2 June 2019 Today, our 9:30 am service, we enjoyed morning tea on a beautiful Brisbane winter morning in the new Hall and Forecourt Redevelopment.
Building Project
19 May 2019 It is with tremendous relief that we finally received our Certificate of Classification from the building certifier on Friday last week. This important document gives formal notice that the builders works have satisfied the required safety, fire, accessibility and energy efficiency standards required under the National Construction Code. On this basis, we…
7 April 2019 After a short hiatus where nothing much seemed to be happening, the hall has seen a mini flurry of activity again this week. Most visibly, the aluminium slat fencing has been (mostly) installed to the perimeter of the courtyard and I think you’ll agree, looks fantastic! The builder has revisited the site…
24 March 2019 Our hall has played host this week to numerous visitors as our various consultants and building certifier undertake their respective final inspections. This process is intended to identify issues for rectification that are essential to be completed prior to hand over as well as minor defects and touch ups that the builder…
I know what you’re thinking. “That’s a lovely shade of … err … brown!” Its actually a colour called ‘Indian Red’ and comes with a story. In recognition of the significant role of St Stephen’s in the development of the community of Coorparoo, the old church building (aka the Stephen’s Centre) and the church hall…
17 March 2019 Last Friday and Saturday, we made the hard decision to postpone the long-planned Hall Re-opening Celebration. This was the right decision to make. When we set the date for the party, we had anticipated based on advice from the builder that we would have about a month to settle back in to…
10 Mar 2019 Finishing is HARD! Just when we thought we are nearly at the end new things seem to keep springing up to surprise us. One example is a need to install a hearing augmentation system which was unfortunately omitted in the original designs. Such systems – older systems called ‘hearing loops’ – are…
3rd Mar 2019 Since June 2016, the Hall Redevelopment Committee has wrestled and toiled over details big and small as we’ve listened to your inputs and needs and contemplated the role of these facilities in the life and ministry of St Stephens. You entrusted us with this task in order to maximise, on your behalf,…
24 Feb 2019
17 Feb 2019 For a few weeks now we have been saying that the hall project is close to being finished and we had reported a projected completion date of mid February [checks calendar] – which is now. At the construction meeting this week, the builder and architect described several minor trade delays and necessary…