Properties

This page will be used to keep you up to speed on upcoming and ongoing improvements to the Immanuel Church and School facilities. We’ll keep you up to speed on the latest projects, as well as funding needs. Please bookmark this page and check back often…

April 2011

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December 2010

After years of neglect, the tuckpointing and brick repair around the church and school building has been completed. The crew from Prestia Tuckpointing worked through Labor Day weekend and a few late nights to complete the work while the kids were gone. There were some extremly bad sections that were simply crumbling. Not only do things look better, but we won’t see those little pieces of brick laying around the chimney anymore.

New carpeting will be installed in the 2nd and 3rd floor hallways of the elementary school (‘57 building as some know it) in the coming weeks. The Immanuel PTL is financing these much needed improvements, which will cover the unsightly old tile on the floors with tough new carpet. Not only will things look better, but the halls will be much quieter. Special thanks to the PTL for there support in helping improve the looks, safety and marketability of our Christian day school. Remember to support our PTL in it’s fundraising endevors.

New carpet instalation complete! If you haven’t had a chance, be sure to check out the 2nd and 3rd floor hallways and stairwells in the elementary (‘57) building. The new carpet makes the whole place look newer, and drastically improves the first impression one gets when entering, which is very important when trying to bring new families to our school. Thanks to the crew from Futures Inc. which did an awesome job on the installation and especially thanks to the Immanuel PTL for financing this improvement.

Ed. note. Many people, including the installers, commented that covering that old dated tile with the new carpet takes “50 years off the age of the building”. If you stand at one end and look down the hall, it truly makes the school look 3 years old instead of 53. (just don’t look at the old doors!)

Now that the outside of the building has been spruced up, with fixed bricks and a new parking lot, it’s time to turn our attention to the inside. The Church and School offices are in dire need of updating. The carpet is worn, walls dirty and scratched and things are generally looking run down. We are preparing to begin a new project, call it “Extreme Makeover-Office Edition”. We’ll be “making over” our church and school office area, with new paint, carpet, lighting, kitchen facilities, and security upgrades throughout, plus a special “High Tech” Clausen Room. We estimate the cost at approximately $20,000.00. We are currently looking for funds to finance this long needed updating. Can you help? Stop by our display in Fellowship Hall in the coming weeks and see what the future holds for the office. Are you a Thrivent member? You can have your Choice Giving dollars directed towards this project as well. Keep checking back here for updates and information.

“Extreme Makeover-Office Edition”! We’ve kicked off fundraising for our church and school office makeover. We’re in the process of raising funds to help finance this worthwhile project. Can you help? Stop by our display in Fellowship Hall between service and see what the future holds for the office. Are you a Thrivent member? You can have your Choice Giving dollars directed towards this project as well.

Deck the halls with your very own Immanuel Christmas ornament! These handsome limited-edition ornaments are “Bobcat” blue with white lettering and celebrate Immanuel’s “140 years of making Disciples.” For every donation of $25 or more to “Extreme Makeover ~Office Edition” (church and school office remodel project), you’ll be able to take one of these special keepsakes home as our thank-you to you. To get yours, stop by our table in Fellowship Hall between church services starting Thanksgiving weekend, or visit the school office and get yours while supplies last!

Off to a great start! Painting in the offices got started over the Thanksgiving weekend. The new earth tone colors look great and really give a warm feeling to the office space. Thanks go out to Scott Madura, Tom Krauss, Howard Wesphal, Steve MacKay and Mike Walsh for the long days work. we’ll finish the painting in the coming weeks. Stop by the church office and check things out!

Next painting day December 11th We finished the church offices, and now need to complete the school offices. If you’ve got a knack for painting, we want you! We’re planning on finishing the painting on Saturday December 11th. We’ve got the paint, we just need the painters! Come on out for a great day of fellowship and be a part of improving our church property. For information or to sign up, call Mike Walsh at 847-902-7372, or e-mail mwalsh@matsuiamerica.com. You can also sign up with Lisa in the church office. Thanks and hope to see you there!

Another fruiful day of painting We had another great painting day on Saturday. Most of the office paint is done, with only a couple smaller office to go. Thanks to Dale Pingel, Chris Kirkpatrick, Helmut Mueller, Steve MacKay and Mike Walsh for continuing the spruce up project.

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from your Properties Committee

We’ve taken a little time off due to the holidays and schedule conflicts, but work will resume in earnest shortly. Most of the painting has been completed, with only a couple of rooms to go. We’ve made progress in the Clausen Room, and now have the big new TV mounted on the wall and wired for communication. Once this is up and running, we’ll be able to hold meetings with people who aren’t in the room, and it will be just like they’re there! Strop by and check out the progress, or better yet, join one of the bible studies that meet there every Sunday morning.

Work Continues… we’ve made some great progress on the office project over the last few weeks. The old kitchen area was completly removed, new electrical was added to accomodate the new kitehn arrangement. Carpeting was removed and new tile was installed. New tile was also installed in the lobbyy area of the office. The foyer tile will be replaces soon. New cabinets will be installed the weekend of March 26th. Final painting of the door trim, touh ups and various other little projects will be completed in early April. We are currently working on a plan for getting the new carpet installed as soon as possible. Special thanks go out to Dale Pingle, Tom Krauss, Howard Wesphal, Andrew Henderson, Steve MacKay and Mike Walsh for their continued efforts.

Kitchen area complete Thanks to the efforts of Tom and Michael Krauss among others, the new kitchen cabinets we’re installed and the kitchen area completed this past Saturday. A granite countertop, new microwave, new coffee system, new sink, faucet, electrical and floor tile gave the kitchenette and office a great new look. Thanks also to Ed Strunk for laying out the design on the cabinetry.

On another note Special thanks go out to Fred and Ziggy at Stone Co., Inc. Granite and Marble in Elk Grove for the really special price on the granite countertop for our office kitchenette. We never thought we’d be able to afford granite to go on top of our new cabinets. Thanks Guys.

$11,868.30 Check Arriving in 3-4 weeks!
What do you get when you gather a retired CFO, a top-notch electrician and Immanuel’s properties committee? $11,868.30 for starters! Thanks to the tireless efforts of our crew, Immanuel will receive a check in the amount of $11,868.30!
Com Ed offers a rebate to commercial customers for the installation of motion sensors on lighting. Controlling the lighting with motion sensors eliminates lights being on unnecessarily at times when rooms are not in use. By controlling almost all of the lighting in the building, we were able to take full advantage of this rebate and get most, if not all of our investment returned. Plus we’ll have the added benefit of energy savings for years to come! Thank you gentlemen!

Wrapping it up.. Saturday June 25th we’ll be putting the finishing touches on the office work before the carpet is installed. The painting crew will be in finishing the door frames and the last office, and the new tile will be installed in the foyer. Carpeting will be installed the week of July 11th. We look forward to bringing this project to a beautiful conclusion!

Ready for carpet! We had a good crew in on Saturday to fibish up the remaining items that needed to be completed before carpeting. Thanks to Dale Pingle, Carl Koenemann, Howard Wesphal, Mark Neubauer, Steve MacKay, Mike Walsh and Andrew Henderson for their hard work in getting things done. Carpet will be installed the week of the 11th…

Volunteers needed for carpet install! We’re in need of people that are available the week of the 11th of July to help facilitate the installation of the new carpet. We’ll need help in moving boxes and furniture as carpet is laid in each room. If you can help, please contact Lisa in the office.