25-06-2012 18:38 Testimonials from church and Christian school leaders from across the country about the Building God's Way process and the impact the the programs had on their ministry, including architecture, fundraising, construction and job site ministry.

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A Willis church will have a double celebration on July 4 as it also hosts the official opening of a 15,000-square-foot Family Life Center.

The Light Community Fellowship of Willis will open the Family Life Center at 13145 I-45 North. The new facility boasts a gymnasium, a lobby, restrooms, four classrooms and a full commercial kitchen, church administrator Ava Bates said. The opening will coincide with the groups July 4 Family Celebration starting at 6 p.m. that day.

Were going to be utilizing all that extra space for a variety of different events and services, Ava Bates said.

The church will use the new center for outreach programs, Sunday school classes and womens and mens ministries, among others, she said.

Construction of the Family Life Center began in early 2012. Part of the reason for building the new facility has been the need for more space.

We didnt have any more room in the current youth auditorium, Ava Bates said. We want to be able to have youth nights and coed volleyball games. We want to offer more opportunities for the community to come together.

The church also is seeking to apply with the American Red Cross to become a certified emergency shelter, she said.

Along with the opening of the new center, the Light Community Fellowship will also be hosting its Fourth of July celebration. The event will feature all-American fare and fun such as apple pie, hot dogs and games, Senior Pastor Ron Bates said.

We call the celebration Dependence Day, Ron Bates said. Even though were independent, were all still dependent on God.

In all, the facility cost more than $733,000 to build, and the church was able to cover costs without going into debt, obtaining funds entirely through donations from members, Ava Bates said. Construction was completed with the help of specialists, but much of the work was completed without an outside contractor.

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NEW BRUNSWICK One of the oldest and most historic churches in New Brunswick and Middlesex County is getting a facelift.

St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, on Somerset Street across from Rutgers Universitys Old Queens building, is having its stones re-pointed with new mortar. Others stones, dating back more than 150 years, are being replaced.

The Rev. Thomas Odorizzi, the church pastor, said the work is the second part of a three-phase, 15-year-plan to restore the church and rectory which, over time, have taken a beating from the elements.

Odorizzi said the first phase of the work included a new roof, gutters and downspouts to "make it watertight."

"This is an old church," he said. "There was significant water damage on the inside, caused by leaks from the gutters and probably the roof."

For the second phase, all of the stones have to be re-pointed or replaced and the pinnacles on the bell tower need to be rebuilt.

"Theres an additional issue," Odorizzi said. "In the 1970s, they put a coating on the stone under the theory that it would keep the water from coming in. The problem is that if water gets in, the coating wont let it get out. The stones have to breathe."

The rectory, which is older than the church, is also undergoing preservation work.

"The facade is being restored to its original clapboard and its getting a new roof and gutters," Odorizzi said. "This is basic preservation."

The third phase restoration of the inside of the church will have to wait until the parish raises enough money to pay for it, he said.

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Ed Friedrich / Kitsap Sun Traffic continues to flow on Newberry Hill Road and Silverdale Way despite skinnier lanes and construction of a roundabout.

Ed Friedrich / Kitsap Sun Christ the King Lutheran Church has blocked traffic from detouring through its parking lot by placing landscape boulders and orange barrels.

SILVERDALE There'll be no more cutting through the parking lot.

Christ the King Lutheran Church became an unofficial detour after Chico Way was closed at Newberry Hill Road and Silverdale Way last month for roundabout construction, but a few hot rods ruined a good thing.

"Sadly, we are going to have to close off the parking lot to through traffic as a select few and oft-seen drivers have felt fine speeding through with little to no regard for children or members who are playing or trying to get to their cars after midweek church events," Pastor Andy Schwartz said.

Stan Palmer Construction of Port Orchard began work on the $2.1 million roundabout May 14. Vehicle access was maintained on Silverdale Way and Newberry Hill, but blocked to Chico Way. Kitsap County set up a detour over Highway 3 via Eldorado Boulevard to Provost Road. It will remain in place until the job is completed at the end of the year.

The church, with entrances on both Newberry Hill and Chico Way, was a handy get-around for many, the congregation realized, and it tried to accommodate them. Christ the King, which has a school, blocked traffic with big orange barrels only while classes were in session. After they let out for the summer, access was closed only during church events. That didn't stop drivers from getting out of their cars to move the barrels and open the gate.

The last straw came when somebody opened the swinging steel-tube gate at Newberry Hill and didn't close it after going through. A woman pulling into the parking lot from Newberry Hill rammed it through her windshield like a jousting pole. The driver wasn't hurt, but the gate was damaged.

Drivers also were making illegal left turns from the parking lot onto Newberry Hill and from Newberry Hill into the parking lot. Church officials called the sheriff's office, but don't expect to divert deputies from more important tasks.

"Last Sunday, we got together as a congregation and said for the safety of the good drivers and members and construction site employees, who've had a couple close calls as well, we have to close the parking lot to through traffic," Schwartz said.

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