At its meeting on Wednesday, February 25, the Board of Architectural Review, which has authority over changes to existing buildings in the historic district of Charleston, and of construction of new ones, gave preliminary approval for the plans for our building project, including its scope, size, placement, and major architectural features. This approval is a huge hurdle for the project, one long in coming. All that now remains is BAR's approval for relatively minor external features. It means that we are on track for construction to begin in June. Congratulations and thanks to Trey McCraw and the rest of the ACORN Committee for all the work it took to reach this point.
Trey McCraw, the Chair of the ACORN Committee, will post regular notes on the committee's activities and the progress of the construction. They will be posted on the "ACORN Committee Log" subpage of the "Construction" tab. Go to the first posting, dated February 18, 2009, by clicking here.
Today's postings include two diagrams and one chart:
A subpage has been added on which summaries of the financial status of the Generations Campaign will be posted at regular intervals. To find it, go to "Plans," then to "Costs and Finances," and then to "Financial Summaries."
A devotional entitled "Go Forward" is now posted. It speaks directly to the Christian's need for faith and perseverence as he or she sets out to do God's will. It may be accessed through the sidebar of the "Prayer & Study" section, or by clicking here.
Pat McKinney's powerful talk on stewardship, presented to the congregation on February 8, has been added as one of the sub-pages in the "Giving" section. You can go directly to that page by clicking HERE.
Dear Members and Friends of First (Scots),
As we first considered what we might entitle our building fund campaign to enlarge and improve our facilities for ministry here at First (Scots), what kept running through my mind was the word GENERATIONS. And the verse I seemed incapable of shaking was Psalm 145:4 — “One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.” That is truly what this project is all about! It is not about a building, although getting all the necessary approvals for our building’s design and placement has occupied our time and effort since 2004. Rather this project is about equipping present and future generations for ministry and mission so that we and those who come after us may continue to praise God and to declare his mighty acts throughout the earth.
Dear Members of our First (Scots) Church family,
I want to encourage you to join us for worship this coming Sunday, February 8, if at all possible. This is PRESENTATION SUNDAY and we are working diligently to have packets available for households of our active members, giving you more details and information relative to our GENERATIONS Building Campaign. You will see the design and floor plan of our new structure along with information from our Steering Committee.