New Church Construction
Updates and photographs of the church's construction are posted on this page. Please check this page for up-to-date information on the project.
NEWS: A site visit has been organized for Thursday, 21 April 2011 at 6:00 p.m. Small groups will be admitted into the construction site. Although we will take precautions to ensure your safety, you will be entering the site at your own risk. Please do not wear clothes that may snag. Please wear flat footwear. People with mobility issues should not enter the site due to uneven ground and the lack of steps and handrails to assist entry.
3 February 2011
Update:
We have received the final permits and requirements from the Building Inspector and work progresses. We should see the building weather-tight in about 2 weeks.
January 5, 2011 - Progress Report.
As of today, the footings and frost walls have been poured. Also, the septic field is in place and the site has been scoped by Nova Scotia Power. We are currently awaiting the arrival of trusses, and then the framing can begin. Below are photographs of the site from last week.
Middleton Anglicans Bring Their Past and Future Together.
The Parish of Wilmot breaks ground for new church beside one of the few remaining Nov Scotia Loyalist Churches.
Middleton, December 14, 2010: Middleton Anglicans broke ground on a new church building this morning. The church will replace the 1893 building in the centre of town. Instead of remaining on that site, the Holy Trinity congregation chose to return to its roots and situate the new structure beside one of only five remaining loyalist churches in Nova Scotia.
The Parish was established in 1787 with the construction of Old Holy Trinity. That building is now only used for services once a year and is now managed by Old Holy Trinity Heritage Trust and is open in the summer as a historic site.
The Reverend Matthew Sponagle describes the new structure as an opportunity for the Parish, which, like many other churches, has felt impact of an aging population and declining church enrolment. “Our ministry and worship has changed significantly over the past centuries, but our traditional architecture and use of space did not reflect these changes. Our goal is to create a sense of the congregation as a community doing God’s work together rather than being a passive audience. I believe our design is both family-friendly and community oriented.”
Work designing the new church began when problems with the foundation and framing of the current building were identified. The repair bill was expected to exceed $200,000 and the engineer recommended the state of the building not worth the cost of repair or renovation. The congregation has since been worshiping in the church hall building on the same site.
While eager to preserve the history of the parish by salvaging things like stain glass windows from the old church, parish members are also eager for a new, modern building that will embody all the values of environmental stewardship, inclusivity and sustainability.
The church structure will reflect the belief that humanity has the responsibility to care for the natural environment God has entrusted to us. The building will use an energy efficient heating and cooling system that will provide good air quality and low maintenance and operating costs to allow more ministry and outreach and lessen the financial burden for future generations. It has been designed to offer both a worship space and a hall which will allow us to arrange seating and furnishings in creative ways that enhance worship and offer flexibility for social events.
