Category Archives: Campus Design
hearts for the sudan
five years ago ginghamsburg church families conceded that christmas was not our birthday, but jesus’ birthday. men, women and children committed to giving as much towards the plight of the sudanese as we spend on our own christmases each year. while at first it seemed a tough pill to swallow, we now realize there is...
classy room
the first time I saw these basement classrooms at the Fort (a wall was removed between them) i got the creeps. It was a claustrophobic space, badly in need of an update. significant servant hours + paint in 3 colors + special wall and tile treatments + awesome furniture and carpet finds + a little...
new wall treatments
we used a couple wall treatments on the fort basement project that produced great results. both are simple and cost-effective so i thought i’d describe them. the first is what we call “dry-brushing.” i don’t think we made it up- but i don’t know exactly where we got the idea either. basically you start with...
meanwhile
meanwhile, back at the fort, our next mission assignment from headquarters was to makeover the basement classroom at the fort mckinley church. this was new territory for me – i generally hate basements but embraced the opportunity to stretch my design muscles and see what might transpire. i researched basement makeovers online and identified a...
changing the world…
a week ago 1000 world-changers gathered on the ginghamsburg campus to be challenged, changed and move out to make a difference. were you part of the conference as a guest or a servant? what was your most memorable God-moment?
a few of my favorite things
some seasons are so full of doing that it’s difficult to make the time to write about it. we’ve definitely been living in one of those seasons and wanted to post some of the work… the elevator in our student activity center required a wall treatment that was 1) ding-proof and 2) nearly no-cost. i...
makeover @ the fort continues…
the worship area at our newly-acquired fort mckinley campus is lovely as far as traditional worship settings go, but for the purpose of reaching out to new audiences with an updated approach, a makeover is required. our goal: to give the fort’s worship area an updated, fresh and inviting atmosphere while retaining the existing stained-glass,...
what drives your design machine?
i’ve been in atlanta for the last week, soaking up the sunny rays of our brand new grandson, linkin urijah miller. we are lovin’ linkin, and hubby clark and i are getting back in touch with the wonderful world of babies. being away from home, taking long walks in the peaceful, wooded suburbs of atlanta,...
festival fun
ginghamsburg community festival has been a yearly outreach into our surrounding areas for the last 10 years or so. the idea is to create an incredibly fun event for children, students and adults that is almost free – except for the food. It’s a gift to our communities and a wide open doorway to come...
makeover @ the FORT
most of my working hours for the last three weeks have been spent at fort mckinley, ginghamsburg’s latest mission initiative. during the summer we acquired the responsibility for a smaller UMC inside the city of dayton. lovingly referred to as the fort, this church and its people have already captured our hearts. the makeover team...