Groundbreaking set for renovation project

A groundbreaking ceremony to begin a 35,000-square-foot renovation and expansion project for Christ United Methodist Church, 2375 E. 3300 South, will be held at 11 a.m. Sunday, July 18.

Pastor Steve Goodier and Glenda Ulmer, district superintendent of the Colorado West/Utah District (Rocky Mountain Conference) of the United Methodist Church, will attend. The public is invited.

The project will involve reconfiguring the 2.2-acre site, including demolition of much of the church's existing facilities and a neighboring residence, in preparation for new construction. The new structure will include a music room, additional classrooms, a nursery and day-care area, a youth room and a multipurpose gymnasium.

Christ UMC members will meet at and share the facilities of neighboring First Congregational Church, 2150 S. Foothill Drive, for about a year while their church is being renovated. Construction is scheduled to be complete in July 2005.

For more information, call 486-5473.