The Iversen Center for Faith is supposed to be completed around June of this year. Construction for the center started in May 2019, with chapel renovations showing the project’s progress. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
A new lighting system has been installed to replace the old lights with an LED system. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
Bright new paint gives the chapel a fresh new look. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
The new lighting system is installed along the walls of the chapel, keeping it well-lit for any occasion. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
The designers were focused on bringing in the outside with grass decoration on the walls. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
The Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas altar. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
The new lighting system provides a crisp, warm and welcoming atmosphere once inside. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
Both paintings and statues shine bright inside the chapel. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
The chapel as seen from the back row. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)(Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
The detail around the chapel is well lit up. (Song Johansen/TommieMedia)
Construction of the new Iverson Center for Faith and expansion of the Chapel of St. Thomas Aquinas began in May of 2019.
The chapel underwent renovations to the inside, completed this winter. They include a new lighting system, fresh paint and added decoration.
The renovations and expansions are completely funded by donors and no tuition dollars are being used.
Song Johansen can be reached at joha8733@stthomas.edu.
