Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, SportsUnion United Methodist Church getting big facelift

By STEVE EIGHINGER Herald-Whig Staff Writer

Union United Methodist Church is receiving a facelift.

"This is the most comprehensive renovation since the church was built in the late 1950s," said the Rev. Bob Morwell, who has been pastor of the church at 1101 State for more than 11 years.

Morwell, who came to Quincy after pastoring a church in Pittsfield, said a bequest will cover the $110,000 project, which is tentatively expected to be completed by late April.

"At that time, we will be rededicating the church," Morwell said.

One of the principal focuses of the project is the replacement of most of the church's sizable windows -- about 100 of them -- that will accent quite a bit of exterior work on the facility. Lawrence Construction of Quincy is the primary contractor on the project.

"We're replacing the old windows with more energy-efficient models," Morwell said.

Much of the work involving the replacement of windows has been in the education wing and office areas.

While the project has been running smoothly for several weeks, there was one hiccup along the way.

"The wrong kind of windows came in for one part of the building, so that delayed things a little, but work was able to continue in other areas," Morwell said.

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