{"id":10714,"date":"2019-11-21T12:45:28","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T17:45:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/?p=10714"},"modified":"2019-11-26T09:17:07","modified_gmt":"2019-11-26T14:17:07","slug":"our-home-our-future-our-time-capital-campaign-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/our-home-our-future-our-time-capital-campaign-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Home, Our Future, Our Time\u2026 Capital Campaign Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Kaki McGeary & Dave Johnson, Co-Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Advent is a time of waiting\nand preparation for the coming of Jesus, a time to make room in our hearts for\nHope, Peace, Joy and Love. This year, as we enter the season of Advent, we are\nalso awaiting and preparing for several wonderful Capital Campaign projects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanctuary Restoration Project<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Sanctuary Restoration Project<\/em> will begin right after Christmas! Starting\non December 29, worship services will be held in Fellowship Hall. The entire\nplaster ceiling must be totally removed and replaced. The ceiling will be done\nfirst and then it must cure for several weeks, during which time the walls will\nbe patched. Once that is done, painting can begin! The entire project should\ntake about 2 months, assuming no major hiccups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our goal is to be back in the\nsanctuary BEFORE PALM SUNDAY, if not before. \nOur staff and several committees are working on plans to make this\ntemporary move as seamless and comfortable as possible. We ask for prayers that\nwe move through this time of transition and mess with patience, kindness, grace\nand humor, and that this experience might draw us closer together as one body\nof Christ. This is a once-every-hundred years type of project! We cannot wait\nto share this beautiful transformation with everyone during Holy Week 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanctuary Windows<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We eagerly await the return\nof our historic windows\/shutters in the sanctuary. We HOPE they will be back by\nthe end of November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security Grant\/Outdoor Lighting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We got the grant! We received\na federal grant of $47,809 for improving security\nand safety at our church.  This grant award includes $10,000 for new\nparking lot lights! Also included are funds to add locks to all of our\nclassroom doors and a new \u201ccontrolled access system\u201d (keyless locks,\nvideo cameras at our two main entrances). Now we are just\nwaiting on paperwork. :)  Once we have\nit, we will install the new lighting in the parking lot!  The other\nprojects will take a bit longer to implement, so stay tuned for details. In the\nmeantime, we are hoping to have lights for the steeple, church sign and thrift\nshop sign re-installed soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pledge Payment Reminder<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your continued pledge\npayments are vital to our efforts! As we continue to work on major projects, we\nare drawing down our available cash balance. While we have not needed a bridge\nloan yet, we will likely need one to do the Sanctuary Restoration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early pledge payments are always welcome and appreciated.<\/strong> Your pledge balance for 2019 can be found on your fall pledge statement. If you have questions about your pledge status, please contact Dan Petherbridge, Campaign Treasurer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n