As always, we use this medium to keep you updated as to where our crews have traveled. And in spite of the recent tragedies, we felt it important to continue to share with you the joy of growing churches.

On July 23, our crew began assembling a 110' dome for Brookhaven Wesleyan Church in Marion, Indiana. The structure was built on a basement. The floor plan includes an entire wrap of the dome for offices and classrooms. The sanctuary will seat 520 and the balcony will have seating for 240. The structure incorporated an 18' sidewall in order to accommodate their balcony. Again, we worked in conjunction with Robert Arrendale of AET, Inc. out of Indianapolis. This was our sixth project with Robert’s company so, we know how beautiful Brookhaven’s new church will be when it is completed.

Our crew spent the last week of August in beautiful Marietta, Georgia. There, they built a 100' square with a 16’ sidewall for Open Bible Tabernacle. The church’s new building is built on the site of their present church and school. To customize the structure, architect Joel Digby designed conventionally framed gables at the corners of the sanctuary. The new sanctuary will seat 850. When they complete the education wing, their new complex will be 14,000 square feet. Pastor Eugene Holder’s son, Mike, is overseeing the project and Warren Gaspard is working as the on-site supervisor. They were both a pleasure to work with and we hope that we can work together with them in the future.

On September 11, we began work in Linesville, Pennsylvania, building a new 500 seat sanctuary for the Linesville First Baptist Church. Upon our arrival, UCS crew members noticed the number of scripture passages church members had written on the cement slab. That was fitting comfort for the days ahead. When the 82' octagon superstructure was in place, job superintendent Eric Payer brought a flag and asked us to put it on the building. Everyone admitted it brought tears to their eyes. The cars honking as they passed by was indescribable encouragement. This was our third project with our friends from the design/build company Cogun, Inc., Inc., out of North Lima, Ohio. That week and this project are not ones that we are likely to forget.