Site Development Committee

This committee will be the liaison between the parish and the architects. Members are: Catherine Hoffmann, Gayle Burke, Will Blackerby, Fred McIntyre, Sally Dodd, Tad Onorato, Hugo Hodgin, Susan Terrell and Tom King.
 

Questions? Contact the Communications Committee: Kathie Goodman, Kathy Johnson, Susan Terrell, Bill Keesler or
Julie Dayvault

Some of the DREAMS generated from the various groups

Cut out some pews for wheelchairs
Direct a speaker towards the front of sanctuary so that the choir can hear the sermons and lessons
Breezeway to connect both buildings on campus
Refurbish Commons Room
Future Arts Academy space
Place picture molding in all new spaces (classrooms, meeting rooms, hallways) to hang artwork
Better Lighting
Upstairs bathrooms
New Educational Building
Industrial/Commercialized Kitchen
2nd Sink in Kitchen
New Stoves
Larger microwave
More Storage
Freezer
Separate work room for parishioners away from admin. office
More bookshelves in Deacons and PMC's office
Better signage
Brides room and/or parlor in church building
Designated parking for staff
Storage container and room
2nd escape from upstairs classrooms
Video viewing space & equipment
New organ console according to Zimmer plans already available
Replace chapel organ

More Choir Storage
Restrooms adjacent to Choir
Tabernacle for Consecrated Elements
Classroom furniture conducive to small group discussions
Service heard in Nursery
Office near Children's School
Baby Changing Station
Lighting under Balcony
Better ergonomic kneelers
Better traffic flow so choir doesn't clog stairwell
Larger Choir Room
Desk for Choir director
Vesting Room Next to Choir Room
Tiered Choir Room
Shorten ends of first pews to accommodate a wheelchair
More room around the altar rail
Nursery in same building as church
Elevator
Updated sound system for recording services
Church Library
Parlor/Commons area
Food passage from kitchen
Two Adult Sunday School rooms with kitchen and storage
Expand Actual Campus
Landscaping for Parking Lot
Establish Arts Academy
Automatic Door Openers
Expand building from back of church
Covered Drive/Entrance
More private restroom facilities
New Building with 1st floor Children's School, 2nd  floor offices

ADVENT-URE Begins/Continues 

        Grace Church has always been mission-minded, and right now, we are continuing a process that has already taken several forms.  Twenty years ago, we moved into our “new” worship space, thanks to the planning of countless people.  We have also come to appreciate and value even more our historic spaces, celebrating the chapel’s recent inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places.    
 
        It is particularly important during this season of Advent to realize that, as a church with a mission, we are constantly on a journey with exciting opportunities.  The Sacred Spaces Team recently helped us identify maintenance and preservation needs of our buildings as well as clarify ways for the buildings to serve both the congregation and the community.  Some of these issues have been addressed; others are pending; some have been postponed.  The Sacred Spaces Team and the Vestry realized that our physical buildings could be tied together more effectively with special attention to access and safety.  Changes might involve modifying some parts of the existing buildings, always with particular attention to the beauty and continuity of the work that has gone on before. 

        At exactly this point, we learned about the resources of the Episcopal Church Foundation, a group that has worked with many congregations.  Currently, under the direction of consultant Andi Tillman, we are contacting architects to put our dreams into a preliminary plan.  In order to give the architect all of the best possible information, meetings with the people who use different parts of the church in different ways will identify as many needs as possible.   

        Here’s what we need from YOU as we enter the discernment process: 

1.  Participate:  As you are invited to meet with different groups, please attend!!!! (If you     can’t physically be there, send your input to the convener.) 

2.  Dream:  Think of as many potential wants/needs for our space in terms of your ministry as you see it now and as you imagine it will grow in the next generation. 

3.  Pray:  This process is another effort by Grace Church to act out our ministry in the world.  To do that, we want to be intentional about discerning what God is calling us to accomplish.   

        Watch this space.  Watch the Sunday bulletin.  Watch the Grace Notes.  Watch the bulletin board in the Undercroft.  An informational letter will go out to the congregation the week of November 27.     HOWEVER, if something seems unclear or you think of something else you would like to share, please also know that you are encouraged and invited to contact any member of the Communications Committee.  Thank you for your input and guidance on behalf of us all. 

Communications Committee 
Kathie Goodman and Kathy Johnson, Chairs
Julie Dayvault, Sally Dodd, Bill Keesler, and Susan Terrell