There are a lot of activities happening now at the chapel, especially involving the youth, and we discovered we need a large room where we can have dinners, meetings, and just a large multi purpose room. The problem with the gym room itself is that it can be too big for a lot of activities and there is no climate control, so it’s burning in the summer and freezing in the winter. We realized that there are two large rooms in the back of the gym that are separated by a wall. Currently they are just junk rooms where stuff that people don’t want is being thrown. We realized the wall between isn’t load bearing so we could easily knock it down, put up some new framing and drywall on all the walls and it would completely transform the space. And that is exactly what we did. With the help of some parishioners we were able to knock the wall completely down, get some new walls constructed and some lights added. With the ceiling removed to the rafters it really makes the space feel huge.
