Over the last few months Trustees have finished several projects including the following:
- Replaced light bulbs in the three central overhead fixtures in the sanctuary
- Cleaned most of the carpeting on the main floor
- Closed up the outside wall of The Gathering Place where the kitchen vent was located
- Repaired and repainted the second floor hallway and bathroom of The Gathering Place
- Fenced off the landing area of The Gathering Place fire escape stairs
Trustees developed a list of major long range projects. Some will cost a lot; others will require little money but a significant investment of time and care to ensure useful and valuable items are not lost in the process. This list is in order of anticipated most to least costly:
- Redecorate the sanctuary
- Air conditioning for The Gathering Place
- Repair Sunday school and choir room walls
- Replace hot water heater for church basement bathrooms
- Clean/organize dungeon (furnace room area of the basement)
- Clean out Sunday school room
Some other projects on the Trustees list include:
- Repair/Replace concrete steps to Walnut St. entrance
- Repair and refinish exterior varnished doors
- Install darkening shades on cafe window and door
- Replace stained ceiling tile in hallway
- Move lectern microphone cable under the floor
- Church kitchen cabinet repairs
- Repaint The Gathering Place porch floor
- Seal concrete outside the handicapped entrance
- Consider filling in the Canal St. exterior stairwell
- Replace fence at back of playground
- Replace two obsolete smoke/CO alarms in the church