Deconstruction became visible to the community as the work moved from the interior to the exterior of the building. The vinyl siding on the lower portions of the building and the front entrance canopy were removed. As it became visible, numerous people stopped by to ask what was happening, giving us the opportunity to talk again about the steam rupture and the way God led us to deconstruction rather than demolition. Every time I share the story, I hear the same response: “That is so cool.” And when they hear that men in the neighborhood are being blessed with training in deconstruction, it only adds to their ‘cool’ response. Our church is pretty cool.
Today, 9/10/11, we moved the stained glass that we are saving from the basement of the church to storage. The windows are fragile, but thank God none of them broke. We also took remaining metal items to the scrap yard. We’re making progress. Next week, work begins on deconstructing the interior of the basement. Pictures of the progress so far are posted at www.flickr.com/kimballavenuechurch
Tongue on Fire 