More Pew Configurations

Here are the pew configurations the congregation discussed last Sunday, for those of you who weren't able to attend.

Highlights from the meeting on 1/19

The Building Committee met on January 19th and discussed the feedback we received from the January 9th meeting with the congregation. Much of our meeting was devoted to reviewing our notes from that discussion, gathering impressions from the committee members about different points of view that were brought forward, and determining a path for moving forward with the design. Bruce had spent some time developing new models that incorporate suggestions from the congregation, and after reviewing them, we decided that we should continue the discussion with the congregation on January 23 after church to gather more input before beginning to finalize the design.

We also discussed the front and back boundary issues. Steve is meeting with a land lawyer to begin resolving these issues.

Conrad and Bruce met with the candidates for the general contractor; that selection will be made soon.

Wil Hastings attended the meeting and reported that, after much wrangling, Merrimac (our insurance company) has agreed to pay the church the full value of our policy. Good news! Thanks to everyone who was involved in that process!

Our next meeting will be held on February 2nd at 7pm, location to be determined.

Meeting tonight

Sorry for the late notice! There will be a building committee meeting tonight at the Remington Lodge, at 7pm. All are welcome to attend.

Progress update

In preparation for our meeting after church on Sunday, we thought it would be helpful for the congregation to have an update from the building committee on decisions that have been made thus far in the process. These decisions form the base from which Bruce has begun his process of designing our new church, and were made with the feedback from the congregation's survey in mind.

The new church will:
~ be built on the existing site
~ have an exterior appearance that is similar to the old church
~ be timber-framed
~ have a sloped floor and an entrance that faces the congregation
~ have three windows on the east and west sides
~ have a metal roof
~ have radiant floor heat
~ have two bathrooms

Also according to the desires of the congregation, the committee is considering alternative technologies for the new building. At present, we are invesitgating the financial and practical feasibility of geothermal heating systems and composting toilets.

Lisa Westervelt has agreed to manage the paperwork needed for the new church to be LEED certified (LEED stands for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). Thank you, Lisa!

Meeting on Sunday after Church

Bruce Wood and the building committee will be holding an open discussion about pew configurations after church this Sunday (the 9th). We hope you'll be able to come, give your input about the direction we're heading, and hear different points of view from your fellow church members. Please scroll down and see the photos below.

Thanks!

Two Pews

Next meeting

The next building committee meeting will be on Wednesday, January 5 at 7pm, at the Parish House. You're welcome to attend!