Growing Together Campaign

From October, 2007, until March, 2008, the Growing Together Final Phase Committee reviewed the findings from the Growing Together focus group meetings and gathered input from staff and "stakeholders" for each identified area. This information was provided to the Building Committee to pursue preliminary cost estimates from our architect. In addition to the cost estimates, the Building Committee also provided direction for the most efficient bundling and sequencing of the various elements of the overall project.

On Tuesday, April 8, 2008, an All-Church Conference approved the recommendations of the Growing Together Final Phase Committee unanimously. The Building Committee is now charged with implementing those plans. You can review their progress in the minutes to their meetings, which will be posted on this page.

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Final Phase Committee Recommendations

The Final Phase Committee recommended that the project be undertaken in a phased approach:

Phase One

• Bell Room
• Youth Lounge
• Fellowship Hall
• Parking Lot

The goal is to complete each of these elements by September 2008.

Phase Two

• Lower Level bathrooms
• Office lighting upgrade
• Second floor classroom reconfiguration

Phase Three

• Second floor office reconfiguration

The total preliminary estimate for the work above, if all completed through contractors, with bidding spread over mid 2009 is $575,000.00.

The Final Phase proposal is presented with these considerations:

• The cost estimates are prior to specific architectural drawings and designs
• The savings for self performing some of the work should be in the 10% - 20% range
• For Phase One, we will do some self performing of the work, but only up to the point where it could impact the September 2008 completion goal
• There is no completion target for phases two and three, however, we anticipate they should be completed by mid 2009
• Phase Three will be initiated only after a complete accounting for remaining funds is completed to ensure the project does not exceed the remaining pledged amount
• Income from commuter parking in the new parking area will go directly to the Operations account
• Any remaining funds remaining at the completion of Phase Three may be applied to the debt service on our outstanding property mortgages

| Findings of the Final Phase Committee |