Week 9

It was a week defined by stillness and waiting as the pad cured and we waited out the rain. At the end of the week the steel was delivered and the Barn began going vertical.

Week 8

Waterproofing the walls and pouring the slab.

Week 7

Happy Thanksgiving from The Anvil Academy!

Week 6

It was “Concrete Week” here on campus. Footings were poured, wall forms went up, and our future building is starting to take shape.

Week 5

Footings were dug out, and the foundation forms took shape this week. Boys have loved seeing the footprint of the new barn, and it has given us many opportunities to teach on the solid rock of Jesus Christ.

Week 4

It was a bit slower on campus this week, but fencing has popped up, and the footers are being framed out for the Barn.

Week 3

While boys and dads were away at Camp Highland for our retreat, the new driveway was leveled and the future foundation of the Barn began to take shape.

Week 2

With the land cleared, earth-moving began in earnest. Week 2 focused on grading to optimize water flow and diversion, laying the literal groundwork for proper drainage.

Week 1

Week 1 of the Barn Raising can be summarized as “making space for the new.” While we are saddened by the felling of healthy trees, we imagine a future of new life and leveraged land for the sake of Forging Men.

The Barn Raising Has Begun!

It has taken over 2 years of prayer, research, planning and generosity … but this week, work has begun on the Anvil campus. The Barn Raising has begun! Thank you for the role that you played in bringing this project to the place of launch. Follow along with us each week as we capture the work of building a barn, in the midst of the work of Forging Men.

Barn Raising

A TWO-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO BUILD A PLACE OF PERMANENCE FOR THE SAKE OF FORGING MEN AT THE ANVIL ACADEMY.