Plans » Current Plans
1. How will the new building be used, and what improvements will be made in the existing buildings?
2. What will happen to the Kirk House and the monuments on the adjacent wall?
3. Will the sanctuary be affected?
4. Will the new plan provide more parking?
5. When will construction begin, and how long will it take?
Summary:
• The building that will replace Molly Wier Hall and the Annex Building is flexible and substantially expands our current facilities.
• The building that houses the church office will be renovated.
• The choir room in the old education building behind the sanctuary will be expanded, and the elevator in that building will be extended to the third floor.
• The chiller that supports the heating and air conditioning system in all the buildings will be replaced.
Discussion:
We will go from 18 small, ill-equipped classrooms to 29 large, flexible, age‑appropriate, well-equipped rooms with handicapped accessibility. We will have modern restrooms strategically located. We will gain 1, 800 square feet of multipurpose assembly areas and increased storage facilities. The new Molly Wier Hall will be enlarged by 20% and will feature improved acoustics, a superb sound system, and a modern, well-equipped, professionally-designed kitchen double the size of our current one. We will go from 11 to 15 staff offices and a fire protection and a security system to better monitor the church's campus. Our cramped choir room will be expanded, and the current elevator will be extended to the third floor to assist members who are physically challenged. The project includes a new chiller which will support a much more efficient HVAC system throughout all the buildings. [Back to top of page.]
Since we were denied permission to demolish, donate, or move the Kirk House on site, it will remain where it is; however, it will be thoroughly renovated for youth activities. Our youth have expressed a desire to remain in the Kirk House because of their refurbishing efforts this year. When they need additional or flexible space they will go to the third floor of the new building. The memorial tablets on the wall beside the Kirk House are only monuments with no remains in the area. The tablets will be carefully relocated to other attractive spaces on our church campus. [Back to top of page.]
Work in the basement of the sanctuary will be required for improvements to the heating and cooling system, but at this time, no interruption of the worship schedule is anticipated. [Back to top of page.]
The new plan provides for slightly fewer parking spaces that we currently have. However, the design significantly improves the traffic pattern on church property, making it much easier to get in and out, and to drop off and pick up passengers. [Back to top of page.]
We are hoping to begin as soon as our kindergarten dismisses in May. The project is scheduled to be completed in 14 months. So, in the fall of 2010 we should be in our new facilities as a new program year kicks off. For a much more detailed timetable of the construction process, go to "Construction," then to "Construction Schedule," and then click on "Master Calendar for Construction." [Back to top of page.]