Unveiling Our New Spaces: The Successful Completion of Phase 1 of Construction
By Kelly Reddell, Senior Warden; Carol Goglia, Junior Warden; and Dee Ann Anigian, Warden-at-Large
Our church is thrilled to announce and celebrate a milestone in the campus construction project!
The ambitious goals for Phase 1 of our construction project have been successfully achieved on time and on budget! Beginning in December of 2023, Phase 1 involved the imaginative redesign and renovation of the Saint Michael Episcopal School and the church’s 2nd floor Education Wing classrooms.
Saint Michael Episcopal School will be open and joyfully welcoming 331 children on September 11. This represents the largest enrollment to date! These children will begin their school year in brand new classrooms that have been configured differently and more efficiently than before. They will be introduced to the world of science in a state-of-the-art Science Room and create music in a dedicated Music Room. The church’s Cherub Choir will also use the Music Room to gather for their rehearsals.
The remodeled 2nd floor Education Wing will be home to new Children and Family Ministries’ classrooms outfitted for age-appropriate Godly Play and other curriculums. The Youth Center is a brighter, more effective space for Youth Formation, complete with a decked-out game room! There are many multi-purpose spaces to serve Adult Formation and for social gathering. These spaces vary greatly, ranging from small meeting rooms that can fit as few as four people to larger meeting areas that can seat 125–175 people auditorium style. Some meeting rooms are equipped with technology for video conferencing, while other spaces, such as the new Coke Room, will comfortably seat more than 150 people and be fully equipped with the latest audio-visual technology. A new Parlor will comfortably welcome smaller gatherings.
These thoughtfully redesigned spaces completed in Phase 1 are an expression of our church community’s dedication to the learning and formation of all of us, from the youngest to the oldest, as disciples of Christ. This dream would not have become a reality without the construction team involved in Phase 1 who worked so hard to complete this phase on time. We would like to express our collective, sincerest gratitude.
The Feast Day of Saint Michael on Sunday, September 29 will be one of extraordinary celebration! The newly renovated education wing will be unveiled and open for all to visit! Come see and celebrate the amazing work which has resulted in the completion of Phase 1 of Building our Future! The best is yet to come!
**This article was written byKelly Reddell, Senior Warden; Carol Goglia, Junior Warden; and Dee Ann Anigian, Warden-at-Large, and was featured in the 2024 Fall Archangel.