Construction at Roaring Fork Baptist Church in Gatlinburg

The new worship center at Roaring Fork Baptist Church replaces one destroyed by Gatlinburg's November 2016 fire. Inside the steeple bell house is the church bell that fell from the steeple as the original building burned. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

Volunteers who helped build most of Roaring Fork Baptist's new buildings often left messages behind on support beams and door frames. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

The Rev. Kim McCroskey stands in front of the new worship center being built at Roaring Fork Baptist Church in Gatlinburg. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

Light filters through windows of the sanctuary being built at Gatlinburg's Roaring Fork Baptist Church. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

A 452-seat sanctuary at Roaring Fork Baptist Church will replace the 1949 building destroyed by Gatlinburg's November 2016 fire. The worship center is expected to be completed by mid-March. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

Roaring Fork pastor the Rev. Kim McCroskey sprayed the words "God's Church" on the concrete basement floor of the church's new worship center. The concrete will be covered as the building is completed. Roaring Fork burned in the Nov. 29, 2016 Gatlinburg wildfire. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

The exterior of 'The Ark,' the new family life center at Roaring Fork Baptist Church in Gatlinburg. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

Roaring Fork Baptist Church pastor the Rev. Kim McCroskey stands in the loft of the church's new family life center set to be completed in January. Roaring Fork was leveled in the 2016 Gatlinburg wildfire. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

Volunteers who helped build two buildings at Roaring Fork Baptist Church in Gatlinburg often left messages behind. This one is in the new family life center. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff

The interior of 'The Ark,' the new family life center at Roaring Fork Baptist Church in Gatlinburg. The structure replaces one destroyed by the Gatlinburg 2016 wildfire and should be completed by mid-January 2018. Amy McRary/News Sentinel staff