Goodbye Baptistry!

Thanks to our new Facility Director, Randy Craw, we finally said farewell to the baptistry tub that has been part of the stage since before we moved into the building.

We had long been unsure of how this tub was incorporated into the architecture of the chapel’s front wall — was it key to structural integrity? We had been using it as Christmas storage and as a pedestal for the projector screen.
In Fall 2023, we had an architectural engineer take a look at it while he was here for other construction considerations. To our relief, it was deemed non-essential. However, it was built partway into the vertical decor, made of fiberglass, and had wiring (possibly a heater/lighting?). Removing it would be quite an undertaking.

We are so grateful that Randy Craw once again stepped in to help. Over the course of a single week, Randy removed the baptistry and cleaned up the wall.

He even built a frame for our projector display!

We are so excited to have this space redone after 19 years! Unity of Bloomington is blessed by the many talents that step up to help achieve our goals!