Grace United Church to receive $4 million facelift

By Cynthia Bigrigg

Multimedia Journalist

The congregation will be singing praises from their pews by the end of 2015, when the newly rebuilt Grace United Church is set to be unveiled.

Members of the church board gathered on Tuesday afternoon to receive a $12,500 donation from Bexson Construction, which will help alleviate the cost of the $4 million project.

Were taking apart the old church and leaving our existing sanctuary standing, said Alison Weaver, president of the Grace United Church board.

The sanctuary was built in 61 and everything else was built previous to that, so thats whats coming down.

Out with the old means in with the new, and the plans for renovations include a new hall, kitchen, choir rooms, meeting rooms and offices. All of the amenities of the church will be on the same level, making the building accessible to everyone.

The demolition of the old church comes after maintenance issues became too much.

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