Youth Wing to become Guback Center

Youth Wing to Become Guback Center

This summer, the old west wing of the church that supports the youth program will be renovated to better accommodate our growing junior and senior high youth program.  The renovation is made possible entirely through the generous financial gift from Steve and Renie Guback, and will transform the small rooms and narrow corridor into one large multipurpose room (that includes a low-rise stage) of 1,962 square feet, and a separate game area of 530 square feet.

The new Steve and Renie Guback Center will provide updated space large enough for the youth group to assemble and worship together, as well as support many of the other large programs held at the church.  The room will hold up to 100 people, twice the size of the largest classroom in Shepherd Hall.

It will feature a raised roofline and windows high over the stage for optimizing natural daylighting into the large open room.  Existing single-pane metal frame windows will be replaced with double pane thermal windows for energy conservation, and new air handling units connected into the church’s central system will provide efficient heating and cooling.  Room finishes will be sustainable, and paints will have low VOC content for improved air quality.  The room will be equipped with multi-media capability, and a new exit into the adjacent playground space.

Weather and county approvals will have an impact, however, renovations are scheduled to be completed by the end of September.