We are still looking for a metal break tool, preferably a 36 inch or larger. If anyone has one that you would be willing to donate, please contact Tim Morris, our Volunteer Warehouse and Shop Manager.

We are always looking for usable lumber like 2x4s, 2x6s, cabinet-grade sheets of plywood, and other building materials. If you have extra materials left over from your own projects and would like to donate them to the church, please let us know by contacting our Volunteer Shop and Warehouse Coordinator, Tim Morris.

"Clear!" We now have a defibrillator in the barn hung next to the Information board inside the front door. We hope we never need it but we have it just in case. There is another machine at the church but since every minute counts in a heart emergency, we thought it best to have another device closer to better facilitate folks in the barn and fire pit areas. Thank you, Kelly Sites, for the training and making this device available to us. It is simple to use. Here is a video to show you more on how to operate it. You could save a life. click here

Denver Moye refurbished a donated wheelbarrow for Helping Hands while Anthony Rodilico welded some broken joints on a handful of chairs from the fireside room in the church. Denver also fixed up an old Craftsman tool cart that is now being repurposed to carry our table router.

Special thanks to Steve Latchaw, Tim Morris, Bruce Mead, Richard Leonard, and Helen Flower for making improvements to the West loft Storage. Better lighting was installed and more shelving was built. The anti-dust protection system over the costumes was improved upon and a full length mirror was mounted.

The signs speak for themselves. Thank you Rachel Delap!

The Barn Team has been getting a few other things knocked off the punch list like the yellow "No-storage" zones in front of electrical breakers (left) and installing a new storage shelving system in the Paint & Sanding Room for stowing sanders, sandpaper, and belts (below). Thanks team.

Tony Piper and Rick White volunteered to disconnect and tear out an old sump pump for retired pastor, Steve Akin. After it was removed, the two-man team installed a brand new replacement.

John Shoemaker and Steve Craun went over to the house of Lorel Dingee and loaded up a handicap recliner into the back of an SUV so it could be transported to Ohio.

Nick Liles created a big number "40" - commemorating forty years of Awana at South Church. This large decoration is eight feet tall and will hang in the Worship Center during the award ceremony. The numbers were carved out of insulation foam and Nick used 80-plus LED bulbs to light it up. Awana awards will be given out on May 3rd at the Awards ceremony.

Thank you to Craig Weiland for donating the necessary sono tubes used to create an assortment of Roman columns for Easter time. Some tubes were 8-feet tall, some were 10 or 12. Two tubes were constructed to be 16 feet tall. Columns were constructed and painted by Frank Belknap, Aaron Belknap, Tony and Becky Piper, Rex Hansen, Bruce Bishop, Rachael Delap, Steve Latchaw, Tim Morris, PJ Mulford, and Denver Moye and this team was led by Gina Belknap and assisted by Helen Flower. We decided to leave the columns up a little longer because they looked so good and matched the decor.

You might not have met Veronica before. She directed the latest dramatic elements of this year's Easter cantata, The Easter Song, and she did a fantastic job. Veronica is going to be our very first volunteer Costume and Props Tsar (or "coordinator" if you prefer). She is working towards a degree in library science and has spent thousands of hours in various theatrical productions on and off the stage throughout the Lansing area, especially involved with the Homeschool of Performing Arts. We are very excited to have her a part of the barn team. She will be working closely with Tim Morris and Helen Flower getting everything organized.