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Sanctuary Renovation 2025

Exciting News: Our Sanctuary Renovation is Nearly Complete!
This is the Sanctuary Before the Renovation Started
Sanctuary Before the Renovation


June 29,2025
Here's what things looked like for our last Sunday service in the sanctuary
before the carpet comes out.
Set up for the last service upstairs for a while
Last service upstairs for a little while


Most of the pews are out, the remaining ones are all on one side.
We've moved the pews over

June 30, 2025
All the old pews are out.
Next step is removing the old carpet.
The pews are out
The pews are out

July 3, 2025
The carpet has been removed.
Next step will be painting.
Workers are removing the old carpet
The old carpet is coming out
A little cleaning is being done
A discussion
The carpet is gone.


We'll be having services downstairs for a few weeks
Pastor Harry is delivering a message downstairs
Steve is leading worship
Congregation downstairs 2
Congregation Downstairs 1


The sanctuary has new paint.
The sanctuary has been painted
The sanctuary has been painted. View from the back of the church.
The pulpet area has new paint
The new subfloor is in.
The new subfloor is in. The carpet should be put in soon.
The new subfloor is in. The carpet should be put in soon.
Carpeting is underway!
The New Carpet facing the front of the church
The new carpet facing the west wall
Carpet in the Entry
New Carpet Up Front
Carpeting is Done!
Let's get ready to have service back in the sanctuary.
Cleanup Day -Judy
Clean up day
Ready for Service on New Carpet
Ready for Service on New Carpet
Putting in the final bits of molding
Cutting the molding
Puting the molding in
The New Pews are getting set up!
10/22/25
Pew Delivery
Lenny & Dave checking the progress
Pews being Assembled
Pew Assembly
New Pew End<br />This is one of the first pieces unloaded from the truck.<br /><br />10/22/25
Pews Being Assembled
And Now They're Done
The Pews Are Done<br />Somebody is Smiling
View of the New Pews from the Back
The Pews Are Done<br />View from the back to show the Hymnal Racks
Now the Choir Chairs and Curtains
The New Choir Chairs Have Arrived
Hanging Curtains - Harry and Randy
Hanging Curtains - Joyce
And Here is the New Look
The New Look from the back
The New Look from the Front
Photos from our Re-Dedication Service
Table in the corner
Flowers in front of the pulpet
The tables downstairs
Thank You Cake
                          New Richmond United Methodist Church Sanctuary Project 2025

                                    List of Memorials and Donors

Our Pews In Memory Of:                                           Given By:
1. Mary Lee Tomer Brooks                               United Methodist Women
2. Reverend Richard Downing and Ellen            Methodist Youth Fellowship
3. Lawrence and Louise Douglas                      Carl and Joyce Blakeslee Douglas (parents)
   and Paul and Iva Blakeslee
4. Frank and Barb Flint                                   Their Children, Sharon, Lenny, Mark and Sam
5. Garth                                                        John Arthur (son)
6. Karen Orr Gilson                                         United Methodist Women
7. Jean Grove                                                 Joyce Grove Hein (daughter)
8. Doug and Shirley Howard                            Betsy Howard Buri Heidi Howard Martin (daughters)
9. Ed "Skip" Mangus                                       Linda Mangus and Family
10. Rex and Marjorie (Pete) Stafford                Noni Staford
     and children Lee, Rick, & Dolph
11.  Fred and Mary Spanogie                          Betsy Howard Buri Heidi Howard Martin (granddaughters)
12. George and Hellen Tomer                         Judy Tomer Smock, Ken Smock, their children,
                                                                 grandchildren and great grand children
13. Paul Tomer                                             Betty Tomer and family Doug, Heather, Hanna, Scott,
                                                                 Amanda and Lilly Tomer
14. Betty Townley Boyle and                          Laurie Townley Shearer and the Boyle and Shearer families
     George Townley
15. The Zurasky Family Loved Ones               Pastor Harry and Ann Zurasky

All Choir Chairs in Memory of:                          Given By:
Clark Bryant                                                United Methodist Women
Alton Danforth                                            United Methodist Women
Paul Tomer                                                 United Methodist Women

Additional Donors to the project:
Steve and Chris Cramer
Brenda Sue Shade Davidson for Rev Downing
Sharon Flint Donahue-Waring
Karen Martin
Ellen Rae Euch
Pam Shade and Leslie Shade Blake for our mother Lucille Shade
Hiram Hull

Please know that your gifts have touched our hearts the way the Lord has touched our lives

(We apoligize in advance if we have omitted someone from the list of donors.  Please let us know).
These are the businesses we relied on for our renovation:  

For our pews we chose Woods Church Interiors from Hendersonville, TN.  (615) 828-8441

Our flooring people were Glenn Peterson Flooring & Furniture of Meadville, PA.  (814) 789-3131

The painting company was Mast Painting Services of Meadville, PA.  (814) 547-8235

A very special thanks to Dave Mangus for doing a wonderful job of spearheading this project!
This Cross was one given to each of our church families.  
It was made from one of our original pews.
Thanks Dave!

This is the slide show that was shared during our Re-Dedication Service
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