WACO, TX - They say it takes a village to raise a child, but it takes almost that many to erect a children’s center playground.

For two sunny fall days last month, members of Lake Shore Baptist Church joined with the parents and teachers of its children’s center to dig holes, hammer pilings, mix cement and shovel rocks, sand, dirt and wood fiber.

With volunteers from the Baylor Transfer Council and the Freeman Center, they also struggled with installing huge sunshade frames and helping to erect climbing and sliding structures.

The Rev. Dorisanne Cooper said the work crews had no idea “what an incredible community building experience it would be” when starting the process more than three years ago.

Read more about the build here .

A few other tidbits from the article:

• The church members voted to proceed with the project AND raised the funds in 8 weeks.
• Rev. Cooper noted that the people who participated continue to tell her how much they enjoyed the time spent together and letting the conversation flow over the hours.
• It took about two days to complete the whole project.
• The church included a concrete tricycle path, sunshades and shrubs to attract butterflies.