with the chapel project, and brief insight into early plans for the building itself. The video clip was created in November 2019. Note: David started the process while McKissick Kasun Architects created the actual blueprints, with site plans made by keller engineers (both of Hollidaysburg).
