McDougall Work Day

McDougall | September 2025

When Central took possession of McDougall Auditorium in September 2025, more than 100 volunteers came together for an extraordinary day of work, marking the beginning of a new chapter for this historic building.

After decades of accumulated materials and deferred maintenance, the facility needed extensive cleaning and preparation. Volunteers worked throughout the building, clearing rooms, sorting belongings, removing seven massive bins of unwanted materials, and taking reusable items to Habitat for Humanity.

It was an incredible amount of work accomplished in a single day, but it represented something even more significant: a church family coming together around the vision of establishing a new congregation downtown.

That first work day set the tone for the restoration that would follow—countless people generously giving their time and energy to prepare McDougall for a new season of ministry.