No doubt that Spirit of Life Lutheran Church of Olalla is undergoing a transformation process to renew mission, but it was evident Saturday that also includes a remodel of the facility.
Back in September, a leader of the Little Doves daycare arrived early one morning to find the church kitchen, entry and narthex flooded. A plumbing joint underneath the kitchen sink had failed during the night, sending water spewing everywhere for hours. Church leaders rushed in to turn off the water, but not before it had soaked into the subfloor, and then dripped relentlessly into a storage room downstairs.
Damage was everwhere. Daycare for some 70 babies, toddlers and children at Little Doves had to be canceled for about eight days. And worship that first weekend was forced outside into a shed. Thankfully, the $80,000 in damage was covered by insurance.
Church leaders decided to go ahead and do some deferred projects while the repairs were underway. That added work include new appliances and spaces in the kitchen, new closets, painting the walls of the sanctuary and entry, as well as painting the bathrooms upstairs and downstairs.
The Rev. Sarah Roemer welcomed about 30 workers on Saturday, many from Spirit of Life, but also from Peninsula Lutheran Church of Gig Harbor and First Lutheran Church of Poulsbo, who joined with the professional painters to get the job done really nicely and pretty fast, too.
It was a great day. I'll post some photos here and send them to everyone I promised I'd send them to at Spirit of Life soon. All my computer equipment is in the shop for a tuneup, new sparks and a tire rotation.
- Rachel Pritchett
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