The New Digs

Ever since our big move on Monday, we have received many comments about our new digs. Everything is more open, fresh, and mellow.

Here is the final look of the sign outside.

We are open for business!

We've also added a sign that hangs from the awning that can be seen by people walking on the sidewalk.

This is the view you would see if you walked in the store and looked to your right.

This is what you would see coming straight in. The stage looks cozy with a decorative Christmas tree. (Last night we had our first concert on this stage.)

The coffee shop counter with new chalkboard menus.

To the right, past the green wall pictured above, is the area where customers can refill their coffee and tea.

These are owr new punchcards. They are double-sided; on one side we can keep track of the coffee/tea purchases, and on the other, specialty drinks.

Here is a look towards the front of the store. The front door is behind the stone hearth.








In the back we have an L-shaped children's area.

Along with a Christmas section.

Customers have already used the conference room in the very back. It is open to Bible studies, meetings, or any other sort of customer need.

Day 92: Moving Day

The day has finally come for us to move back into our original space! It seemed like the day would never come, but now we have found ourselves moving like madmen in order to get things ready-for-business within 24 hours. Here, you can see that we have changed our sign to "Body & Soul" to "The Well."

The guys have been busy finishing up their work. Here they can be seen polishing the floor.

The girls have been working to get all the books onto the shelves. Every book must be entered into a new computer system before this can happen.

Supplies are being moved into the new coffee shop area.

Chairs and tables have been moved to the stage area for extra seating.

This picture shows the art that Traci painted on the front of the coffee shop counter.

Furniture is still coming in, but here are a few that will be available for customers.

These were taken in the early afternoon, and construction will continue throughout the day. Final pictures will be uploaded as soon as possible. Thank you for following our progress! (And a special shout out to Shawn from Jerry!)

Day 81

As the sun sets in the evening sky and paints the dusty clouds orange, the construction workers can still be heard plugging away next door. But they can still see the fall color, for it can be also found inside our building. Here it can be seen above the stage.

And by the bathrooms.

The pillars are being repainted various colors of brown.

The counter tops have been put in in the coffee shop area, along with the light fixtures that hung in the old Hearth Room area.

These are the bookshelves that will eventually be put up in the bookstore area.

Granite has been placed in front of the fireplace.

Carpet has been placed in some areas. This includes an area which will be open to the public for various types of meetings.

Day 74

In order to answer the most recent and popular question...no, we are not "stalling" on the construction on the bathrooms.

Ok, so that that question has in fact NOT come up recently. However, it seemed a fitting and appropriate introduction for a blog update beginning with the picture of the stalls in the women's bathroom to the left. Our hope is that that brought you at least a little chuckle for the day.

This is a view of the other side of the bathroom.

The guys continue to add more stone in various locations. The stone on the bottom of these pillars (near the coffee shop area) match nicely with the stone by the fireplace.

These pillars are towards the back of the store.

As you can see, a green color (that matches the bathroom) has been added to the coffee shop area. This is one of the main splashes of the rainbow that will be a part of the new building.

The counter tops are being put in as well. They are grey-black color.

Although it is hard to see in this picture, an orange color is being put above the stage area. This is another theme color that will be implemented.