Storefront Progress and Membership in Synod

Concrete has been poured over the added plumbing in the storefront.  We turned one room into a second bathroom and added a drinking fountain and kitchenette with sink.

A semi-wall has also been added.  This picture was taken standing near the entrance to the storefront.  In front of the wall will be the chancel.  Our architect had a challenge with the entrance to the storefront at one end and the bathrooms at the other.  The big question was, "How do we prevent people from feeling awkward either having to enter the storefront right next to the chancel or having to go up in front of the whole congregation to go to the bathroom?"  (Orienting the sanctuary sideways would have made us lose too much space).  This half-wall will help solve that problem.  It looks well-built.  We'll march around it seven times and blow some trumpets to see how it holds up.

On Sunday the congregation chose carpet color for the space and cabinets for the kitchenette.  We also installed our last board member.  We now have our own Chairman, Elder, Secretary, Treasurer, Trustee, and Member-at-Large.  And in other very good news St. Silas is now an official congregation in The LCMS!  Those who have been attending will soon be transferring memberships and then calling a pastor.  We will  have an official chartering service once we're in the storefront so that we can accommodate more people.  At that point anyone who wants to come visit is more than welcome.  The chartering service will most likely be on a Saturday so that those who want to visit won't be pulled away from their congregations for Divine Service on Sunday and so that we aren't packing the Dedication of a Church, Establishing of a Congregation, and Receiving a Congregation into Membership of the Synod all into our Sunday service.

Stay tuned for more updates.

In Christ

Pastor Andrew Richard

St. Silas Lutheran Church
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