Not a lot of progress in the last week; painted the corners and the window ledges after spending way too much time pondering the color choice. I finally went with a shade called "Concrete", an acrylic in the Howard Hues line of paints (#1106). Had I thought this through, I would have painted the cardboard that I used for the corners an appropriate color, then cut them out and applied them to the model instead of applying them first and repainting them in place. Would have made for a neater job, but whatever...the beauty of glitter is it covers most errors made along the way.
I need to finish up some structural stuff before contemplating the roof. The tower is going to require a top and some belfry work. I've been looking around for an appropriately sized bell to install. I went looking in the bridal decoration section at the craft store but came up empty; finally found a pack on Amazon that I'm hoping will work. I think there'll be a dozen or so in the packet, so if anyone needs a bell, let me know 
Carstens included a set-back "vestibule" for the entryway of his church, the look of which I liked, so I included a version here. If nothing else, it'll be a place to shake off your umbrella before going inside. I'm using his door graphics for the entry, but my inkjet printer doesn't print dark enough, so I'm going to try darkening it up a bit using a fine-line Sharpie. I wanted to include a couple small slit type windows on either side of the door, but I don't think there's enough room. A bit of painting required, then some assembly.
The church in Pete's photo has a steeple on it. Got to think more about whether I want to include that, or just leave it with the Norman keep look. The peak of the roof is nearly as tall, if not taller, than the height of the tower. Might need a steeple to balance out the structure.
Long ways to go...
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