The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-03-24
EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS
TO OCALA'S M. e. CHURCH

Editor Star:-Per your request 1
am giving below brief description Of
the additions and alterations 70 the
Ocala Methodist Episcopal church:
An addition extending S4' 6. to the
south and clear across the south end of
the building two-stories high win be
built to take care of the Sunday school
department. Under this addition viii
be a full basement for the heating
apparatus, gymnasium. club rooms
and class rooms.
The first floor of the addition win
contain large hall opening with
arches into the church auditorium, 3
large Wesley Brotherhood room and
ladies class room, with accordion
doors between so that the two rooms
may be turned into one, making a
large banquet hail. Also on the
first floor of the addition will be the
primary department with its separate
exits and completely equipped kitch-
enette and toilets.
The second floor will contain a
large combination hall and balcony.
This balcony looking into the church
viii accommodate 100 people.
Upstairs besides small tower
room, janitor's closet. ETC., viii be
eight class rooms. Five of these
rooms are so arranged with accordion
door walls that they may be thrown
into one large room for the Epworth
League meetings. The entire Sun
day school arrangement is one of the
most convenient and commodious for
this size church in Florida. The
estimated capacity for Sunday school
is 649.
The church auditorium will be en-
tirely re-arranged. The pulpit is
now on the South end of the church,
but is being moved to the east end
and an addition built to take care Of
the choir loft and organ space. The
present Sunday school room is to be
partially razed and will be turned into
the front end of the church. The
seating capacity win be doubled.
The new altar rail viii accom-
modate about so percent more COM
municants. The pulpit platform is
large and wide so that a number Of
people can be accommodated thereon
at one time. The choir loft is ar
ranged in steps. the bottom step being
several feet above the pulpit platform
and each step being inches higher.
This arrangement places the heads Of
each row in the choir in full view,
but being so much higher than the
pulpit platform the congregation il
not staring into the faces of the choir
while listening to the sermon. The
choir rail will be about six feet high
and neatly panelled. The organ
space has been more than doubled IN
size and viii allow the installation of
an organ large enough to meet the
needs of large auditorium To the
right of the auditorium. connected by
a passage. will be the pastors study
and choir room.
The entrance to the Sunday school
part win be through a tower Of the
same design as that now on Fort King
avenue. There win be seven exits
to the building. one Of these being
from the Wesley Brotherhood room
which will allow the men to 60 m
and out of the Sunday school depart
ment without going through the
main hall.
The entire building viii be stueeoed
and all the old part put in good repair.
The new roof of present part viii be
of tile asbestos slate or asphalt slate
shingles. The entire new part and
all alterations win be carried out in
the same design as the present
church. When everything is finished
it will be re-decorated m gray and
buff tones. The entire treatment VII
be simple and digniied-
). Yours truly,
George MacKay and Company.