Trailhead Expansion Update
Author: Mark Roelofs and Chuck Bair
Trailhead Expansion Update
Mark Roelofs and Chuck Bair
After a winter of organizing and scheduling subcontractors Trailhead Christian Fellowship Church was able to break ground on the expansion of our building on April 3rd. Fittingly, this took place the day after our official groundbreaking ceremony that occurred on Sunday, April 2nd. There were a few spots of frost still in the ground, but excavators were able to dig through them. The excavation went well, and the ground was an excellent gravel base.
There were many little details that needed to be taken care of in order for the actual digging to begin. The sprinkler system needed to be adjusted and moved, the church’s playground had to be relocated, siding from the existing building needed to be torn off, and the lawn shed was picked up and placed on the north side of the church from its original location on the south side.
Weather has been a major factor over the first couple of months of the expansion project - slowing the progress and pushing back the schedule. Once it warmed up in May, it seemed that everybody in the county needed help from our subcontractors!
After the footings and foundation walls were in place, things really got complicated. Work took place on sewer and drain lines, water lines and electrical conduit. Holes needed to be bored to connect the new building to the existing one, and then the gravel base around and over all these obstacles needed to be fine-graded. Over this base insulation board was placed to insulate the floor heat. At this point the Canyon Ferry wind became a relentless adversary, causing further complications. Everyone involved toughed it out and worked together, and finally, the floor was poured last week. This caps off the first phase – possibly the most difficult – of the expansion project.
We are grateful to the Lord for how He has continued to provide for this “Building to Serve” project in every way. It is our collective prayer as a church that God would use this added space for His glory – that our Trailhead Family would be spurred on to grow in the grace and knowledge of Jesus Christ, and that our outreach to the community would be enhanced all the more.
We would like to recognize and thank our A team; those that have been involved thus far:
Randy Visser of Visser Architect
Jerry Schrock of Crow Creek Enterprises
Nate of Pitstop LLC
Nate Brown of Badger Materials
Capital Concrete
Shawn Dafferner of NW Energy
Danny Kurk and crew from Special K Plumbing
Jay Lane and crew from Wm. Lane Construction
And all the neighbors, friends, and volunteers of Trailhead Fellowship.
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Image 1 Caption: Bill Lane Construction workers put the finishing touches on the concrete slab for Trailhead church’s expansion July 11.
Photo Credits: Chuck Blair
