Lakeside Presbyterian Church – Ajijic Chapala, Mexico

Photos from today aren’t quite as colorful and fun as yesterday’s . . . but how amazing that almost everything arrived in the new church by noon! This was thanks in large part to our construction crew, who changed job descriptions for a day and became movers.

People are now working hard to unpack and get everything in place for our Palm Sunday service. We know we’ll have plenty of kinks to work out — but the move starting out well.

Here’s the almost empty old building:

In transit.

Lots of stuff. Lots of activity in the new space.

It’s finally happening . . . the big move is on. Our last service in the old, rented building is tomorrow. Everyone we know who has a truck is coming to help move the furnishings on Monday at 9 a.m.

So, if you’re planning to be with us for Palm Sunday, Easter — or any event after tomorrow — we’ll see you in our new church home!

Here’s a map.

You can get your own sneak preview of the developments at Lakeside Presbyterian’s new church building on Christmas Eve, December 24, at 1 p.m.!

Construction won’t be fully completed — but we have walls, floors, a roof, electricity and functional bathrooms. What else could we possibly want? (Oh yes . . . we’ll bring in some chairs.)

Christmas Eve is always one of our most popular services. We sing carols. We worship together. And we enjoy a beautiful children’s Christmas pageant. There will also be a Spanish-language service at 3 p.m.

If you click on the map below, you’ll be able to get directions to our new building (as well as our current building that’s a few blocks to the west).

The tower is up. And we’re getting wired for electricity. Exciting times! The first picture is the tower support — then, with the help of a crane — it got lifted on top of the building and now looks like a real church tower.

The box is welded first, then covered, then lifted to the roof via crane.

The tower is up, plastered and primed.

Electrical conduit is being put in place.

Plastering is happening, too — almost simultaneously.

Oddly, tracks are cut into the freshly plastered wall for the conduit. When that’s in, new plaster goes over it.

These electrical boxes are in the floor of the second floor — for the room below.

We’ve ordered the remainder of the roofing materials — thank you for your generous donations! — but they haven’t arrived quite yet. In the meantime, the workers have been plastering. They’ve also been working on the tower, creating a framework for its support.

The outside of the building has been plastered, giving it a very different look.

More new plaster. It’s looking pretty elegant, don’t you think?

This big frame is going to be the support for the tower.