• GRAND OPENING / OPEN HOUSE / BUILDING DEDICATION SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 16!

• UPDATE 01/02/2022 WE ARE BACK TO REGULAR SCHEDULE, BUT STILL MAINTAIN COVID PROTOCOLS. WE ARE CONTINUING TO SETTLE INTO THE NEW BUILDING, BUT IT IS GREAT TO HAVE BIBLE CLASSES AND REGULAR SERVICES AGAIN. THE BUILDING IS COMPLETELY FUNCTIONAL, BUT STILL NOT WHERE WE ULTIMATELY WISH IT TO BE. (Example: Still using mis-matched furniture in many locations.)

• UPDATE 12/19/2021 BIBLE CLASSES BEGIN IN NEW BUILDING AT 9:45 SUNDAYS

• UPDATE 12/01/2021 FOOD PANTRY OPENS TO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THE NEEDY MON-FRI 9:00- NOON

• UPDATE 10/31/21 NOT MANY CHANGES THIS WEEK. WE CONTINUE TO SORT THROUGH DONATIONS, TO ORGANIZE, AND TO DECORATE OTHER SECTIONS OF THE BUILDING. GOOD NEWS-WE WERE AWARDED A $2000 GRANT FROM THE WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK TO HELP FURNISH THE FOOD PANTRY WITH REFRIGERATORS/FREEZERS. WE ALSO HAD A NICE ARTICLE IN THE WINKLER COUNTY NEWS THIS WEEK ABOUT OUR BUILDING BEING OPEN FOR WORSHIP. (FREE PUBLICITY)

• UPDATE 10/24/2021 WE HELD A WORKDAY SATURDAY THE 16TH AND MANY MEMBERS CAME TO HELP MOVE INTO THE NEW AUDITORIUM AND FOYER AREAS. SEVERAL OF THE LADIES WORKED TOGETHER TO "DECORATE" THE FOYER WITH THE ART ACQUIRED FROM TAHOKA. OTHER VOLUNTEERS WORKED IN THE BACK--CLEANING THINGS THAT HAD BEEN IN STORAGE AND PAINTING SOME OF THE PIECES. OTHERS MOVED VARIOUS PIECES TO THEIR NEW HOMES. BY THE TIME WE WERE DONE, THE PLACE LOOKED PRETTY GOOD! WE HELD OUR FIRST WORSHIP SERVICE IN THE NEW BUILDING SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17TH AND OUR SECOND TODAY, OCTOBER 24TH! THERE ARE STILL A FEW "BUGS" TO WORK OUT, ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE, ETC. BUT WE CAN WORSHIP IN THE NEW BUILDING! AND, PRAISE THE LORD, WE ARE ALREADY ATTRACTING A FEW VISITORS! WE MOVED THE "SECRETARY'S OFFICE" CORNER OF THE ANNEX INTO THE NEW BUILDING, AND THE OFFICE WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS THIS WEEK. WE ARE STILL WORKING ON FURNISHING AND PREPARING THE REMAINING OFFICES, THE BIBLE CLASSROOMS, THE TEACHER'S RESOURCE ROOM, AND THE FOOD PANTRY.

• UPDATE 10/10/2021 WE HAVE TAKE POSSESSION OF THE BUILDING AND ARE BEGINNING PRELIMINARY MOVE-IN. BLINDS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN ALL THE WINDOWS (EXCEPT THE ONES WE INTEND TO LEAVE OPEN.) WE HAD A 40-FOOT STORAGE CONTAINER FULL OF FURNITURE & SUPPLIES, AND TWO ROOMS-FULL STORED AT OUR CURRENTLY UNUSED PARSONAGE, PLUS HAVE RECENTLY MADE A FEW PURCHASES AND RECEIVED SOME DONATIONS IN ANTICIPATION OF THE COMPLETION OF THE NEW BUILDING. WE HAD A VERY LARGE DONATION IN 2019 BY THE TAHOKA CHURCH OF CHRIST WHEN THEY (UNFORTUNATELY FOR THEM BUT A BLESSING TO US) HAD TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS. WE ALSO HAVE RECEIVED A GENEROUS DONATION FROM THE MCKINNEY CHURCH OF CHRIST WHO RECENTLY DOWNSIZED AND GAVE UP THEIR BUILDING THIS YEAR. THE KERMIT TRINITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH SOLD THEIR BUILDING THIS MONTH AND CALLED US TO OFFER ANYTHING WE COULD USE, AND WE ACQUIRED A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM THEM. FINALLY, INDIVIDUALS HAD DONATED OTHER ITEMS. WE NEEDED TO EVALUATE ALL THAT WE ALREADY HAVE, CLEAN UP ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE, PAINT A FEW ITEMS, ETC.

• UPDATE 10/05/2021 CABINETRY COMPLETED, INCLUDING CUSTOM BUILT ISLAND FOR THE TEACHER RESOURCE ROOM THAT INCLUDES HORIZONTAL POSTER CABINET STORAGE, SHELVING, AND REMOVABLE "DRAWER" BOXES. THE ISLAND IS ON WHEELS, SEPARATES INTO TWO SMALLER ISLANDS THAT CAN BE MOVED AROUND AS NEEDED. FIRE & OCCUPANCY INSPECTION WERE COMPLETED.

• UPDATE 10/03/2021 ASPHALT NORTH PARKING LOT AND CONCRETE STREET PARKING AREAS WERE STRIPED. MORE FINISH DETAILS WERE COMPLETED.

• UPDATE 09/26/2021 DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS! THE BUILDING IS SOOOOOOO CLOSE TO BEING DONE, EXCEPT FOR THE DETAILS! SIGHT, SOUND & SECURITY ARE DONE. FIRE SUPPRESSION IS DONE. THE ELECTRICIANS AND THE PLUMBERS HAVE BEEN DONE FOR AWHILE. THE PARKING AREAS ACQUIRED STRIPING THIS WEEK, AND LOTS OF "LITTLE THINGS" ARE BEING FINISHED. THE BUILDING PASSED FIRE INSPECTION THIS WEEK, AND WE ARE WORKING ON A "PUNCH LIST" (LITTLE THINGS WE SEE THAT NEED TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE THE BUILDING IS DONE) FOR JIM, THE PRIMARY BUILDER. PEW CHAIRS ARE NOW DUE TO BE SHIPPED MID-OCTOBER. HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BEGIN MOVING IN SOON. THE REGIONAL SENIOR MANAGER OF THE WEST TEXAS FOOD BANK CAME TO SEE US, AND GIVE ADVICE ON HOW TO PREPARE/FURNISH THE FOOD PANTRY AREA. THANKS, GREG CLARK!

• UPDATE 09/18/2021 PARKING LOT AND ALLEY CLEANED AND RESURFACED. FLOWERBEDS FILLED WITH DIRT, CABINETWORK PROGRESSES, RAILINGS INSTALLED ON STAGE AND BAPTISTRY AREA, BAPTISTRY STAIRS CARPETED, TOUCH-UP AND FINISH WORK IN PROGRESS

• UPDATE 09/11/2021 DOOR HARDWARE FINALLY ARRIVED AND JIM BEGAN TO INSTALL. SIGHT, SOUND, & SECURITY ARE NEAR COMPLETE, BUT STILL LACK FINISHING TOUCHES, RESTROOM MIRRORS INSTALLED, ONE-WAY MIRROR GLASS ON CRY ROOM, OFFICE VIEW WINDOWS, CABINET WORK PROGRESS

• UPDATE 09/05/2021 ANOTHER WEEK WITH LITTLE PROGRESS. JIM IS STILL WAITING ON PARTS. THE SIGHT, SOUND AND SECURITY GUYS DID COME TWO DAYS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR MISSION AND WILL HAVE TO RETURN. THE ELECTRICIAN RETURNED TO INSTALL A COUPLE OF NEEDED PLUGS, AND IS DONE UNLESS WE NEED SOMETHING ELSE. HVAC IS DONE. FIRE SUPPRESSION STILL HAS TO RETURN. NO PICTURES THIS WEEK.

• UPDATE 08/28/2021 OUR MAIN BUILDER, JIM, DID NOT EVEN COME THIS WEEK BECAUSE HE IS MISSING SO MANY CRITICAL PIECES. HE COULD PIDDLE AT SMALL THINGS, BUT IT BASICALLY WOULD BE A WASTE OF HIS TIME. HE IS WORKING ON HIS OTHER PROJECTS, AND WILL RETURN WHEN KEY COMPONENTS ARE FINALLY DELIVERED. THE SIGHT, SOUND, & SECURITY TEAM IS ALSO WAITING ON PARTS.THE ONLY PROGRESS WE MADE THIS WEEK IS THAT THE HVAC GUYS COMPLETED INSTALLING THE FINAL VENTS. THEY WORKED PROBABLY HALF A DAY.

• UPDATE 08/21/2021 THIS WEEK, THE FLOORS WERE THE HIGHLIGHT. CARPET WAS LAID IN ALL AREAS NEEDING CARPET EXCEPT THE BAPTISTRY STAIRS. CONCRETE FLOORS WERE CLEANED AND POLISHED IN HARD FLOOR AREAS. COVE MOLDING (BASEBOARD) WAS ADDED. RESTROOM STALLS WERE CONSTRUCTED. MORE CABINETRY WAS ADDED. WINDOWS WERE ADDED TO THE STAINED AUDITORIUM DOORS FROM THE FOYER, AND OTHER DOORS WERE PAINTED. UNFORTUNATELY, MANY OF THE ITEMS NOT FINISHED NOW ARE STILL WAITING DELIVERY OF PARTS (DOOR HARDWARE, ETC.)

• UPDATE 08/14/2021--MORE AND MORE "FINISHING TOUCHES." THIS WEEK, MANY INTERIOR DOORS HUNG AND FACINGS INSTALLED, FLOORS IN PANTRY/PANTRY STORAGE AREAS CLEANED AND POLISHED, HVAC CONDENSERS SET, STAGE CONSTRUCTION COMPLETE & PAINTED, SOME BUILT-IN CABINETRY COMPLETED, RESTROOM CERAMIC TILE GROUTED

• UPDATE 08/06/2021--SO MANY CHANGES! EAST & SOUTH PARKING AREA CONCRETE POURED, WHEELCHAIR RAMPS ADDED, CEILING TILES THROUGHOUT MOST, STAGE BEING CONSTRUCTED, MAIN ENTRY DOORS FROM BREEZEWAY INSTALLED, WATER FOUNTAINS SET, RESTROOM SINKS & TOILETS INSTALLED, THE FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO WATER MAIN

• UPDATE 07/31/2021 ALCOVE TILED FOR WATER FOUNTAIN, TOILETS INSTALLED, MORE FIRE SUPPRESSION AND HVAC CONNECTIONS, BAPTISTRY ENTRY HALL AND SURROUND TEXTURED

• UPDATE 07/24/2021 STREET PARKING AREAS CLEANED, FRAMED, AND REBARRED FOR CONCRETE, FIRE SUPPRESSION SPRINKLERS INSTALLED, EXIT SIGNS CHANGED OUT, VIDEO SCREENS MOUNTED, HVAC CEILING VENTS INSTALLED, SECURITY CAMERAS INSTALLED

• UPDATE 07/17/2021 LIGHT FIXTURES AND LIGHT SWITCHES INSTALLED, HVAC CEILING VENTS, EXIT SIGNS, BATHROOM TILE, MORE SIDEWALK WORK, BREEZEWAY PAINTED, ACOUSTIC CEILING TILES DELIVERED

• UPDATE 07/11/2021 MOST SHEETROCK PAINTED, BREEZEWAY WALLS TEXTURED AND PAINTED, CEILING RAILS THROUGHOUT BUILDING, SOME SIDEWALKS POURED AND OTHERS FRAMED

• UPDATE 07/03/2021 PAINTING SHEETROCK HAS BEGUN, BREEZEWAY WALLS INSTALLED, MORE HVAC AND FIRE SUPPRESSION, CEILING RAILS FOR SUSPENDED CEILING GOING UP, SIDEWALK FRAMING BEGUN

• UPDATE 06/19/2021 SHEETROCK TEXTURED. BAPTISTRY INSTALLED. MORE HVAC AND FIRE SUPPRESSION. WATER MAIN TAP COMPLETED. ELECTRIC POLE INSTALLED BY ELECTRIC COMPANY (PENDING INSPECTION BEFORE ACTUALLY HOOKING UP)

• UPDATE 05/31/2021 OUTSIDE CORNERS OF SHEETROCK FINISHED, WINDOW OPENINGS FINISHED OUT, MORE HVAC AND FIRE SUPPRESSION

• UPDATE 05/22/2021 SHEETROCK HUNG, BEDDED, AND TAPED THROUGHOUT. (ONLY EXCEPTION IS THE WALL WHERE THE BABPISTRY WILL HAVE TO BE INSTALLED) MORE HVAC WORK, FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM INSTALLATION HAS BEGUN

• UPDATE 05/12/2021 MORE BIG PROGRESS ! SHEETROCK IN AUDITORIUM AREA, STARTING HVAC DUCTWORK

• UPDATE 05/09/2021 LOTS OF PROGRESS THIS WEEK. FLOWERBEDS COMPLETE, AWNING UNDERSIDE COVERED, AUDITORIUM FRAMED, CLASSROOMS AND OFFICE AREAS SHEETROCKED, HVAC STARTED, MORE ELECTRICAL

• UPDATE 05/01/2021 GOT THE FINAL PIECES OF GLASS IN OUR WINDOWS, GOT THE ROCKWORK COMPLETED (EXCEPT FOR THE FLOWERBEDS-LANDSCAPING COMES LATER). INTERIOR WORK CONTINUES WITH ELECTRICIAN AND STUD FRAMING.

• UPDATE 04/24/2021 BIG PROGRESS THIS WEEK. MORE FRAMING COMPLETE. ELECTRICIANS COMPLETED MORE WIRING. BRICKLAYERS COMPLETED ALMOST HALFWAY AROUND THE OUTSIDE WAINSCOTING STONE. SHEETROCK AND DUCTWORK INSULATION WERE DELIVERED. CHOOSING CERAMIC TILE FOR BATHROOMS AND CARPET FOR CARPETED AREAS.

• UPDATE 04/18/2021 HALF OF THE INTERIOR WALLS ARE FRAMED UP! THE ELECTRICIANS WERE BUSY WIRING ALL WEEK. WE ORDERED SANCTUARY PEW CHAIRS AND CHOSE PAINT AND COUNTER COLORS!

• UPDATE 04/12/2021 WE HAD AN ENTIRE WEEK WITH NO WORKERS. LAST WEEK WORKERS WERE THERE, WORKING ON THE INTERIOR, BUT I DIDN'T GET ANY PICTURES BECAUSE THE BUILDING WAS ALL LOCKED UP. BUT I GOT IN TODAY, AND WAS PLEASED TO SEE SEVERAL INTERIOR WALLS HAVE BEEN FRAMED UP!

• UPDATE 03/27/2021 NOT MUCH VISIBLE PROGRESS THIS WEEK, BUT WE DID GET THE GARAGE DOOR INSTALLED!

• UPDATE 03/21/2021 BIG PROGRESS THIS WEEK WAS THE ADDITION OF WINDOWS THROUGHOUT ALMOST ALL OF THE BUILDING AND THE DOORS WERE INSTALLED TO THE MAIN ENTRANCE.

• UPDATE 03/13/2021 MORE WORK ON THE MAIN ENTRANCE & FOYER. ELECTRICIANS DID SOME WIRING. INSULATION CREW BLEW INSULATION ON THE INTERIOR.

• UPDATE 03/06/2021 METALWORKERS GOT MOST OF THE TRIM UP THIS WEEK, AND WORKED ON THE MAIN ENTRANCE, FOYER, AND DRIVE THRU CARPORT.

• UPDATE 02/27/2021 AFTER THE DELAY LAST WEEK DUE TO WEATHER, WE MADE BIG PROGRESS THIS WEEK. ALL FOUR EXTERNAL WALLS ARE UP, AND WE HAVE A FULL ROOF. WORK ON THE FOYER AREA HAS BEGUN. THE ELECTRICIANS HAVE INSTALLED SUPPORTS FOR ELECTRIC MAINS

• UPDATE 02/18/2021 THE MAJOR WINTER STORM THAT HAS ENGULFED THE ENTIRE STATE OF TEXAS HAS STALLED PROGRESS FOR THE WEEK. HOWEVER, WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE A NICE ARTICLE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE WINKLER COUNTY NEWS THIS WEEK ENTITILED "Eastside Church of Christ Begins to rebuild." SEE TEXT OF ARTICLE HERE.

• UPDATE 02/13/2021 ANOTHER WEEKS WORK HAS US AT HALF A BUILDING! TWO WALLS ARE ERECTED, AND HALF OF THE ROOF. DOORS HAVE BEEN HUNG.

• UPDATE 02/06/2021 AFTER A WEEK-AND-A-HALF OF CONSTRUCTION, THE BUILDING HAS TAKEN SHAPE. YOU CAN SEE THE SIZE AND SHAPE OF THE BUILDING, WHERE THE WINDOWS AND DOORS WILL BE, AND OTHER DETAILS. HOPEFULLY FRAMEWORK WILL FINISH SOON.

• UPDATE 01/27/2021 WE HAVE STEEL AND A CONSTRUCTION CREW ON SITE! THE BUILDING FRAMEWORK HAS BEGUN! (COVID DELAYED SHIPMENT OF THE C-PURLIN, SO WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE THE FOUNDATION WAS FINISHED!)

UPDATE 11/11/2020 WE HAVE A FOUNDATION!!! CONCRETE WORKERS BEGAN POORING SLAB AT 5:00 AM TUESDAY, AND BY TUESDAY EVENING, WE HAVE A FOUNDATION!!!!!

UPDATE 10/30/2020 PLUMBERS HAVE COMPLETED SUB-FLOOR PUMBING. READY FOR SLAB

UPDATE 10/23/2020 PLUMBERS ARE HERE!

UPDATE 10/16/2020 FOOTINGS HAVE BEEN POURED, SETTING FORMS FOR MORE CONCRETE

UPDATE 10/09/2020 TODAY, WORKERS BEGAN SETTING REBAR FOR FOUNDATION FOOTINGS!

UPDATE 9/24/20 DIRT WORK NEARS COMPLETION

UPDATE 9/18/2020 Part of existing parking lot will become building lot, so removal of asphalt begins.

UPDATE 09/14/2020 BUILDING STRUCTURE AND MATERIALS ORDERED. FOUNDATION WORK BEGINS. The designated building area is marked off, dirtwork contractors begin planning phase.

UPDATE 09/13/2020 EXTERNAL BUILDING COLORS SELECTED

UPDATE 08/27/2020 CONTRACTOR BEGINS PERMIT APPROVAL PROCESS

UPDATE 08/2020 EASTSIDE ELDERS APPROVE BUILDING PLANS, BUDGET, AND AUTHORIZE CONSTRUCTION