🙏 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 10/15/2025 = $1,296,549.30 (NEED $853,450.70 MORE TO FULLY FUND)
construction log:
NEW CHAPEL GROUNDBREAKING SERVICE - SEPTEMBER 14, 2025
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…
October 31 - The big section of the roof is complete!
September 19 - Ready to dig footers on Monday!
September 22 - Footers were dug.
September 23 - Rebar placed for footers. First wet day of construction.
September 24 - Footers poured. Just a light rain.
September 29 - Forms placed and foundation walls and piers poured.
September 30 - Steel arrives and insulation installed on foundation wall.
October 1 - 2 - Steel posts installed, some conduits placed, and wall backfilled.
October 3 - Steel Framework Installed.
October 6-10 - Wood framiing begins
October 13-16 - work has paused somewhat as we wait for trusses on Friday.
October 17 - Trusses arrive on two trucks and will be lifted into place early next week.
OCTOBER 20-22 - TRUSSES INSTALLED
October 22-24 - Roof Sheeting/Shingling
October 27-31 - Shingling, electrical conduits, rough plumbing, stormwater drains, collar ties, end wall framing.
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).
