Ever heard one of these before? Which side did I park on? Which door did I come in through? Is Room 103 in the basement or next to Monteith Hall? What floor is the choir room on? Is the Church Office on the first floor, second floor, or third floor? Like any large building with multiple entrance/ exit doors, good signage helps us find our way. Beginning this fall we will label (or relabel in some cases) our doors and floors. Here are the changes you will see:
Naming our Entrances
The outer doors adjacent to the Sanctuary will be the Sanctuary Center doors, the Sanctuary Side door, and the Sanctuary Circle Terrace door. All our Sanctuary doors are open for services, concerts, and performances. The outer doors are otherwise locked during the week, including the Sanctuary Circle Terrace door. The Sanctuary is always accessible from the inside door near the pulpit.
Our most commonly used entrances are the two sets of double doors next to the Memorial Garden and Malcolm’s Cross by Monteith Hall. As you can see by this description, these doors need clear identifiable names. Simple and memorable are the guiding principles in naming, so… the door that enters next to the Memorial Garden (or the first one you come to when driving into the church parking lot) will be labeled A [RED] Door. The opposite door, by the Cross and Monteith Hall, will be labeled B [Blue] Door. While not exactly elegant, these are clear, easy identifiers that we hope our visitors and members can grow accustomed to. Signage outside will also direct foot traffic to these doors.
Renaming Our Floors
Our floors will be renamed in a more common manner. The basement level, now called the 100 Level, will become the Lower Level. The floor where our most common entrance/exits are located will be called the First Floor (previously called 200 Level). Our Church Office and Sanctuary will be called the Second Floor (previously called the 300 Level), and the Choir and Sunday School wings will be called the Third Floor (previously called 400 Level).
Room numbers will change to reflect these changes as well, with our Lower Level rooms relabeled as LL1, LL2, etc. Nursery, toddler rooms will be relabeled as 101, 102, etc., and our upper elementary school rooms will be 301, 302, etc.