Building Project
Building,
Renovation, and Expansion History
Construction Photo Montages
On December 9, 1956, our Charter members met at the Cheshire Grange Hall
for the first service of published worship of the Cheshire Lutheran Church.
Within ten months, those visionary members had obligated themselves to pay
for the land on which our church now stands. Construction began in the
spring of 1960, and the newly-built church was dedicated on January 29,
1961.
In 1978, needing more space for our mission and ministry, the members
embarked on a building project that added classrooms, church offices, and
our large fellowship hall. Over the years, routine and not-so-routine
maintenance were performed in the church and the parish hall.
In 2001, a Facilities Planning Committee was formed to examine renovation
and expansion needs at CLC. Committee members interviewed the various
constituencies at CLC and developed a report that concluded that CLC,
indeed, needed renovation and expansion–especially for our Little Cherubs
Christian Preschool.
The Voters formed a Building Committee that consulted with the Council, the
Voters, and the congregation to develop recommendations for an expansion and
renovation project. Those recommendations were considered, and the project
was approved, at a congregational meeting on February 13, 2005.
Three years later, we gather to praise and to thank God and to dedicate our
newly expanded and renovated church home that includes:
- A reconstructed upper parking lot.
- New exterior siding.
- New parish hall windows.
- New tile floors and carpeting in the newly painted parish that now has
acoustic ceiling tiles.
- A more efficient heating and cooling system in classrooms and the
office.
- New storage and display areas.
- New parish hall folding partition doors.
- A completely renovated kitchen.
- Expanded church offices and a new office for our Director of Christian
Education.
- Expanded Altar Guild storage room (sacristy).
- A new Youth Room.
- A new church library and meeting room.
- A permanent home for our Little Cherubs Christian Preschool.
- Air-conditioning in the sanctuary.
We are a congregation that is truly “Graced by the Past . . . Called for
the Future.”
Check out the animated photo montages that show the development of our
year long construction project! These are in "Flash" format.
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