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Constructing New Facilities


    Bunkertown Church of the Brethren has constructed a new facility and you are invited to share in that experience. We're just about ready to move in as the last bit of carpet, paint, and trim is being finished. Dedication services will be held later this summer (2002). You may wish to follow the history of the construction process through this pictorial step-by-step archive, to get an idea of how things are planned and put together, or just to serve your curiosity. Rejoice with us as we endeavor to serve Christ in our little neck of the woods.
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Plans & Views
Ground Breaking
Overview from Bunkertown Road
Photographic Archive
Main Entrance
Sanctuary / Rostrum
Interior Construction
Exterior Construction		   Machinery and Equipment
Foundation
Outside Wall Beams
Central Beams
Structure
Photographic Process
Building Committees
Glossary



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Plans & Views


Ground Breaking ~ 07-24-2001



Overview from Bunkertown Road



Photographic Archive
( dates represent photography, not time of construction )




Feature Photo


Main Entrance / Tower / Foyer / Narthex        ( also see Glossary )
North Field

North Ridge


Sanctuary / Rostrum / Baptistry


Interior Construction


Exterior Construction


Machinery and Equipment


Foundation


Outside Wall Beams


Central Beams


Structure



How these photographs were taken and put on the WEB


1. Digital 2. Transfer 3. Enhance 4. HTML 5. Internet
  35 mm   Storage   Girl Here        
          Girl Gone        
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Building Committee Finance Committee Sales Committee
Barry Hoffman [Chairperson]
Ed Weaver [Vice-Chair]
Briana Bashore
Donna Hanawalt
Ed Sausman
Roger Shallenberger
Merv Strawser
Alan Varner [Ex Officio]		 Tim Burris
Dave Hummel
Sue Truitt		 Bob Bender
Bonnie Campbell
Dale Folk

    Our Facility Advisory facilitators are: Hannah Bashore (Audio/Visual), Donna Hanawalt (Family Life Center), Ed Sausman (Exterior), Roger Shallenberger (Sanctuary/Foyer), Merv Strawser (Classroom/Library/Nursery/Office) and Ed Weaver (Kitchen).

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Glossary
( Ecclesiastical, Architecture, Construction )
ADA:
    The Americans with Disabilities Act which gives civil rights protection to individuals with disabilities, and guarantees equal opportunity, access, and accommodations in public building.

Altar:
    In Orthodox church architecture, the most sacred area where the sacraments are blessed and distributed. More liturgical churches place a special covering on the Altar Table with colors and symbols to match the ecclesiastical season of the year.

Eaves:
    The lower portion of a roof that projects beyond the outside wall of a building. The underside of an overhanging eaves is called the Soffit.

Fascia:
    Vertical board at eaves level to which the gutter is usually attached.

Gantt Chart:
    The schedule of activities for a construction which shows start and finish dates, critical and non-critical activities, slack time, and predecessor relationships.

Girder:
    A large principal beam of steel, reinforced concrete, wood, or a combination of these, used to support other structural members at isolated points along its length.

How Stuff Works:
Air Conditioning

Narthex:
    An enclosed passage of a church Floor Plan extending from the street to the Nave, including sub-sections such as a vestibule, foyer, or lobby. In the early Christian church, it was the area assigned for penitents and those who were not yet baptized.

Nave:
    The center area where the congregation sits during worship.

Purlin:
    A structural member that directly supports roof loads and evenly distributes the weight over girders and beams. Also called a binding rafter.

Rostrum:
    An elevated platform where orators assemble to speak. Developed in medieval Italian cities, they were originally roofed, elevated, and open on three sides. In a church, it pertains to the entire raised area in from of the congregation.

Sanctuary:
    In Anglican and Catholic floorplans, the small area immediately surrounding the front Altar where the sacraments are blessed. Protestantism has extended this to the full area that houses the worshippers.

Soffit:
    The underside of an overhanging eaves.

Steeple:
    A towering projection from the top of a religious building that is intended to designate it as a house of worship. Modern church builders tend to favor smaller constructions that set on top of the roof whereas in older buildings, the steeple rested on top of a tower that originated at street level.

Spire Cupola

Truss:
    A prefabricated rigid frame, usually of wood and metal that supports a roof.

U.B.C.:
    Uniform Building Code is one of the family of codes and related publications published by the International Conference of Building Officials (ICBO) and other organizations, such as the International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), which have similar goals as far as code publications are concerned. Together they make up the enforcement tools of a jurisdiction.
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