Here’s what’s happening on our building project since the devastating fire of November 6, 2017, which destroyed our 190-year-old brick church beyond reasonable repair.
Tasks Completed Since the Fire
- Assessed the building and stabilized it—November 2017
- Secured the steeple, roof, and building for the winter—December 2017
- Restored power to the Parlors building—March 2018
- Four architectural firms, code officers, and engineers made recommendations on the feasibility of restoring or rebuilding—Winter 2017-2018
- Hired an architect, Ann Vivian of GVV Architects—April 2018
- Congregation voted to demolish the church structure and build new—May 6, 2018
- Design event session held with architect Ann Vivian—May 6, 2018
- Service of Decommissioning the old structure held—May 27, 2018
- Prepared for demolition: Asbestos abated, fuel tanks emptied and removed, furnishings removed—Summer 2018
- Survey completed—July 2018
- Hired a construction manager (CM), Timothy Schroder, Enginuity Engineering—August 2018
- Secured insurance for the building project—November 2018
- Demolished the building—December 2018
- Congregational approval of design for the new facility—January 6, 2019
- General contractor bids received, reviewed and awarded to EMCO—April 2019
In Process
- Staging for the building process
- Reviewing the building-use policy
To Be Done
- Install the foundation.
- Build the building!
- Finalize a building-use policy.
- Consider how to use the old belfry in a memorial display.
Related Items
- We continue to hold worship services at the Canaan Firehouse on Route 295 just east of the church.
- We refinished many items saved from the fire.