Grace looks better than ever in both Founders Hall as well as the kitchen.  These two spaces have had a facelift like never before!

The kitchen is finally finished minus a couple kinks that need to be worked out but other that Grace now has a fully functional commercial kitchen from which the bakery can operate and food can be served for the many who come to events and the Mobile Food Pantry.

The new kitchen utilized as much as it could from the old kitchen such as sinks, the baking ovens and carts a few new items are the new stove, a new dishwasher, a coffee maker and exhaust hood.  The dishwasher and coffee maker are extremely easy to use so just ask and we will teach you.

A special thanks to all of those who worked on this project and those who generously gave what you could so that this could become a reality.

Check back to see some pictures on how awesome things are looking around here!

The first project of Rebuilding Grace was changing the lighting in Founders Hall, the narthex (Smith Lounge) and the Grace offices.  About 50 volunteers came out to change out the lighting system to a green energy efficient lighting.
The second project of Rebuilding Grace was the renovation of Founders Hall, the Bethel Room, the men’s and women’s bathrooms off of Founders Hall, the hallway to the elevator on the lower level and the three adjoining rooms off of Founders Hall.  A crew of about 30 volunteers helped with the removal of the carpeting, moving furniture and equipment and general clean-up of the area and several other storage areas.  The walls were finished, wallpapered and painted.  The bathrooms were completely remodeled, including tiling along the exterior wall of the men’s bathroom to fix a leakage problem in the men’s bathroom.  New flooring was installed throughout the project area.  Motion detectors were installed throughout the project area to conserve energy.  The Founders Hall project was dedicated on June 17, 2012.
Two landscaping projects have been completed.  The first project is located near the bell tower in the Southeast end of our building.  It was funded through memorial funds in memory of Art Anderson.  This project will be dedicated on July 15, 2012.
The second landscaping project is located on the Grand Avenue side of our building and was organized as an Eagle Project directed by Toshio Osuga.  Another 15-20 volunteers helped with tree and shrub removal and planting of new shrubs and trees.  Funding in large part was from a memorial for Greg Edwards.  Dedication for this project will be held on August 12, 2012.
The kitchen and narthex bathrooms renovation project began on July 9, 2012.  More updates to follow.