MISCELLANEOUS PICTURES PAGE

We will be adding pictures to this page as the restoration progresses.

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  This historic marker is in the south-west corner of the property.

The other side of the historic marker.
 

  This is a picture of the Memorial Garden which is near completion. You can see the church in the background.
                             
 This is another picture of the Memorial Garden looking north-east.  This is where the memorial bricks are currently being placed.  Bricks can be purchased for $50 with 3 lines of 16 characters and/or spaces per line (see gifts link).

  These are memorial/engraved paving bricks currently in the Garden entryway pictured above.

   This is the church from the south side as it appears now.  The temporary new roof is in place and the building is totally squared and standing proud.

                       
   The interior of the church is cross-braced, preparing it for its temporary move while the basement/foundation is dug and poured.

    The church from the SW corner.

    The church from the SE corner.  Weather wrap protects areas where the horizontal boards had to be removed while sill beams were replaced and to support the cross bracing.

   The Old Rugged Cross Memorial Garden from the SE.  The picnic shelter is on the left and the church is in the background, behind the cross on the hill. Picnic shelter posts were set by Methodists, the roof was added by Catholics and the shingles were applied by Pentecostals.  God's people working together. 

   New sign installed regarding the restoration project.

   Fall 2003 Memorial Garden Picture

    The Old Rugged Cross Church and Memorial Garden

    Fall 2005 Memorial Garden Picture

  Picture of Church looking across Garden

  Memorial Garden

  Memorial Garden

The below pictures are new for 2007

Concrete Foundation to Support the Church

Crawl Space Under Floor of Church

New Windows Installed

Replacing Bad Boards

Installing New Siding

New Bell Tower Going Up

Until October, 2007, the sanctuary has had a dirt floor since 1915 when the church was sold to a local farmer.  It now has a concrete crawl-space floor with concrete foundation all around except the area under the front door.  That part of the foundation will be completed in the spring of 2008 if funds are available.  Plans also call for constructing a wooden sub-floor for the sanctuary as soon as funds become available.  The next phase will then be a new roof, repairing soffit and fascia and a ceiling in the sanctuary.