Faith Groundbreaking - April 22, 2009
April 26, 2009
Approximately 300 attended the Dedication and Ground Breaking Ceremony for the new Faith Lutheran church building on Wednesday, Aprill 22, 2009. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon as members of the church and community gathered to celebrate this event.
The celebration started with dinner and many outside activities:
- Shovel Check provided for those that brought their own shovels
- Decorating Hard Hats - Markers and stickers were available to make personalized hats.
- Photos as Construction workers (face cutouts) - Pictures taken.
- Buried Treasures - Kids shoveled in the huge sandpiles to find the buried treasures. There were two gold coins buried and the finders were the children representatives during the groundbreaking ceremony.
- Prayer Rocks - Rocks were decorated and included Faith members names on them. They were then placed on a large cross which will be buried during construction.
- Construction Equipment - Hjerpe Contracting brought several construction vehicles to Faith’s parking lot for the kids to climb on.
- Scroll Signing - The scroll will be placed in the time capsule.
Worship Service
- Gathering Music - Lara Liepold
- Welcome & Message - Pastor Scott
- Hymn “The Church’s One Foundation” - Shirley Holtz
After the indoor worship service, Mona Hjerpe and Kacie Lange led the kids and congregation outside singing “We Are Marching to the Light of God”. The Ringers of Faith stood on the sidewalk in two lines with random ringing while the kids and congregation processed outside. The kids gathered in front of the stage and sang “Lord I Lift your Name on High”, led by Mona Hjerpe and Pastor Randy.
Groundbreaking Ceremony
- Welcome and Devotions - Pastor Randy
- Puppet Show - Dave Wollan & Brad Burch
- Messages regarding youth ministries - Dave Wollan & Kacie Lange
- Special Music - “I Will Rise” - Marc Vaillancourt
- Brian Berg - Architect
- Marlin Torgerson - Building Construction Team
- Official Groundbreaking with Ceremonial Shovels - Pastor Randy
- Music - “How Great is Our Got” and “How Great Thou Art”
- Everyone invited to dig
- Closing Prayer - Pastor Scott
- Closing Song - “Go Now in Peace” - Faith Singers
Building Project - What Happens Next?
April 26, 2009
What Happens Next ?
March 31 Construction Loan Closing with Thrivent Bank
April 3 & 4 Staff offices move to FLC North
April 6 Asbestos Abatement begins (estimated to last 3 weeks)
April 27 North end of existing structure removed, soil stabilization and excavation begin
Other things to watch for:
* Opportunity to buy an existing brick to create a memory wall in the new building.
* Watch progress on faithlc.com and photo boards at church.
* “Scrolls” to sign for Time Capsule.
* Commitment Sunday, April 26.
* Last day of Sunday School Celebration - May 17.
