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CALLED CHURCH CONFERENCE - NOV 4
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The recommendation from the Facilities Planning Team, the Finance Committee, and the ad-hoc Naming Committee WAS APPROVED at the Called Church Conference on November 4.
(The relocation of the Chapel and Missions Center concept was approved by the church in conference on May 23. However, the cost of that project is included in the total projected cost of $6,542,000)
The Three-Part Recommendation:
A. The church will contract with Shiel-Sexton Construction Company to renovate a portion of our HVAC sytem; renovate the kitchen and renovate the restrooms on the first floor of the Rotunda/Fellowship Building; and build the 15,000 square feet Children's Ministry Building with only the first floor to be completed and occupied at this time.
B. The church will obtain a contruction loan of approximately $2.5M at the appropriate time during construction to complete the project. The loan is needed because construction will be completed prior to the end of the three-year Capital Campaign "More Than We Can Image." The interest on the construction loan is a part of the total cost of the project. The need for and extent of a potential long-term debt is contingent on the consistent giving of the membership in the three-year Capital Campaign and the possibility of an additional fourth year.
C. The new building is to be named the Nita and Harry Moss Children's Ministry Building in honor of these charter members of the church.
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FACILITIES PLANNING
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For a number of years, Providence had been studying the possibilities for facilities improvements and enlargement. In 2004 as part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration, the church acted to elect a Facilities Planning Task Force. This group of men and women were charged with the tasks of compiling and reviewing the previous studies, consolidating them into a comprehensive report, and after reporting this to the church, to make a recommendation concerning our facilities.
During 2005, the Facilities Planning Task Force engaged in their assignment and in April 2006, it reported to the church the conceptual plans for facilities enlargements and renovations. Architect Bill Monroe explained the process his firm used in conjunction with the Task Force to arrive at the concept recommendations that were presented.
Following this presentation, the church voted to conduct a Capital Campaign in order to receive financial commitments toward the proposed facilities renovations and an additional building. Cargill Associates of Fort Worth, Texas was engaged to assist us with the Capital Campaign. As a result of that campaign, approximately $5.1 M was pledged toward the facilities program. The Campaign concluded on December 10, 2006 with a "First Fruits" Sunday. On that date the first contributions directed to the Capital Campaign were received. Approximately $900,000 was received that one day.
Since that time, the Facilities Planning Team has been very busy preparing a revised plan to the congregation.
The first step recommended in that plan is to relocate the Sanctuary portion of the Chapel building - the first building Providence built on this site. In addition to re-locating this portion of the Chapel building, an adjoining Missions Center Building is proposed. The Missions Center would accommodate our on-site missions endeavor AND provide a place for servicing many of our missions activities conducted throughout the year. A special financial commitment was received for the construction of the Missions Center.
At the Called Church Conference held on Wednesday, May 23, the recommended was approved by the congregation. As more information is available it will be shared on this web-site and in other media of the church.
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"MORE THAN WE CAN IMAGINE" was chosen as the theme for our Budget/Capital Campaign. AND it is the continuing theme for our three-year campaign during which contributions are being received for our facilities enhancements. This theme is based on Ephesians 3:20 "Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine" (NRSV)
Please go to the page entitled "IMAGINE" to learn more about the direction that we feel God is leading us at this time in our history.
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THE LEADERSHIP TEAM
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The FACILITIES PLANNING TEAM is composed of the following members: Jud Little, Chair; Mike Walker, Co-Chair; Clarence Adams, Renee Ball, Connie Carpenter, Mary Ann Crouch, Leigh Frame, Harry Harden, Pat Hedrick, Hank Hester, Ben Rentz, and Fred Wingate. Ministry Team Staff member liaisons are Dr. Al Cadenhead, Pastor, and Jim Martin, Church Business Administrator.
A special Chapel Sub-Committee has been selected to work with the architect in the planning and design of the proposed Chapel Sanctuary re-location and the addition of a Missions Center.
We are grateful to these individuals for sharing their interest and time in this important endeavor.
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