The sanctuary is coming together! Thanks to the diligent labors of many, many hands, all 26 pews are now belt sanded, rough sanded, detail sanded, and fine sanded (and then sanded again in many instances!) — and then given 3-4 coats of polyurethane — and then the book racks were sanded, poly-ed, and re-attached — and then they were installed!
When you think about it, every pew has passed through the hands of at least 20-30 different people: those who loaded and unloaded the pews in August
those who cut them down and organized them in the fellowship area
those who took them out and sanded them
those who poly-ed them
those who installed them in the sanctuary
Two months of hard work later — here is the result!
Here is the sanctuary as the carpet was being laid:
As the poly-ers finished the pews, we started installing them, so the following Sunday we had a *few pews* installed…
And then came the ceremonial “carrying of the last pew” — as we finished the sanding on Saturday afternoon…
And here is a view of the pews from the front — with all but the last six pews installed…
Here is what it looks like with all the pews in place. It’s a pretty dramatic change from the old white and purple square!
Here is the view from the back:
And here is the view from the front:
Thank you to all who made this possible through your labor, your gifts, your prayers, your encouragement, and your love.
