The Chapel on the High Street was built when Cranleigh was just a small village. Since then, the village has grown to the size of a small town - and the church has grown too.

For some years, the sheer numbers of church attendees made it impossible for us to meet on a Sunday morning in the Chapel, so we met at Glebelands School from Easter 1998, first in the Assembly hall, and then the larger Sports Hall.

We looked at a range of alternative options for what to do about this, including moving to another site. We have now redeveloping our site at 262 High Street to accommodate both our Sunday services and our various mid-week activities.

The development converted the existing main church building into a meeting room, reception and offices, and built a new auditorium on our existing car park.

Phase I was to build the new auditorium, (allowing us to continue meeting in the existing Church building on Sunday evenings, and use all the other ancillary buildings during the week.

This phase is now complete, and all sunday services are now held back at the High Street site, leaving our long term, but temporary, home of Glebelands School, now empty on a sunday morning!

Phase II (converting the existing chapel) is nearly there too. withe the downstairs rooms now being used for childrens groups on sunday mornings, and teh office space above, to be complete very soon.

Below shows the year long process of Phase I.

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This is how CBC's buildings originally looked...

...and this is how they are being developed.

Update June 2006 The Mann Memorial Hall has been demolished, along with part of the side foyer, Footings have been dug, and foundations poured:

Mann Hall with no roof Demolishing the Mann Hall Demolishing the Mann Hall       Digging the foundations Pouring the foundations Before the floor goes down

Update September 2006 The concrete floor has been laid, and the wooden frame is taking shape.

A VERY large crane Floor panels being laid The frame arrives       The frame goes up The frame taking shape The frame completed

Update October 2006 The timber frame is complete and the ceiling is going on, ready for the roof above.

Ceiling going on Ceiling going on Ceiling completed

Update December 2006 The ceiling has been finished, and the brick walls have gone up, and some work has started on the sound/video gallery above the main doors.

Inside, facing the front of the church Inside - facing the back of the church (where the doors will be) Inside - facing sideways, showing the narrow side windows

Update March 2007 Scaffolding has now been taken down, and since the photos below were taken, glass and doors have started to go in.

Inside, facing the front of the church the first of the windows starting to go in Buidling the sound and video gallery       A big hole for the new Baptistry Work on the foyer linking the old and new buildings The front of the new building (can you spot BOTH the crosses)

Update May 2007 There was an opening celebration service on 28th May followed by a week of events where members and visitors alike, could come a have a lookround the new facilities. Events included a dinner and theatre evening, a historical 'walk thru' of the church's history, songs of praise, a quiz night and two open days.

Phase I (the main new auditorium) is now complete, and Phase II (developing the old church building into office and meeting rooms) is nearly complete