We held our groundbreaking on June 25 at noon. Parishioners, townspeople, local leaders, supporters, and media gathered under a sweltering summer sky for a brief consecration of the work site.
Pastor Sandy Niiler greeted the crowd and led the ceremony.
Pastor Don Strandlund assisted. Note the yellow police tape in the two pictures immediately above: It marks the approximate site of the altar.
Willie Mae Murrell, the oldest member of our congregation, was also present at Christ Lutheran's first groundbreaking--in 1924.
John Niiler, Connor Grassi, and Antonio Grassi took in the proceedings.
It takes a lot of good people (L-R): Austin Hall, Nearen Construction; Jock Leonard, Architect; Gwen Parker, City Planning Committee; Ken Peters, Christ Lutheran Building Committee; Cullman Mayor Max Townson; W.C. Peinhardt, Christ Lutheran Building Committee; William White, Kreps Concrete Construction; Pastor Don Strandlund; Don Bates, Bates Road Builders; Elaine Kreps, Chair, Christ Lutheran Building Committee; Jason Kreps, Kreps Concrete Construction; Pastor Sandy Niiler; Bryan Kreps, Kreps Concrete Construction; Johnny Fricke, Christ Lutheran Building Committee; Paul Bussman, Alabama State Senator.
Gold-plated shovels are nice to look at, but you can get so much more done with heavy equipment!
Watch this space over the coming months for regular updates. And thank you for your continued prayers and support! (Note: All photos for this blog entry are provided courtesy of Pam Kreps).
