In the spring of 2010, we conducted a capital campaign to raise funds for several building projects around our church and received pledges for over $425,000. We’ve already completed the first three projects – installing a new energy-efficient boiler, renovating the kitchen, and replacing the steeple. In the next year or so, we hope to complete the final project: portico outside our front doors, and an expanded gathering space and welcome center. Below, you’ll find reports from our Building Committee as well as updates and photos from the work in progress.
Interested in helping out or want more information about the campaign? Email info@fccgreensboro.org.
This week, the new floor is being installed in the kitchen, and pipe work is being done all over the building as part of the new boiler system.
The very empty kitchen, awaiting a new floor.
The floor in progress
The new floor.... almost done.
Two new closets will increase storage and hide unsightly electrical equipment.
A little construction mess won't keep us from our coffee...
New storage place in the boiler room.
New piping across the boiler room ceiling.
the OLD boiler
the NEW boiler
new wall in the kitchen
notice the water-proofing gutter dug around the base of the floor
water-proofing in the west stairway
It’s all still a work in progress, so thanks for your patience!
Here’s a look at the work in progress:
God continues to work in very special and wonderful ways here at FCC! God has seen to it that we will receive funds, against pledges, sufficient to cover the boiler system replacement project. These funds will be on hand prior to the completion of the job so that we can pay the contractor when he is done and the job is complete and operational. The new boilers and water heater have been received and are currently stored on the stage. Accordingly, work will begin August 16, 2010 with the removal of the old boiler and water heater (Note: this means no hot water in the kitchen for a while). While there are additional components that have been purchased for this project that have not yet been received, we anticipate they will arrive in sufficient time to allow the project to be completed around mid September.
At the same time, we will be starting on the kitchen renovation project in late August. Expenses from this project will be covered by the board contingency fund (as approved by the board on August 8), and will be paid back as more capital campaign funds are received. The extent of this project means that the kitchen and parts of the Fellowship Hall will be unusable for several weeks, but we hope to have the project completed as soon as possible.
The building committee will continue to explore possibilities to finance the other building projects outlined in the capital campaign, and will report back to the board at its September meeting. It is important to note that work continues, in an effort to handle the authorized projects, and assuming funds are available, we will make every effort to ensure these are done as quickly as possible. In the mean time, we appreciate your patience and prayers as we continue to work towards making these repairs in a timely way.
God continues to work in very special and wonderful ways here at FCC! God has seen to it that we will receive funds, against pledges, sufficient to cover the boiler system replacement project. These funds will be on hand prior to the completion of the job so that we can pay the contractor when he is done and the job is complete and operational. The new boilers and water heater have been received and are currently stored on the stage. Accordingly, work will begin August 18, 2010 with the removal of the old boiler and water heater (Note: this means no hot water in the kitchen for a while). While there are additional components that have been purchased for this project that have not yet been received, we anticipate they will arrive in sufficient time to allow the project to be completed around mid September.
At the same time, we will be starting on the kitchen renovation project in late August. Expenses from this project will be covered by the board contingency fund, and will be paid back as more capital campaign funds are received. The extent of this project means that the kitchen and parts of the Fellowship Hall will be unusable for several weeks, but we hope to have the project completed as soon as possible.
The building committee will continue to explore possibilities to finance the other building projects outlined in the capital campaign, and will report back to the board at its September meeting. It is important to note that work continues, in an effort to handle the authorized projects, and assuming funds are available, we will make every effort to ensure these are done as quickly as possible. In the mean time, we appreciate your patience and prayers as we continue to work towards making these repairs in a timely way.
Cliff Greaves, Building Committee Chairman
Most of us have our little routines – we take the same route to work or school each day, go down the same roads, take the same left turn, turn into the driveway exactly the same way every day. Sometimes you can drive all the way home without even thinking about how you got from one place to another.
But then, occasionally, you take a detour for whatever reason – the road was closed or you made a wrong turn – and you find yourself on a different road entirely. You discover things you didn’t know were there, maybe a little park just a few blocks away from your house, or a flowering tree you never noticed before. Sometimes it’s good to get out of our routines and see something new.
That’s what happened when I started looking at the scriptures for this Sunday. Continue reading »
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From Neil Stewart:
We have been here for just three years next month, but it really feels as if we have been here much, much longer….in a good way! Over that time, so many of you have welcomed us, made us part of your lives, and made our daughter feel special. We are thankful that when we relocated to Greensboro from Cincinnati, we were fortunate enough to find the church’s website and brave enough to come visit that first time. Continue reading »
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We are deep into Lent, a season that challenges us to think about who we are and how we are called to grow with God. It is fitting, then, that our congregation is also going through a season of reflection and renewal – and facing challenging questions about who we are and how we will grow.
I write to give you an update on the building projects we have been exploring for the past several months and to invite you to a congregational meeting on Sunday, March 21 at 10:00. At that meeting, pending the outcome of the board meeting on March 14, we will be making an important decision about a capital campaign this spring. Continue reading »