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Addition of the Forest Oak Building |
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By the time of the celebration in 50th anniversary of the sanctuary in 1955, there was a critical need for more meeting rooms for Sunday School  classes and other groups. The Methodist Youth Fellowship began a fund drive for a new educational building. At a Special Quarterly Conference in January, 1959, the church membership voted to expand. To make room for the addition, as well as to allow for future expansion, the church purchased adjacent land. The building plans called for a modified Georgian Colonial addition. A one-story section included a large 17x30 ft. multi-purpose room (the Wesley Room) and modern restrooms. The two-story building extended across the back of the parsonage lot and included seven classrooms. Following a major fund raising crusade, groundbreaking ceremonies were held April 10, 1960, and construction began immediately. The cornerstone was laid on June 25, 1960, with the Pentalpha Lodge of Masons officiating, just as they had 55 years before with the original building. Five months after groundbreaking, a Consecration Service for the completed building was held September 11, 1960. The addition is now known as the Forest Oak Building.
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