Timothy Lutheran Seminary Construction Renewal

The featured picture above introduces Roy Schache and a work crew of Papua New Guinean carpenters and builders who have been involved frequently over the past ten or more years in renewing the buildings built fifty years ago at Timothy Lutheran Seminary, Birip, (TLS) where Papua New Guinean men are trained for the ministry in their church.

A significant portion of the efforts of PNGMS on behalf of the Gutnius Lutheran Church (GLC) of PNG has been spent on renewed construction of the buildings at TLS, with various projects spread over the past 11-15 years. The whole story can be found at the link below, and pictures on this page capture the overall scope of the effort.

Complete Schache Report on TLS Reconstruction Efforts (2006-2020)

2009 Classrooms, Office and Chapel Renovations

Adding V-crimp siding to the TLS chapel 2009.

2012 New Double Story Married Student Dormitory

Completed Dormitory 2012.

2014 Shower and Laundry Facilities

Beginning framing for the Ablution Block 2014

2015 The TLS Mess Hall and Kitchen

Mess Hall on the right, kitchen on the left (front view) 2015.

2016 Single Students Dormitory

An old building gets a face lift 2016.

2018 Teachers’ Residence Renovation

New siding for an old building 2018.

2019 A Storeroom for Educational Books

Framework for a new book storeroom 2019.

2020 New TLS Workshop

The completed new workshop 2020.