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The weeks of summer have flown by and life in our new church has been full of changes and challenges. Here are just a few:
• This week the chairs in the Yoder Room (where Dr. Chalker conducts his Sunday morning class) were replaced with chairs stored at our E. 30th building. They are smaller and lighter weight, making the rearranging of the room for meetings much easier on staff and volunteers. The previous Yoder Room chairs were sold to a hotel liquidating company.
• This coming week some of the pews in the sanctuary will be removed along with two that have been in the hallway across from the office. A few months ago the Trustees approved the removal of certain pews to improve wheelchair access and create more room on the front, left side of the sanctuary as well as in the very back. The delay in removing the pews was the result of making a concerted effort to find an affordable, climate-controlled warehouse in which to store the pews once they were removed.
• Work is underway on the gymnasium. Exterior stonework is being sealed to stop an active leak that has caused damage to the walls. Asbestos was discovered in the gymnasium flooring and abatement of this material will begin as soon as the leaks are repaired and the new flooring is ready to be installed. We anticipate the asbestos removal and tear out of the existing floor to begin within the next 2-3 weeks.
• All wrought iron railings on the steps of the church were becoming unstable and they have now been re-set to ensure greater safety.
• Window work has also been scheduled to repair damaged Plexiglas and stained glass on windows in one section of the building.
• At the E. 30th building, the Campus International School opened in August with 120 children in grades K-2 and more on a waiting list. Improvements totaling more than $150,000 have been made in the classroom portion of the building and a sprinkler system will also be installed before January 2011.
• Former part-time staff member Julia Bingman resigned in June. Effective September 1, a part-time Young Adult Coordinator named Lauren Green was hired. (This change is budget neutral.) You will soon have the opportunity meet Lauren when she is introduced during the worship hour.
• Everyone is anxiously awaiting the new pictoral membership directory. This project is being produced completely in-house except for the printing. Combining and cleaning up our two membership data bases and locating the most affordable and flexible directory publishing software simply took longer than we anticipated and we regret the delay. Our hope is that they will be ready for you by the end of this month. Pictures will also be available for you to purchase at that time.
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