The new church is really taking shape now. We have half walls almost all the way through the first phase of the building — the offices, narthex, sanctuary, library/conference room and large classroom.
![Entrance. (The angled wall in front of you is the door to the sanctuary.)](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0071-1024x681.jpg?resize=600%2C399)
Entrance. (The angled wall in front of you is the door to the sanctuary.)
![Heading for the sanctuary.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0073-1024x681.jpg?resize=600%2C399)
Heading for the sanctuary.
![Offices. The grey brick is foundation. The floor will be almost a meter higher than where we stand now.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0074-1024x681.jpg?resize=600%2C399)
Offices. The grey brick is foundation. The floor will be almost a meter higher than where we stand now.
![Working in the rain.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0079-1024x681.jpg?resize=600%2C399)
Working in the rain.
![That's not even close to all the bricks we'll need . . .](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0082-1024x787.jpg?resize=600%2C461)
That’s not even close to all the bricks we’ll need . . .
![The squatting worker is in the middle of the large classroom we'll be using for the Institute.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0086-1024x681.jpg?resize=600%2C399)
The squatting worker is in the middle of the large classroom we’ll be using for the Institute.
![I think these will be the restrooms.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0087-1024x681.jpg?resize=600%2C399)
I think these will be the restrooms.
![Working on the next level of brick.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0095-1024x643.jpg?resize=600%2C376)
Working on the next level of brick.
![The screening process.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0099-1024x983.jpg?resize=600%2C575)
The screening process.
![The obligatory mascot photo.](https://i0.wp.com/www.lpcchapala.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DSC_0104-1024x681.jpg?resize=600%2C399)
The obligatory mascot photo.