Rebuilding the Wall

In the fall of 2009, the Ripley First Baptist Church began the monumental task of planning the renovation of the Education Building of the church. It would be the first renovation of the building since its construction in 1954. The project would involve three major phases: Removal of the Forsythe Property located on the south side of the building for the construction of a new parking lot; repair and renovation of the outside of the building, including the construction of a covered portico entrance; and replacing all the existing windows of the education building with new, energy efficient windows.

You are invited to follow the progress of these renovations in the photo albums below.

The Old Forsythe Property before the Renovations

The Forsythe Property located on the corner of North Main & Jackson Streets.	Looking up North Main Street in front of the church.	Looking at the property from the Courthouse Square.

Rebuilding the Wall

Commitment Sunday

March 28, 2010

Once the plans for the renovations were presented, the church responded by pledging nearly $94,000.00 over the next two years to the project.

In addition to the pledges, $23,000.00 was

given to the project.

The buildings gone.

The work ready to begin.

Preparing the Building for the Brick Work. About 1/3 of the bricks on the south wall had to be replaced.

Replacing the Windows A major expense in the project was the replacement of the existing windows in the building with energy efficient replacement windows.

Cleaning & Painting the Brick The Eduction Building will now be painted to coordinate with work & renovations that are being done as a part of the Ripley Downtown Renovations.

The New Office Entrance on North Main

and new sidewalk.

An additional part of the project is the outside cleaning of the sanctuary.

The blue lines are placed on the building to assist the workers in putting new caulking between the slabs of grantie.

Moving Dirt for the Parking Lot.	New Walkway and Air Conditioning Covering on South Side.

The New South Wall!

Construction begins on the new covered portico entrance on the south side of the education building.

The base for the new sign

at the corner of North Main

and Jackson Street.

The New South Entrance and Foyer

Looking toward the new entrance	Notice the entrance to the Preschool Dept. on the left.

Looking toward the hallway from the entrance.	Decorating begins.