Following our September update meeting on the lower-level project, our Property Team sought 2 additional bids for the work. We expect to receive and review them shortly.

At our October council meeting we discussed funding this project.  The congregation could allocate undesignated Memorial Funds, lowering the fund-raising need to an estimated $50,000.  The fund-raising effort will seek pledges from the congregation to obtain this goal, and several council members have already confirmed their support to pledge gifts over the next year.  A special meeting will be called (hopefully, in November) for the congregation to vote on moving forward with the plan. 

Finishing the lower level will complete the building project started in 2002. Many in the church use this area for wedding & baby showers, baptism & funeral lunches, dinners, quilting, Sunday School activities, Confirmation classes; plus community gatherings like 4H, Blood Drives, AA, and more. This space can serve as an outreach of our mission to serve others. 

Watch for a special meeting announcement, where we’ll have the latest details on plans, costs, and funding! And thank you for your gifts to the Building/Property Fund. We’ve gotten much done this year that needed doing, including the parking lot improvements, tuckpointing (just finishing up), and a new furnace (this week-replacing one that has worked faithfully for 37 years!). And a big thanks to our Property Team for all the extra legwork they’ve been doing!