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Daily Progress Report

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

   Tonight nine of us that are going on the Texas trip next week met at the church for a conference call. Sept. 6-9, ten Baker Chapel members and four other members of the Boonville community will travel to Groesbeck Texas. They along with many other volunteers from around the country will join the New York Says Thank You Foundation build their 2007 project. We will build a new house for James and Eva Vincent and their family. Their house was destroyed by a tornado last December. For more information about the family and the foundation, visit their website newyorksaysthankyou.org

Participating in the conference call were the following:
Baker Chapel
Jeff - New York Says Thank You Foundation Co-founder and organizer of the build projects.
Starvos - New York Says Thank You Foundation Co-founder and General contractor.
Bob - Lead Builder on this project.
Brian - Pre-construction Services Manager for a construction company in Dallas Texas.
Charlie - He was the Construction Supervisor in charge of the Twin Tower clean-up in New York.

Those of us at Baker Chapel spent one hour finalizing our travel plans and preparing questions for the conference call. The purpose of the conference call was to get everybody updated on the project. We were able to establish a projected time-line for the different areas of construction. The house consists of 2700 square feet with a covered porch and an additional garage. They will pour the concrete tomorrow morning. We intend to arrive in Texas on Sept. 6 in the early afternoon. We will evaluate the sight and help prepare the lay out. The work days will be Sept. 7-8. We hope to have the house completely framed, siding installed, decked and a possibility of roofing as well in these two days. If it is God's will, his plan and his time-line, we beleive it is possible. We at Baker Chapel are very excited about having this opportunity, to give something back by "paying forward".

Philip
 
Monday, August 27, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007

   Volunteers worked today grading, seeding grass and covering with straw. They also started watering the seeded areas today. It has been very hot and dry here. I think the temperature has been above 91 degrees for the last 24 days. They decided that we needed to get the grass starting to grow. It needs to get some growth on it before this fall.

Philip
 
Sunday, August 26, 2007

DEDICATION SUNDAY!

   Open House was held from 1:00 to 5:30 p.m. With the dedication service beginning at 5:30 p.m. Six different singing groups entertained in the sanctuary all afternoon. They included; New Harmony Voices, Mt. Gilead Singers, First Baptist Church, Lighthouse Praise Team, The Holders, and the Baker Chapel Praise Team. The opening song for the Dedication Service was "I'll Fly Away". This was the first song that was in the bulletin November 6, 2005, the day the tornado hit. We recognized four former pastors who were in attendance today. Their was a time of reflection. A few people spoke about a specific experience with Baker Chapel. Most of them were about the tornado or since that time. District Superintendent Rev. Glenn Howell shared words and performed the Consecration of the Building. The closing song led by the Gentry Sisters and the Baker Chapel Praise Team was "We are Standing on Holy Ground". The scripture for the service was Psalm Chapter 84: 1-4, 10-12 and Matthew Chapter 7: 24-27. Over 600 people signed the registration book through out the day. And I am quite certain that many people missed the book. We also severed BBQ pork, hamburgers, hot dogs, drinks, cake and many varieties of homemade cookies. It was a blessed day to thank the many volunteers, and to give God all the Glory, for what he has done.

Philip
 
Saturday, August 25, 2007

   Volunteer members finished food preparation today. Others worked outside grading the parking lot, mowing, trimming, and picking up materials to allow more parking. They prepared the programs, and did last minute cleaning, and installed pictures on some walls.

Philip
 
Friday, August 24, 2007

   Volunteers worked at the church today preparing food. They are making potato salad, slaw, veggie trays, bake beans, and a host of other things for the Dedication this Sunday. Others worked on cleaning.

Philip
 
Thursday, August 23, 2007

   I arrived on site this morning at 5:05 a.m. Neil and his concrete crew and Kevin were already working with lights. The concrete pumper truck was setting up, and the laser screed was being prepared. The first load of concrete began unloading at 5:35 a.m. The last full concrete truck was unloaded at 7:58 a.m. The remaining concrete needed was measured and called in for delivery. By approx 8:45 a.m. with a little help from a few volunteers the last of the concrete was poured for a total of 72 yards. By 2:00 p.m. the concrete had been troweled, grooves cut and sealer applied. The concrete had coloring installed. I don't know the "official" color. But I will describe it as a "light colored chocolate". They finished none too soon, as temperatures reached 100 degrees this afternoon. Other volunteers removed forms from yesterdays concrete and seeded grass on the former building site.

Philip
 
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

   Neil and his concrete crew returned today. His crew along with other volunteers, set the J-bolts in concrete to attach the side-wall plates. They also constructed and poured the concrete pads that the pillars will be installed on, for the drive-thru canopy. They installed the rock base, and prepared the area for the concrete floor. Tonight, several volunteers worked on cleaning the inside of the church. We also installed several signs, posters, and did things in preparation for the open house on Sunday August 26.

Philip
 
Tuesday, August 21, 2007

   Volunteers finished placing the back fill (with rock) around the foundation. This evening, Spike put some more top soil onto the old building site, in preparation for seeding.

Philip
 
Monday, August 20, 2007

   Volunteers returned today. They installed the perimeter drain tile, around the foundation of the Life Center/gym. They covered the tile with rock. They also installed the insulation on the inside next to the block, and back-filled with rock. They removed the bottom four feet of siding on the east side of the church. Eventually all of the siding on the east side will be removed. It will be reinstalled on the sides of the Life Center. They removed the bottom four feet only, so it did not get any concrete on it, when the floor is poured.

Philip
 
Thursday, August 16, 2007

   Six block layers arrived today. They installed two rows of 12 inch block, and one row of 8 inch blocks. They have completed all the block work for now. The remaining split-face block can not be installed until the walls are constructed. Volunteers installed more erosion control blankets in the drainage area. They also seeded more grass seed, and strawed the area.

Philip
 
Wednesday, August 15, 2007

   The concrete blocks, sand and cement was delivered today for the multi-purpose building. Greg finished removing the rest of the old asphalt this evening. Spike, Kevin, and Derek worked on hauling and leveling dirt on the old building site. They also installed some rip-rap around the large culvert under the entrance. The Praise team practiced tonight for their part in the Dedication Celebration. The decorating committee met tonight making plans. Today was also the 18th day in a row for temperatures over 90 degrees. The actual temperature reached 104 degrees today. This was the hottest day since back in 1966.

Philip
 
Tuesday, August 14, 2007

   Volunteers poured concrete pads in front of the doors on the south and west sides of the church today. They also sowed more grass seed, and covered it with straw. We worked on removing some of the old asphalt this evening.

Philip
 
Monday, August 13, 2007

   Neal and his concrete crew arrived today. They along with other volunteers, had a very big, progressive day. They dug the footings, installed the re-bar and poured the concrete. These are the footings for the multi-purpose building. They also did the same thing for the four columns, that will support the overhead drive-thru. Once this is completed, you will be able to drive a car under the canopy to load and unload in inclement weather. It was very hot today, but we stuck with it, until the task was completed. I also delivered several bales of straw, that they used to cover the seeded areas.

Philip
 
Wednesday, June 20, 2007

   I went to the church early today before going to work. I moved
some dirt from the top soil pile to where we took up the old parking
lot. I did this for two reasons. The dirt pan we are using belongs
to the Warrick County Soil and Water District. They have been letting
us use the dirt pan free of charge. They rent it out for people to
use. Someone wanted to rent it, and they were coming to pick it up
today. The other reason is; I needed little one on one "God Time". I
will be giving the message next Sunday June 24, I needed to clear my
thoughts.

Philip
 
Saturday, June 16, 2007

   I finished hauling away the rest of the busted asphalt today. I
was also able to separate two loads of rock that was under the old
parking lot. I dumped it in the corner of the new parking lot. We
can use this for base at a later day. I also loaded three wagon loads
of straw behind the baler for us to use for landscaping.

Philip
 
Friday, June 15, 2007

   I started hauling away the busted up asphalt from the parking lot
this evening.

Philip
 
Wednesday, June 6, 2007

   Greg finished busting up the remainder of the old parking lot on
the west side. He also graded some more dirt around the drainage
ditch.

Philip
 
Monday, June 4, 2007

   Greg worked on leveling more dirt around the drainage ditch. He
also put some top soil around this area for seeding.

Philip
 
Saturday, June 9, 2007

   Greg and Derek worked a couple hours this morning moving top
soil, working on the drainage ditch, and they started tearing up the
asphalt in the old parking lot on the west. We have not had any
measurable rain for about three weeks, it is very dry.

Philip
 
Thursday, June 7, 2007

   They delivered the pipes for in the ground for the gutter
downspouts today. Sunburst Stained Glass company of Newburgh
installed the stained glass above the front door today. They donated
the glass and labor. It measures 72" X 72", and is just beautiful.
Greg moved more dirt this evening.

Philip
 
Wednesday, June 6, 2007

   The Operators Union delivered a small dozer today, for us to
use. Greg started this evening using the dozer to grade and level the
drainage ditch. Volunteers worked some this week moving in and
cleaning more items.

Philip
 
Sunday, May 27, 2007

AWESOME!!!!!

   Today was the first official service in God's new church. The
praise team started practice at 8:00 this morning, and people began
arriving for church at 8:05. Church starts at 9:00. When we held our
service at other places, most of the time people would start arriving
only 20 minutes before service. I sat in the hallway before the
service, and just listened to the people has they came in the
building. Some of the comments I over heard were; "We should just
dance", "Just Amazing", "Wonderful", "It's so beautiful". Their were
a lot of new faces, and some we haven't seen for awhile. Their were
158 who celebrated in God's house today at Baker Chapel. We began the
service with the congregation singing; 'I'll Fly Away'. This was
supposed to be the first song on the morning of the tornado. It was a
very tearful and moving experience for many, myself included. Most of
the message included comments from several members, as well as some
guests. Most talked about their experience during the rebuilding, or
shared what Baker Chapel means to them. Prior to singing our closing
song, 'Standing on the Promises'. The Gentry trio sang God Bess
America. The Holy Spirit was truly among us today.

Philip
 
Saturday, May 26, 2007

   First of all, I want to apologize for not giving daily updates
this week. I have been working 16&17 hours a day trying to get the
crops out and hay baled. I even missed praise team practice this
week. I was going back over some of the updates the other night and
realized that I had left out two very important things. We received a
$2500 donation from the children in a Jewish Day School in New York
City last month. This was money that they themselves raised. They
want us to use this money to buy supplies for our Sunday School. I
also failed to mention that starting last Easter morning, people began
writing scripture on the concrete floors. Some people signed their
name with the scripture, some did not. I wish that I had took the
time to write down each of the different scriptures that people had
written. It was really neat, to see different ones show up almost
everyday. I made a couple phone calls last night to find out what
took place this week. Now for this week's progress report.
Our dishwasher and ice machine was delivered on Wednesday. Thursday
night about seven people met in the evening for training on how to
operate the sound system. On Friday the sound system was completed.
A new couch and two new chairs were also delivered on Friday. They
will be in the hallway. We will be having our first service in the
completed church tomorrow May 27, 2007. It is not really a secret,
but we wanted to keep a low profile on our first service. It had been
announced at church the last two Sunday's. Members who were not in
church received an e-mail or letter. The media has been very good to
us, but we wanted our first service too be just us. It is not really
a secret anymore. Their was an article on the front page of the
Evansville Courier today, telling about our first service tomorrow. I
am really excited, and I expect this "special" first service, to be
the first of many.

Philip
 
Friday, May 18, 2007

   Some more new tables arrived today. Our new piano for the
sanctuary was also delivered. We are leasing with the option to
purchase. We are going to try this piano and if we do not like it,
they will bring us another style. Volunteers did more cleaning.

Philip
 
Thursday, May 17, 2007

   The county building inspector came today. He inspected the
entire facility. He discovered a few small things that he would like
changed. However, he did approve that it was ready for occupancy.
Volunteers cleaned several folding chairs, and started wiping the
dusty walls.

Philip
 
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

   The last two doors were delivered today. Volunteers installed
these doors, and all of the remaining hardware, on all the doors. The
carpet installers returned today and finished all the carpet trim, for
the baseboard. Volunteers also cleaned more dishes.

Philip
 
Monday, May 14, 2007
Tuesday, May 15, 2007

   The company came and installed the wire mesh safety glass in the
inside doors that have windows. The four entrance doors into the
sanctuary, have a window in the shape of a cross. The carpet
installers have installed the 4 inch carpet boarder on the walls in
the sanctuary, and the fellowship hall. They also installed the
mud/tracker carpet in the foyer entrance. I am not sure if that is
exactly what it is called, but it is supposed to keep dirt from being
tracked in the building. Volunteers worked Tues. evening cleaning out
the utility room, and cleaning up. Some of the items were put in the
storage trailer, and some items upstairs in the attic storage. They
worked on several small things, that needed finished.

Philip
 
Saturday, May 12, 2007

   Today, God showed me that his plans, and his schedule were
different than what I had planned. You see I had planned to work
ground most of the night last night, and try to finish planting corn
today. Then travel to Purdue University where my daughter will
graduate tomorrow. Well it rained yesterday. So instead of being in
the fields, I got to help 20 plus other volunteers move pews into the
church. These pews were donated to us last year from First Christian
Church in Newburgh Indiana. We had them stored in a building at the
Spencer County fairgrounds. With four trailers we were able to move
them all in one trip except for two pews. Sid and Marsha spent many
hours cleaning the upholstery and the wood work. I think they look
great. I think their are 22 pews, and they fill the sanctuary. They
should seat a little over 200 people. Other volunteers finished
installing door closure's, finished installing the hardware and braces
on the restroom stalls, paper holders and other small jobs. I still
left for Purdue, I just had the pleasure of helping move the pews
before leaving. They also cleaned, and brought a few more things into
the building. We still need to finish some things, and have the
building inspector return. I can just say, that everyday is a day
closer to completion.

Philip
 
Friday, May 11, 2007

   I forgot to mention that the sound guy came yesterday, and he
brought more of the sound system. He worked on securing the ends on
several of the sound cables. Only one carpet installer worked today.
He finished the steps on the stage in the sanctuary. He also cut all
the strips for the base board. We are using carpet as a base board in
every area where their is carpet. He will take these strips back to
the carpet shop, to have the top edge sewed. Volunteers cleaned more
dishes, and placed them in the kitchen cabinets. The lock smith came
and installed all of the lock cylinders on the doors with locks. Greg
and Kevin worked on installing panic bars on the required doors this
evening. It rained this afternoon.

Philip
 
Thursday, May 10, 2007

   Only two carpet installers worked today. They installed the
carpet on the stage, the sound room, and the reading platform in one
of the classrooms. Volunteers installed the remaining door closure's
that we have on hand. Two of the closure's are on back order.

Philip
 
Wednesday, May 9, 2007

   The carpet installers finished the carpet on the sanctuary main
floor. Their is a 16 inch boarder around the sanctuary with a
different color carpet. This was very time consuming. Volunteers
installed two more door closure's this evening.

Philip
 
Tuesday, May 8, 2007

   The carpet installers returned today. They started installing
the carpet in the sanctuary. They completed over 1/2 of the floor.
Ten new round tables were delivered today for the fellowship hall.
Volunteers installed two more door closure's tonight.

Philip
 
Monday, May 7, 2007

Volunteers cleaned dishes and some folding chairs today. A few
of the dishes were salvaged from the tornado. Some of the dishes were
donated by another church. Volunteers also installed door handles
today. Kevin and Greg worked tonight installing door closure's and
panic bars. They were still working at 10:00 p.m.

Philip
 
Saturday, May 5, 2007

   At least 11 volunteers worked at different times today. There
might have been more, but that was the count when I left at 1:00. We
finished installing the rest of the doors on hand. We have two more
doors, that we rejected due to shipping damage. We installed several
of the door handles and some closure's. They cleaned the cabinets in
the kitchen, as well as the refrigerator, and floors. They also
cleaned-up in several other areas. They also moved everything out of
the sound room, in preparation for the carpet.

Philip
 
Friday, May 4, 2007

   The carpet installers finished the classroom, library/conference
room, small hallway, utility closet, the room behind the stage wall,
and rolled out some of the carpet for the sanctuary. The rest of the
carpet was delivered today. Volunteers installed the video screen and
some of the automatic door closure's.

Philip
 
Thursday, May 3, 2007

   The carpet installers returned today. They finished the
fellowship hall, youth room, utility closet, and started on one of
the classrooms. I was returning home tonight from a track meet and
stopped by the church. It was after 8 p.m. and Greg and Kevin were
installing some more doors.

Philip
 
Wednesday, May 2, 2007

   They finished installing the carpet in the big hallway, and
started on the fellowship hall today. Tonight I was rained out of
the fields. I helped Greg and Spike install 6 doors. The remaining
hardware for the restroom partitions was delivered today. Everyday is
a day closer to being completed.

Philip
 
Tuesday, May 1, 2007

   Our new freezer was delivered today. The carpet installers
returned today. They installed carpet in one of the classrooms, coat
closet, nursery, infant room, and started on the big hallway.

Philip
 
Monday, April 30, 2007

   Five big rolls of carpet was delivered today. The carpet
installers also started today. They installed the carpet in the
office, and the minister's office. They also installed the carpet pad
on the stage, and the stage steps. Volunteers installed door handles
on the doors that they installed Sat. They put more items into the
storage trailer. We decided instead of just moving things from one
room to another, to stay out of the way of the carpet. We would just
move things one time into the trailer. Some of these items will stay
in the trailer for quite some time.

Philip
 
Sunday, April 29, 2007

   Jerol, Bonnie, and I, worked at the church tonight. Bonnie and
Jerol finished vacuuming the sanctuary and the stage. I repaired and
replaced the three access holes that we cut in the stage floor to
install the speaker wires. I also loaded the scaffolding in my truck,
so it can be returned tomorrow.

Philip
 
Saturday, April28, 2007

   A few volunteers worked today. They installed six of the inside
doors. These doors were in the areas with the tile floor. Others
removed several items from the church and placed them into the storage
trailer. The carpet is scheduled to be delivered on Monday.

Philip
 
Friday, April 27, 2007

   The interior doors were delivered today. We have 30 inside
doors. We rejected two of them because they were damaged. There was
no school today. It was a scheduled 'snow make-up day'. Since school
was never closed due to snow, the kids got the day off. Some of them
helped to unload and carry in the doors. Five of us worked tonight.
We cleaned the saw dust out of all the cabinets, swept and vacuumed
most of the floors, picked up debris. We did not get finished, but
we did get tired. We stopped at 10:00 p.m.

Philip
 
Thursday, April 26, 2007

   The plumbers returned today. They finished installing all of the
sinks except two. Installed all the in-line water heaters. They have
the water turned on and everything checked. They will have to return
when the other two sinks arrive, as well as some of the faucet
handles. Volunteers finished the final electrical connections to the
grinder pumps for the septic system. They also installed the two
microwaves under the cabinets in the kitchen.

Philip
 
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

   The plumbers returned today. They repaired the pipe in the wall,
that the cabinet maker drilled into. They installed the sinks in the
men's restroom, one of the double sinks in the kitchen, and the under
the counter water heaters. Volunteers worked on electrical
connections and applying polyurethane.

Philip
 
Tuesday, April 24, 2007

   Volunteers worked on applying polyurethane to the window trim.
They also picked up the left over blocks around the building. The
tile workers returned today. They finished all the tile, they had
left out for the cabinets. They applied the grout around the showers,
and finished the remaining base boards. The tile is now complete.
Greg and Kevin started installing the counter tops, they completed the
tops in the infant room, nursery restroom, youth room, and several
pieces in the kitchen. They secured the counter tops any place that
their will be a sink.

Philip
 
Monday, April 23, 2007

   Greg and Kevin started installing the partitions in the men's
restroom this evening.

Philip
 
Sunday, April 22, 2007

   Joyce and Jennifer presented their final landscape design for
Baker Chapel today. They arrived before service to display their
poster designs and answer questions, for anyone who could not stay for
the presentation after church. They have designed and divided the
landscaping in three phases. The idea of three phases allows us to
proceed as the funds become available. They did a great job on both
the design and their presentation. They will both graduate in May
from Purdue University with a degree in Landscape & Horticultural
Design. They were given the task of designing the landscaping for
Baker Chapel, as their senior project. I hope that they get an A+.
These are two very fine young ladies, who really cared about their
project. Two of their family members came with them today as well.
Jennifer's mother Sharon, and Joyce's sister Jennifer. After their
presentation, we went to Baker Chapel, so they could see the progress
since they last visited. I also learned that they will be
participating in the same graduation ceremony as my daughter Maggie.
How great is that! I will get to see all three of them receive their
diploma's.

Philip
 
Friday, April 20, 2007

   The counter tops for the kitchen cabinets, youth room, and
restroom sinks were delivered today.

Philip
 
Thursday, April 19, 2007

   Carol and Gene applied polyurethane today. Sid finished the
receptacles in the kitchen. I helped Sid and Carl finish installing
the chandelier light in the foyer. Greg, Kevin and I worked tonight
in the women's restroom. We finished the partitions, installed on the
stall doors, latches, and coat hooks. This was quite a task. We were
determined to keep going until we had the women's side complete. We
worked until 10:25 p.m. We will still have some work to do in the
restroom, but the stalls are complete.

Philip
 
Wednesday, April 18, 2007

   Volunteers worked today applying polyurethane and cleaning up.
Sid installed the receptacles for the stoves in the kitchen. He also
started installing some receptacles in the island of cabinets in the
center of the kitchen. The microwaves and range hoods were picked up
today. Greg, Kevin, and I worked tonight installing the partitions in
the women's restroom.

Philip
 
Tuesday, April 17, 2007

   Greg, Kevin, and Spike worked tonight. They installed the trim
around the top of the stage floor. They also started to layout the
materials for the partitions in the restrooms.

Philip
 
Saturday, April 14, 2007

   Several of us helped with a BBQ fundraiser today. The proceeds
will help with the expenses of the youth mission trip to Colorado this
summer. For the last few years the Baker Chapel Youth group and the
Main Street UMC Youth group have been doing a combined mission trip.
They also do a lot of other activities together. Yesterday they
cooked 24 pork butts. Last night we pulled and BBQ them and placed
them in 1 pound containers. Today we grilled 48 slabs of ribs, and
over 100 chicken halves. We were sold out by a little after 12:00.
It rained most of the morning. Since we helped with the BBQ and
started at 6:00 a.m. this morning, no one worked at the church today.

Philip
 
Friday, April 13, 2007

   The cabinet maker returned today. He finished installing the
base cabinets in the kitchen, youth room, nursery, and nursery
restroom. He also installed more wall cabinets in the youth room and
the nursery. He accidentally drilled a hole in the water line behind
the wall in the women's restroom. They came and measured for all the
counter tops today. Two new cooking stoves and one new refrigerator
were delivered today.

Philip
 
Thursday, April 12, 2007

   The cabinet maker returned today with more cabinets. He started
installing the base cabinets in the kitchen. The partitions for the
restroom stalls were delivered today. The hanging light for the foyer
was picked up today. Volunteers worked applying polyurethane on the
completed windows. Greg started on the trim, that goes around the top
of the stage.

Philip
 
Wednesday, April 11, 2007

   Two volunteers worked today applying the final coat of
polyurethane on the two windows in the foyer. Seven volunteers worked
this evening. We helped the sound guy install and secure the large
speakers above the stage. He also worked on hooking up some of the
different units used in the sound system. Some of the ladies on the
decorating committee met at the church tonight to pick out the cabinet
counter top. Four of us then worked on installing the trim on the
window in the fellowship hall and the youth room. All of the windows
have been trimmed. We finished the last window at 9:15 p.m. We would
have finished sooner, but we had to perform surgery on the nail gun.

Philip
 
Tuesday, April 10, 2007

   Volunteers installed the conduit and electric wire from the
building to the septic pump. Others worked on applying polyurethane
to trim on the finished windows. Some more of the sound equipment was
delivered today. I did not realize that the cabinet maker also
installed the wall cabinets in the youth room yesterday.

Philip
 
Monday, April 9, 2007

   Two plumbers were on site today. They installed all of the
toilets and mounted the two water coolers on the wall in the hallway.
The cabinet maker delivered and installed, all of the wall cabinets in
the kitchen. Volunteers applied polyurethane to the completed
windows. Bob installed a trench for the electric from the building to
the sewage pumps. He also leveled some of the dirt on the south side
of the building. Kevin, Greg, Spike, and I worked tonight. We
installed the trim around the window in the nursery, and both windows
in the foyer. Spike installed some of the weather strips around the
double doors on the east side. Several people have written scripture
on the concrete floors. We announced in church a couple weeks ago,
that anyone could write their favorite scripture on the floor, before
the carpet is installed.

Philip
 
Saturday, April 7, 2007

   Bonnie and Debbie applied the second coat of grout sealer today.
Greg and I worked on trim this afternoon. We completed the trim on
the second window in the minister's office, the window in the office,
and the window in the infant room. We also removed the protective
masking tape from the windows that are completely finished.

Philip
 
Friday, April 6, 2007

   Six volunteers worked today. All Baker Chapel members. They
finished installing the pipe from the septic tanks to the mound
system. They finished some electrical connections and installed
receptacle covers. They filled the nail holes, and applied the final
coat of polyurethane on two window frames. Frank's reinstalled the
large vents that Carl painted. The company came and picked up the
electric lift today. This was the last piece of rental equipment. It
seems that I have an admirer who is a critic. Today I received my
second anonymous letter in the mail. First of all, I hope that as you
check the website daily for my grammar mistakes, that you are also
learning about Baker Chapel. Secondly, since you do not think enough
of yourself to supply a return address, I am responding to you with
this website. In my defense, I would like to say that most of the
time I do the progress report late at night, after working at least 12
hours or more, and attending one of many meetings in many volunteer
organizations in which, I am involved. Yes, I do make mistakes. I am
not perfect. Finally, I would like to point out that the letter you
sent on March 13; my name was misspelled and you had the wrong zip
code. In the letter you sent today; some of your corrections are
wrong. However, I do want to thank you for helping me with my
grammar. I only wish that you could correct me before I place in on
the website.

Philip
 
Thursday, April 5, 2007

   Bob worked on the water leak again today. He has repaired the
leak, and we now have a valve and water inside the building. He also
started installing the line from the septic tanks to the mound
system. Others worked on electrical connections, and applying
polyurethane to some trim.

Philip
 
Wednesday, April 4, 2007

   First of all, I wanted to give you a little more information
about the ladies from Terre Haute that have been helping this week.
Jeanne is a member of Emmanuel UMC and worked Monday. Pam and Kathy
are both members of Barbour Ave. UMC and worked Monday, Tuesday and
part of today. We hope they are blessed by blessing us with their
help. Today volunteers finished removing the high spots in the
expansion joints. Carol worked on the trim that has been installed.
She used steel wool to get a smooth surface, and filled the nail holes
in preparation for the final coat of polyurethane. They stained the
custom made receptacle covers for the window receptacles for the
candle lights. This covers were made by Jerry Lutz. They also
stained the last cross for the windows. Bob Gourley started working
on repairing the water line outside that developed a leak during the
freezing weather. When we installed the outside hydrant last fall, we
made the mistake of securing it with a steel post. When the ground
froze in January, the loose dirt raised up with the water line and the
post would not allow the hydrant to move. Therefore it placed things
in a bind and the pipe cracked. Kevin and I worked on trim tonight.
He had already completed the window in the classroom by himself before
I arrived. We also got one of the windows finished in the ministers
office.

Philip
 
Tuesday, April 3, 2007

   Two ladies returned to volunteer today from Terre Haute. They
helped clean the tile in the kitchen, men's and women's restroom, and
the restroom in the nursery. They also helped with clean-up. Other
volunteers helped to finish removing the high spots in the expansion
joints and install a light in men's restroom. They delivered the
remaining exit signs today, and they installed them as well. Tonight
Bonnie and I sealed the tile grout in the kitchen, men's and women's
restroom and the restroom in the nursery. Greg and Kevin worked
tonight and 'trimmed-out' the other two windows in the sanctuary.

Philip
 
Monday, April 2, 2007

   Three ladies from Terra Haute, Indiana volunteered at Baker
Chapel today. They cleaned, swept, and vacuumed several rooms. Carol
and Gene applied polyurethane to the trim pieces. Other volunteers
did some touch-up painting and installed the three drop ceiling lights
in the sanctuary. Tonight Greg P. and Kevin G. started installing the
trim. They trimmed out two windows in the sanctuary, the door-way to
the coat closet, around the open area window in the sound room, and
around the opening were the projector screen will be installed. The
trim looks great. It really sets off the windows, and the cross at
the top gives it a special touch.

Philip
 
Saturday, March 31, 2007

   The grills were fired up at 4:30 a.m. this morning. I arrived at
5:00 to help put the meat on. Jerol, Greg, Kevin and I helped at
various times with the BBQ fundraiser today. As I had mentioned
yesterday the money will go towards a new roof for South Friendship
GB church in Boonville. We cooked 96 slabs of ribs, 300 pork chops,
and almost 500 1/2 chickens. They served pork chop dinners, 1/2
chicken dinners, and pulled pork dinners. You could purchase single
chops, chickens, or pork butts. We used almost 50 gallons of BBQ
sauce. Some of the Baker Chapel ladies donated deserts. We had 12
big cookers and four small cookers. They had a lot of volunteers
help, and the deserts, baked beans and potatoe salad was all donated.
I had BBQ ribs for supper tonight and it was delicious. I worked at
home this afternoon. I worked at the church tonight applying the
final coat of polyurethane to several pieces of trim. When I left at
9:00 p.m. it was beginning to rain. We were supposed to have
scattered showers most of the day. God blessed us by holding the rain
away from the BBQ. I don't think anyone else worked at the church
today. But I forgot to mention that Carol and Judy worked on trim
yesterday. I began the day serving God by helping another church. I
thought it was only proper to end the day serving God at Baker Chapel.

Philip
 
Friday, March 30, 2007

   The tile workers applied the grout in the tile in the foyer.
They installed some tile border around the showers in the restrooms.
They put grout in the tile border in the restrooms as well. Jerol,
Carl and Harley volunteered today helping to cook 98 pork butts for a
fundraiser tomorrow. Tennyson General Baptist and Mt. Gilead General
Baptist are hosting a fundraiser tomorrow for South Friendship General
Baptist Church in Boonville. The proceeds will go towards a new roof
for their church. These same two church's held a similar fundraiser
for Baker Chapel last year. In southern Indiana we really don't pay
attention to different denominations among churches. If another
church needs help and we can do something to help others, we just do
it.

Philip
 
Thursday, March 29, 2007

   Tile workers worked in the foyer again today. They also did a
small area inside the second set of doors. Volunteers worked today
doing touch-up painting and working on trim. Six of us worked tonight
sanding, sealing, and applying polyurethane to some of the trim. Some
of the trim has all the needed coats. All of the trim has at least
been stained. Everyday is a day closer to completion.

Philip
 
Wednesday, March 28, 2007

   The tile workers applied the grout between the tiles in the men's
and women's restroom. They also cemented some of the tile down in the
foyer. The tile in the foyer is 12 in. X 12 in. and the tile in the
other areas is 16 in. X 16 in. The tile in the foyer is very time
consuming. Their will be two crosses inlaid into the tile floor.
This requires a lot of extra angles and extra cutting.

Philip
 
Tuesday, March 27, 2007

   The rest of the trim was delivered today. More sound system
supplies were delivered today. Volunteers have attached some of the
finished trim to the stage. The tile workers finished the tile in the
men's restroom, and did more layout work for the tile in the foyer
entrance.

Philip
 
Monday, March 26, 2007

   Four tile installers worked yesterday (Sunday) and finished
installing the tile in the kitchen. They worked again today. They
applied the grout between the tiles in the kitchen. They installed
most of the baseline, boarder tile in the men's and women's restroom.
They started cutting the tile for the foyer in the entrance of the
church. Volunteers worked applying polyurethane to the trim today.
This evening Greg, Kevin and Spike worked on trim. The rest of the
trim was delivered today. Their is a triangle piece of trim with a
cross attached that will go at the point of each of the windows.

Philip
 
Saturday, March 24, 2007

   While most people were enjoying the beautiful 80 degree spring
day doing something for themselves. Nine volunteers enjoyed the day
serving God at Baker Chapel. Under the direction of expert gutter
installer Jimmy Volz and his helper Zach Collins, along with Baker
Chapel members, they installed the remaining gutters and all the down
spouts today. They also applied polyurethane to several window
casings. They sanded some of the trim in preparation for the second
coat of polyurethane. Two paid tile installers, finished the women's
restroom floor, and started on the kitchen floor. These guys are true
craftsmen. Anybody who can take six floor tile and cut them into 36
pieces to craft them in a design around the floor drain, is in my
opinion "a craftsmen". We ending the day around 3:30, with the
pleasure of having served God.

Philip
 
Friday, March 23, 2007

   The correct number of volunteers from Epworth UMC in Indianapolis
is four men, and three women. They have been a big help the last two
days. They worked till 3:30 p.m. today before returning to
Indianapolis. They put the ceiling tiles back in the kitchen, stained
the rest of the trim work, applied sanding sealer to all the trim,
and started applying polyurethane to the trim. They finished
constructing the reading platform in one of the classrooms. They
installed more sound system wiring and cable. The gutter crew
installed the one piece, seamless gutter on the west side of the
building. They were then rained out, and had to quit.

Philip
 
Thursday, March 22, 2007

   Today, Baker Chapel welcomed at least eight volunteers from
Epworth UMC of Indianapolis Indiana. They along with some Baker
Chapel member volunteers, did a lot of work today. They installed the
outside lights by the front door, installed speaker cable and wire,
installed several speakers for the sound system in various rooms,
stained several pieces of trim, applied sanding sealer to a few window
casings, and constructed a reading platform in one of the class
rooms. They also installed a work counter (large shelf) in the sound
room. Wow, that was a long list. Four people installed floor tile.
They finished the floor in the men's restroom, and started on the tile
base board. They have the women's restroom floor 3/4 completed. The
tile company owner came and removed the tile in the kitchen. Then the
people who did not install the tile properly, came and removed all the
tile cement, by grinding and sanding. The materials for the gutters
were delivered today, and placed in the construction trailer.

Philip
 
Wednesday, March 21, 2007

   Greg stained some of the trim to be used around the windows
today. Kevin and Greg Greene worked several hours. They installed
the door handle hardware on two outside doors, closures on three
doors, and thresholds on two doors. They also started on the hardware
on the east-side double doors. Carl has spray painted two of the
large grills for the return air, in the heating system. A crew of
four worked this evening till 9 p.m. installing tile. This crew knows
what they are doing. They installed more tile in the men's restroom,
and have started on the women's restroom. Last night Kevin and Spike
removed all the ceiling tiles in the kitchen. When the floor tiles
are removed for replacement, they will have to grind the tile cement
off the floor. This will create a lot of dust. They removed the
ceiling tile, so they will not get dirty. More sound system supplies
were delivered today.

Philip
 
Tuesday, March 20, 2007

   Greg stained the last two window casings today. He also applied
sanding sealer to the four windows he stained yesterday. Sid
installed the boxes in the floor stage, for the sound system. A new
tile installation crew (three people) arrived at 4:30 p.m. today.
They started in the men's restroom. The decision has been made, to
remove the floor tiles in the kitchen. They will have to grind the
tile cement off the concrete floor, clean and install new tiles. The
tile company will pay for this re-work and the new tiles.

Philip
 
Monday, March 19, 2007

   Greg stained four window casings today. The wire and cable was
delivered for the sound system. Greg and Kevin met with the company
salesperson this morning,that we are getting the floor tile and carpet
from. We are not satisfied with the workmanship of the tile
installation. The purchase agreement included installation.
Therefore we are paying to have the tile and carpet installed. We
told them we wanted the tile installation to stop until this issue can
be resolved. The tile is not being installed properly.

Philip
 
Friday, March 16, 2007

   Three paid floor tile installers returned today. They installed
the tile in the laundry room and have installed almost all of the
kitchen floor. They are cementing the tile to the concrete floor.
After all the tile is installed they will put the grout in the grooves
between the tiles.

Philip
 
Thursday, March 15, 2007

   Jerol painted the finish coat of paint in the closet next to the
youth room. He installed the receptacle covers in the youth room.
Bonnie also helped. Three people started installing the floor tile
today. They installed the tile in the restroom next to the nursery.
They also did about 1/3 of the kitchen floor.

Philip
 
Wednesday, March 14, 2007

   Jerol painted the finish coat of paint in the youth room today.
Two people started on the tile layout on the floor in the kitchen.

Philip
 
Tuesday, March 13, 2007

   Jerol and Bonnie worked at the church today. They finished
taping the rest of the windows for staining. Installed insulation
around the remaining windows and the attic door. They swept the
floors were the tile will go. They painted the final coat of paint on
the west steel door.

Philip
 
March 12, 2007

   Greg and Jerol were the only volunteers today. They put the
second and third coat of paint on the double doors on the east side.
Two coats of paint on the steel outside door on the west side. They
did some touch-up painting around the air vent grills. Frank's came
today and installed the permanent thermostats and picked-up all their
ladders. The boards for the trim were delivered today. The tile,
grout, glue and supplies for the floors were delivered today.

Philip
 
Saturday, March 10, 2007

   Five volunteers worked this afternoon, all Baker Chapel members.
We did several different things. We added some braces in the steeple
base, finished the attic access doors, painted the second coat of
paint on two outside doors, applied the first coat of paint on the
(double) steel outside doors on the east side, attached the handles on
two exit doors, and one threshold on one outside door. It was another
beautiful spring day.

Philip
 
Friday, March 9, 2007

   Today was a beautiful sunny spring day. Temperatures reached 72
degrees. The frogs were singing, the wild turkeys scraping for bugs,
and the geese seemed confused as to which direction they should fly.
A man from the fire alarm company was on site today, installing the
alarm box and making wire connections. A few volunteers from Newburgh
were back again today. They began scraping the caulking that was
placed in the expansion joints. After it has dried, the caulking
needs to be scraped, so it is smooth with the floor. They also
stained two more window casings today. Someone mentioned to me last
week that it looked like we were about done with the church.
Although, everyday is a day closer their is still a lot of things to
do. The volunteers from Newburgh this week have been a big help.
Even though some of the things might have seemed small. They did
several things, and their help was a big step to being closer to
completion. We thank them, and may God Bless them, as they have
blessed us.

Philip
 
Thursday, March 8, 2007

   Volunteers from Newburgh and Baker Chapel continued working on
touch- up painting today. They also stained four more window casings,
and painted two of the outside steel doors. They installed the
fire/smoke alarm handles, that arrived yesterday. They sealed more
expansion joints in the concrete floor.

Philip
 
Wednesday, March 7, 2007

   Six volunteers from Newburgh UMC returned today. They continued
to seal the expansion joints until the ran out of caulking. They
finished sanding and taping off the rest of the windows. They are now
ready for staining. Frank's had a company come today to check and
adjust the air flow to all the vents today. They had previously
installed damper controls in the duct-work so they could change the
flow if they needed too.

Philip
 
Tuesday, March 6, 2007

   Several volunteers from both Newburgh UMC and Baker Chapel
worked today. They worked on sealing the expansion joints in the
concrete with foam and caulking. Sanding the window casings, and
stained two windows casings. They did touch paint in several areas.
They also installed some electric wire. Frank's heating installed the
remaining grills over the heat and air returns.

Philip
 
Monday, March 5, 2007

   Six volunteers from Newburgh UMC worked at the church today.
They applied another coat of paint to the men's restroom. They
repaired some small damaged areas to the drywall in several rooms.
They also sanded the window casings in preparation for staining. They
finished installing the insulation around the window edges, and
installed several receptacle covers. They were assisted by two Baker
Chapel volunteers.

Philip
 
Saturday, March 3, 2007

   Jerol was the only volunteer who worked today. He applied the
final coat of paint in the library. I think he was still a little
jittery (sp?) Sunday morning. I think he drank the whole pot of coffee
by himself. Jerol still remains a very dedicated angel volunteer to
this project.

Philip
 
Friday, March 2, 2007

   Volunteers finished installing the rest of the steel door
frames. They worked on connections for the fire/smoke alarms. They
hooked up the lights in the sound room. Most of the ceiling tiles
have been installed. A few have been left out to have access for
electrical connections and duct-work adjustments.

Philip
 
Thursday, March 1, 2007

   Six volunteers worked today. We traced down a missed electrical
connection. The receptacles were not working in the library. Sanded
the library walls in preparation for another coat of paint. They also
installed some of the emergency lights. Greg G. installed several
steel door frames. The telephone guy came to check into running the
underground wire back to the church. Heavy rain and winds this
afternoon.

Philip
 
Wednesday, February 28, 2007

   Volunteers installed the track lighting above the stage, and
hooked up the lights. They installed safety wires to the remaining
lights, and installed some of the emergency exit lights. Carl
finished painting the remaining door frames today. He said he painted
25 frames, with each frame having three pieces. Mid-west picked up
their lift and scaffolding today.

Philip
 
Tuesday, February 27, 2007

   Volunteers installed ceiling tile in the restrooms, closet and
kitchen. They also continued work on the fire/ smoke alarm system,
and making electrical connections. The restroom lights are complete.
Carl painted more door frames.

Philip
 
Monday, February 26, 2007

   Mike with Mid-west finished his work today. Volunteers finished
installing ceiling tiles in the hallway, nursery, office and
minister's office. They also worked on installing the fire/smoke
alarm system. Carl took more door frames home to spray paint.

Philip
 
Sunday, February 25, 2007

"With God ALL things are possible"
Matthew Chapter 19 verse 26

   The building committee announced today that this spring when the
weather permits. We will be moving forward, with the construction on
the multi-purpose building. This building will be attached to the
east side of the church. It will be over 6000 square feet. Include a
multipurpose area the size of a Jr. High gym. large youth room and
large storage room. It will also have a covered area in front for
unloading/loading in bad weather. This was on the original plans, but
we wanted to make sure we had funds available. We are once again
moving forward on faith. We are hopeful that we can construct the
shell and floor without exceeding our mortgage limit.

Philip
 
Saturday, February 24, 2007

   Today I met the J&J Landscape Design Company Inc. at the church
at 9:00 a.m. Just kidding!!!! I met with Joyce and Jennifer, two
Purdue seniors who are doing the landscape design for Baker Chapel.
It is their senior project. I can tell you that I am more impressed
by this two fine ladies, more than the first time I met with them.
They really care about this project. They had several sketches and
ideas, and many possibilities. About 12 people came to here their
ideas as well. We made a few suggestions. They left their sketches
for me to share with the congregation tomorrow. I also learned today
that yesterday was Scott's birthday. He said, the honor of placing
the cross on top of the steeple was the best birthday present ever.
Five volunteers worked today. Greg G. installed all the steel door
frames that had been painted. The rest of us worked on many different
areas. We traced some wires, to identify a missing electrical
connection. Sid and Jerol made the connection of the ground wire from
the cross. I patched some holes in the drywall (firewall) above the
drop ceiling. The building inspector noted we had to have these areas
completely sealed. We installed several ceiling tiles. All of the
ceiling tiles are in the infant room, adjacent restroom, youth room,
fellowship hall, and over half of the big hallway are complete. Greg
P. was the other volunteer today. He installed several of the above
mentioned tiles. I went to town today for lunch, and attended another
church this evening as a fundraiser for a needy family. At both
places many people saw the steeple go up on the evening news last
night. It is the "talk of the town" how nice it looks.

Philip
 

Friday, February 23, 2007

   Volunteers installed a couple door frames and worked on
electric. The steeple arrived at about 9:30 a.m. The crane arrived
at 10:00 a.m. At 11:00 a service for "The Consecration of The
Steeple" led by Rev. Randy Anderson, was held in the sanctuary. Over
75 people attended this service. The cross that goes on top of the
steeple was brought into the sanctuary for this service. Those
attending the service could write their name (with a marker) on the 4
ft. long tubing that connected the cross with the steeple. The
steeple was transported on a trailer laying down. The top of the
steeple pointed forward on the trailer. The crane was secured to the
top of the steeple. The steeple was on a large hinge pin and as the
crane lifted up the trailer slowly moved forward. This caused the
steeple to stand upright. The hinge pin was removed and the steeple
hung freely from the crane. The bottom skirt was bolted to the
steeple. Before the steeple was lifted, Bonnie Watson had requested
that we write a scripture inside the steeple. I wrote John 3:16 "For
God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever
believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." The steeple
was placed on the base at 1:10 p.m. The holes were marked for the
bolts. The steeple was removed to drill the holes for the bolts. The
steeple is secured with eight 5/8 long threaded rods. The steeple was
placed back on the base and bolted. Once the bolts were tightened,
the crane was unhooked. The crane was then hooked to a basket. Scott
Brewster was selected to go up in the basket to attach the cross.
Scott first placed the connecting tubing into the steeple. At 2:50
p.m. the cross was set into place. When this took place the remaining
people in attendance clapped, and those watching from their vehicles
honked their horns. It is hard to describe in words the inner feeling
of seeing this take place. This steeple is beautiful. The base of
the steeple is 7 feet 8 inch square. The skirt that was added to the
bottom is 13 feet wide.The steeple base is 38 feet from the ground.
The steeple is 29 feet 4 1/2 inches tall. The cross is 5 feet tall,
with the cross member being 2 feet 2 inches wide. Their is a 12 inch
lightning protection rod on top of the cross. You can do the math and
see that the tip of the rod is over 73 feet from the ground. Pictures
will be available on the website soon.

Philip
Thursday, February 22, 2007

   Kevin, Greg G. and Greg P. finished preparing the steeple base.
Mike installed more ceiling tiles around the borders. Carl painted
more door frames. Volunteers worked on electrical connections and
clean-up.

Philip
 
Wednesday, February 21, 2007

   Kevin and Greg Green started the final preparations to the
steeple base. The steeple is scheduled to be delivered and installed
Friday of this week. They also installed trim work around the attic
access doors, and started to shim the windows. Sid and Jerry made the
final connections to some of the lights in the sanctuary. Mike has
finished most of the ceiling frames. He will install ceiling tiles
around the border of every room. After inspection, volunteers will
install the remaining tiles.

Philip
 
Tuesday, February 20, 2007

   Mike installed the ceiling frames in the men's restroom and
finished the sound room frames. Volunteers wired the lights in the
library, nursery, infant room and restroom next to the nursery. Carl
took some of the steel door frames home to spray paint.

Philip
 
Monday, February 19, 2007

   Brock finished spraying the walls in the sanctuary last night.
Mike installed the ceiling frames in the women's restroom, and started
on the sound room today. Volunteers wired the lights in the youth
room, and storage room. Kevin painted the inside of the bulk head in
the sanctuary this evening. The library still needs a coat of paint,
and several areas need touch-up work, and the painting will be
complete.

Philip
 
Friday, February 16, 2007

   Mike from Midwest installed the ceiling frames in the nursery,
infant room and the restroom next to the nursery today. Volunteers
worked on securing lights with wires attached to the ceiling. This is
a code requirement in case of an earthquake. The steel door frames
for the inside doors were delivered today. Franks Heating worked on
connecting duct-work to the vents and registers. I stopped by the
church tonight at 9:30 p.m. and Brock Holder was applying the finish
coat of paint to the sanctuary walls.

Philip
 
Thursday, February 15, 2007

   Volunteers wired the lights in the fellowship hall today. They
also installed some switches and receptacles.

Philip
 
Wednesday February 14, 2007

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY


   Workers finished installing the ceiling frames in the fellowship
hall. They also did the ceiling frame in the youth room and the
office. Volunteers wired the lights in the hallway.

Philip
 
Tuesday, February 13, 2007

   Mike and Ben started installing the drop ceiling frames in the
fellowship hall today. They also did the frames in the
mechanical/closet next to the youth room. Three workers from Frank's
Heating started installing the vents and connecting to the duct-work,
in the ceiling grids in the areas that are completed. Jerry and Sid
wired the light in the pantry, several receptacles, and started on the
lights in the hallway. It rained most of the day, turning to freezing
rain, then snow after dark.

Philip
 
Monday, February 12, 2007

   Mike and Ben from Midwest worked on the ceiling frames today.
They finished the hallway, did the pantry next to the kitchen and the
closet in the fellowship hall. Volunteers wired the lights in the
classroom and minister's office. Today is Logan's 18th birthday!!!!

Philip
 
Saturday, February 10, 2007

   Six volunteer's worked today. We scraped drywall mud from the
floors, swept, cleaned, and vacuumed. We moved everything out of the
fellowship hall, and put some of the things that are not needed, in
the storage trailer.

Philip
 
Friday, February 9, 2007

   Mike with Midwest worked today. He started installing the drop
ceiling frames in the big hallway. Volunteers worked on installing
the lights in one of the classrooms, and the minister's office. Brock
Holder and his helper John came this evening under the cover of
darkness. They are scheduled to work Sat. at their "real paying
jobs". So they worked at the church tonight. They painted the closet
in the fellowship hall, coat closet, sanctuary ceiling and the
sanctuary walls. They painted several gallons of paint. These guys
are a real blessing to Baker Chapel.

Philip
 
Thursday, February 8, 2007

   Three drywall finishers worked today. They textured the walls in
the sanctuary and finished the sound room. Except for a few small
areas in a couple closets, most of the drywall mud-work is complete.
They also installed the drop ceiling frames in one classroom and the
minister's office. Volunteers installed lights in the kitchen,
classroom, office, and more receptacles. The kitchen lights are
connected and hooked to the permanent light switch. Volunteers
continue to clean-up on a daily basis.

Philip
 
Wednesday, February 7, 2007

   Two drywall finishers worked today. They textured the ceiling in
the sanctuary. These guys are workers from Midwest Construction.
They will also install the frames for the drop ceilings. They
installed the drop ceiling frames in the kitchen. Several boxes of
ceiling tiles were delivered today. Electrical volunteers started
installing receptacles in areas that the painting is complete.

Philip
 
Monday, February 5, 2007

   Six volunteers from Tri-State Painting painted today. Other
Baker Chapel volunteers helped paint and clean-up. One drywall
finisher worked today. The interior design committee met with the
carpet guy this evening. They finalized what colors go where, and
took measurements.

Philip
 
Saturday, February 3, 2007

TODAY WAS PAINT DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

   Today, volunteers began painting at Baker Chapel. Cletus Miller,
Gene Feagley and Brock Holder are three angels from God. These guys
are professional painters. They have volunteered their time and
equipment. They are using airless electric sprayers. The three of
them along with nine other volunteers, all Baker Chapel members began
painting at 8:00 a.m. today. They applied two coats of paint in the
ministers office, work office, 2- classrooms, mechanics room,
kitchen , narthex, and fellowship hall. They also applied one coat in
the foyer and the men's restroom. They sprayed and rolled on over 100
gallons of paint today. I was unable to help today. Logan and I
attended the Purdue Ag Alumni Fish Fry in Indianapolis today. We had
the privilege to here The story of Apollo 13. The guest speakers were
Captain James Lovell, Apollo Astronaut Commander and Gene Kranz,
former NASA Director of Mission Operations. In Captain Lovell's
speech, he stated that their are three kinds of people in the world.
First, "Those people who make things happen". Second, "Those people
who watch things happen". And third, "Those people 'who ask' What
happened"? Today, the people who volunteered, are people who "Make
things happened". We continue to be blessed.

Philip
 
Friday, February 2, 2007

   Two drywall finishers worked today. They sprayed the splatter
finish on the walls and ceiling in the front entrance. Volunteers
worked at moving items around and covering them with plastic, for
protection while painting. They also did clean-up work. We are
hoping some volunteers come to help paint tomorrow.

Philip
 
Thursday, February 1, 2007

   One drywall finisher worked today. He started applying the
texture on the ceiling in the sanctuary. He completed the bulkhead
around the outside edge of the sanctuary. Several gallons of paint
and supplies were delivered today. Their are seven different colors
including the primer.

Philip
 
Wednesday, January 31, 2007

   One drywall finisher worked today. Volunteers covered some of
the electrical boxes with paper and tape. This is being done to
protect them, when we start painting. The paint with be sprayed on.
We will paint one coat of primer, and two coats of paint. Last Sunday
the congregation voted on their choice of color schemes. We have
chosen the colors of paint and carpet for the hallway, fellowship hall
and the sanctuary, and the tile for the entrance. The decorating
committee will choose the remaining paint colors.

Philip
 
Tuesday January 30, 2007

   Two drywall finishers worked today. Volunteers finished covering
the windows and doors with plastic. They delivered some of the frames
and supports for the drop ceilings today. Volunteers continue to
sweep and vacuum up the drywall dust.

Philip
 
Monday, January 29, 2007

   One drywall finisher worked today. Volunteers worked on covering
the windows and window frames with plastic. This was in preparation
for painting. Which we hope to be able to start on next week.

Philip
 
Saturday, January 27,2007

   Today I met two fantastic people. Joyce and Jennifer are both
seniors at Purdue University. They will graduate in May with a degree
in Landscape & Horticultural Design. They have been chosen by God,
and then chosen by their Professor to design the landscaping at Baker
Chapel. Several weeks ago I was contacted by two different people
about a program, that Purdue Professor Dr. Michael N. Dana was looking
for community landscape planting projects. I submitted Baker Chapel
as a possible project, and we have been selected. I had the joy and
pleasure to meet Joyce and Jennifer in person today. They are two
very fine young ladies who are eager to help with our project. We
were scheduled to meet at the church at 8:00 a.m. this morning. When
I arrived at 7:50 a.m. they were already taking pictures. I spent
time with them walking the grounds, going over blue prints of our
construction, and sharing ideas from members of their suggestions.
Greg also came this morning and spent time answering their questions
and giving them a tour of the building. I left for a while to attend
another meeting. Logan helped them take soil samples and assisted
them until I returned. Gary Michel, our County Extension Educator
came today to meet them as well. We went and did an inventory and
identified the trees that has been donated to us in Sept. from
the "New York Says Thank You Foundation". This trees have been
winterized and protected until we were prepared to plant them. Joyce
and Jennifer had many questions. They truly seem excited and eager to
help with the project. We all went to lunch in town. Gary jumped at
the chance for me to buy him and the others lunch. I felt that was
the least I could do. Gary was one of the people who contacted me
about this program. The other person who contacted me was Larry
Ordner. Larry is the Regional Director for our U.S. Senator Richard
Lugar. A special thanks to both of you for sending me the
information. After lunch, we returned to the church to discuss the
possible time-line for their work. And the process that they will be
following. The Boonville FFA chapter, as well as the local Master
Garden club has volunteered to help with the planting of the
landscaping. This evening Greg met with the person who is going to
paint the church, and to develop a schedule.

Philip
 
Friday, January 26, 2007

   Two drywall finishers worked today. They continue to work in the
sanctuary. While the joint compound dries in the sanctuary, they
apply the final coat and do sanding in other areas. Jerry Lutz has
hand crafted a cover plate for each of the receptacles, for the window
candles. They are made of popular wood to match the window frames. I
have not seen them yet, but I have been told they are beautiful, and
look perfect. I am sure it took him many hours. Thank you Jerry.
Others continue to wipe dust from the walls, and vacuum the floors.

Philip
 
Thursday, January 25, 2007

   One drywall finisher worked today. Volunteers installed two
pull-down access stairs. One in the storage above the classroom, and
one in the utility closet.

Philip
 
Wednesday, January 24, 2007

   Two drywall finishers worked today. They have been applying
compound in the sanctuary, and the final coats