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Christ the King Chapel Update
Christ the King Chapel U P D A T E
Aerial view of chapel, late October.
From the sitework to the artwork, immense progress has been made on the new Christ the King chapel over the summer and fall months. Despite the uncertainties of this past year in the country and world, construction has been able to proceed according to schedule—a sign of hope in troubled times.
LEFT - Top: Installing the north transept window of the Resurrection. Lower: Ceiling and windows of crossing tower. RIGHT - Top: Inscription carved by alumnus Michael Schmitt ’03 over chapel entrance. Middle: Installing stained glass. Lower: Painting the ceiling.
Over the summer, the chapel’s slate roof was installed, and in mid-November, the exterior of the building was completed, giving onlookers a sense of excitement for the future spiritual center of Christendom’s campus. Between late December and early January, the two thirty-fi ve-foot steeples that will house the chapel’s twelve bells will be installed, bringing to life the fi nal silhouette of the chapel.
In the interior of the chapel, much of the framing and painting is complete, and installation of the wood ceiling is well underway. Plumbing, mechanical, and electrical work are also nearly complete.
Th e chapel’s artwork has also seen considerable progress. Alumna Mandy Hain ’07 designed the artwork for the crossing tower’s ceiling, and she and her team completed the fi rst phase of painting the ceiling in October. In September, Beyer Studio installed stained glass windows in the crossing tower, which consist of 8,000 multicolored pieces of handblown, colored glass. Th e restored Nativity and Resurrection windows were installed in November, and Beyer Studio is continuing work on the chapel’s many custom windows. Once completed, the chapel will contain 115 stained glass windows, 100 of which will have been custom made.
With all of this momentum, the chapel is on track to be fully completed, including all interior details, by the spring of 2022. Please continue to pray for the progress of the chapel.
