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Groundbreaking & Original Church Construction - 1963

Ground Breaking Service July 21, 1963
Ground Breaking Service for the orginal church, July 21, 1963 -- from Pioneers Boulevard looking North. With shovel: Roe Messner, General Contractor from Wichita, KS. To right, Pastor Don Miller. Others: John Wichelt, Superintendent of Eastern District, Don Roker, Superintendent of Western District, Rev. Marvin Herrick, Pastor Southminister Church.

South Gate Church Land Site - From N across Pioneers
Land Site - From North looking across Pioneers Boulevard - July, 1963

South Gate Church Land Site - Looking to North
Land Site - From South looking Northwest - 1963

First Sanctuary Construction - from South on Pioneer
First Sanctuary Construction -1963 - from South on Pioneers Boulevard

New Sanctuary Roof Constr - 1963
More Sanctuary Construction - 1963

Cornerstone Laying Service: October 13, 1963
Cornerstone Laying Service - First Sanctuary:  October 13, 1963 - Pastor Donald Miller reading .  Roof was not on building yet.

Installing Peak on First Sanctuary
Installing Steeple on First Sanctuary -1963

Construction on front of First Sanctuary - 1963
Construction on front of Original Sanctuary - 1963

Original Sanctuary - Now Memorial Hall Dining / Multiuse area
Original Sanctuary - Now Memorial Hall Multiuse area

The First Church Service in the Original Sanctuary was January 5, 1964


New (Current) Sanctuary Construction - 1978-1979

New Sanctuary Construction - 1968
New Sanctuary Construction Underway:  1978

South Gate in 1972 after completion of new sanctuary
New sanctuary in 1979 after completion -- first used Easter Sunday, 1979
Note steeple on Original Sanctuary has been removed


Education Wing Addition Construction - 1992

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