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I wanted to take a moment and comment on the new cry room at Landover Baptist. Many churches have cry rooms for obstreperous toddlers, but the new cry room in Freehold is a state of the art facility.
As I recall, Pastor Zeke noted while passing by the hallway leading to the old cry room nearly a year ago it sounded like the shrieks of the damned in there. And he was correct, at that time the Snodgrass triplets (all boys!) were teething and were quite noisy and cross about it.
Well, no sooner than Pastor Zeke noted a challenge, and there was a special church committee tasked with upgrading the Landover cry room. The original room was simply an extra utility closet with some folding chairs. The old mop rinsing basin was convenient for the pukey infants.
Well the committee jumped right into their task!
They were able to get some Regional Planning Authority grant money (our insider on the Polk County Board of Supervisors comes through again!) and the $600,000 was soon hard at work!
Cloak Room 4 was the starting point, and the contractors heavily soundproofed the walls, door, floor and ceiling. A variety of techniques were employed. A thick layer of chip-crete was poured on the floor to limit the sound transmitted to Fellowship Hall 5 downstairs, and the walls were furred out and filled with dyna-mat. It was pricey, but well worth the expense. The ceiling was also covered with dyna-mat, and then covered with dry wall hung on J-track. Now I realize, there is nothing above it right now, but future building plans call for another block of offices there for the Landover IT department. A special gasketed sound proof automatic handicap accessible double door was also installed (at a cost of over $30,000) despite there being no infirm kids in the congregation. The two doors are wired so that one is always closed when the other is open, thus preventing any sound from escaping the cry room.
Several La-Z-Boy Recliners for the parents are carefully placed in front of the big screen (105 inch Panasonic) TV that is wired into the sanctuary HD security camera system so the parents don't miss one second of the Pastor's Godly sermons. The sound system is also amazing, the 7 channel surround system (with 2 subwoofers!) conveys every nuance of the Pastor's sermons, and when they pound on the podium, the subs kick in very realistically. You should see the kids jump!
There is also a nice assortment of Christian inspired toys and picture books for the kids, and a very secure play pen. There is temporarily a volunteer nurse to watch the kids, but the Pastor's have indicated the need for more grant money to pay the salary for this position. Also, Landover is looking for a responsible and committed church member to step forward to manage the facility.
I was amazed at what the committee was able to do! The grant money took 10 months to come in, but the room construction was accomplished in a very brief time due to the contractors working 3 shifts 6 days a week! The facility is a wonder and a blessing. Mom and dad get to enjoy the sermon, the kids are sonically isolated from the congregation, and no church money was used in the entire project!
Seems like a winner for Jesus, the church and the congregation!
As I recall, Pastor Zeke noted while passing by the hallway leading to the old cry room nearly a year ago it sounded like the shrieks of the damned in there. And he was correct, at that time the Snodgrass triplets (all boys!) were teething and were quite noisy and cross about it.
Well, no sooner than Pastor Zeke noted a challenge, and there was a special church committee tasked with upgrading the Landover cry room. The original room was simply an extra utility closet with some folding chairs. The old mop rinsing basin was convenient for the pukey infants.
Well the committee jumped right into their task!
They were able to get some Regional Planning Authority grant money (our insider on the Polk County Board of Supervisors comes through again!) and the $600,000 was soon hard at work!
Cloak Room 4 was the starting point, and the contractors heavily soundproofed the walls, door, floor and ceiling. A variety of techniques were employed. A thick layer of chip-crete was poured on the floor to limit the sound transmitted to Fellowship Hall 5 downstairs, and the walls were furred out and filled with dyna-mat. It was pricey, but well worth the expense. The ceiling was also covered with dyna-mat, and then covered with dry wall hung on J-track. Now I realize, there is nothing above it right now, but future building plans call for another block of offices there for the Landover IT department. A special gasketed sound proof automatic handicap accessible double door was also installed (at a cost of over $30,000) despite there being no infirm kids in the congregation. The two doors are wired so that one is always closed when the other is open, thus preventing any sound from escaping the cry room.
Several La-Z-Boy Recliners for the parents are carefully placed in front of the big screen (105 inch Panasonic) TV that is wired into the sanctuary HD security camera system so the parents don't miss one second of the Pastor's Godly sermons. The sound system is also amazing, the 7 channel surround system (with 2 subwoofers!) conveys every nuance of the Pastor's sermons, and when they pound on the podium, the subs kick in very realistically. You should see the kids jump!
There is also a nice assortment of Christian inspired toys and picture books for the kids, and a very secure play pen. There is temporarily a volunteer nurse to watch the kids, but the Pastor's have indicated the need for more grant money to pay the salary for this position. Also, Landover is looking for a responsible and committed church member to step forward to manage the facility.
I was amazed at what the committee was able to do! The grant money took 10 months to come in, but the room construction was accomplished in a very brief time due to the contractors working 3 shifts 6 days a week! The facility is a wonder and a blessing. Mom and dad get to enjoy the sermon, the kids are sonically isolated from the congregation, and no church money was used in the entire project!
Seems like a winner for Jesus, the church and the congregation!
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