Building and Grounds

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Report to Congregation

BUILDING & GROUNDS MINISTRY

God has blessed this church with a large campus comprised of multiple buildings, parking areas, large landscape areas, as well as vacant land for future expansion. The care, preservation and improvement of these gifts are the mission of the Building and Grounds ministry team.

Our buildings provide the environment where all other ministries meet and flourish, where our congregation meets in fellowship & worship and the place where those in crisis come for help in body & soul. For 55 years our campus has been a welcoming landmark and beacon of faith in our community.

The Building & Grounds ministry team is comprised of a large and active group of men and women from a wide variety of backgrounds. Our ministry has contractors and tradesmen, mortgage brokers, management executives, aeronautics & airframe experts, real estate appraisers and probation officers, as well as many of our Church youth. This group brings a wealth of skills, experience, energy and devotion to our ministry.

God calls us to be good stewards of the gifts he has provided us and, the hands-on opportunity allows each member of this ministry a way to express our love for God and our fellow Christians in a practical and rewarding way.

We meet in the Library at 6:00 pm the first Tuesday of every month to review the needs of our campus and plan our workday, which is held the fourth Saturday of the month. At our workdays, we do everything from weeding and irrigation maintenance to parking lot repairs, major landscaping renovations and major capital building & grounds improvements.

In addition to the ongoing maintenance & improvements, we also address fire and safety issues, handicap access and health department requirements, as well as the long range planning for the replacement of major items such as roofs, parking lots and air conditioning systems.

God’s abundance provided us with carryover money from 2007 to address the much needed renovation of our landscape planters, and parking lot crack repairs.

Each ministry has needs that the Building & Grounds Committee can help with. As more and more ministries request our services we strive to prioritize the repairs and improvements to provide the best possible environment for each ministry.

All Church Work Days:

We encourage All Church Work Days, wherein the congregation is encouraged to participate in the maintenance and improvement of the Church campus. Benefits of these All Church Work Days are an event of Christian fellowship instilling a sense of ownership and pride in the well being of the campus, adding to the Church Family experience and providing an opportunity for members of the congregation who may not otherwise be involved to become involved in a productive and meaningful way.

Partial List of tasks completed in 2008 by the Building & Grounds ministry

Painting:
The entire exterior of the Sanctuary was painted to match the Admin. Bldg., we painted the exterior doors of the Administration Building and the day care room, new ADA parking at HH, red “no parking” curbs.

Constructed New:
New evaporative cooler for the Korean Church, Completely remodled restrooms in the Sanctuary to allow wheelchair access, installed water heater in staff bathroom, constructed a new driveway linking Sanctuary & HH parking lots, installed new HVAC in both the accounting office & Korean Pastor’s office, installed access ramp at Crisis storage room, reconfigured entry to Admin. Bldg.

Grounds:

Weeded, pruned, cleaned flow lines, cleaned retention pond, removed overgrown shrubbery from planters and replaced with drought tolerant colored rock, removed dead oleanders from north side of HH, distributed mulch in bare planters, reviewed utility shutoff locations with B & G members, completed the slump stone masonry columns & planters at Administration Building to make it match the Sanctuary, installed the foundation for the 30’ cross, replaced sprinkler valves campus wide, started the asphalt crack repair, aerated & fed lawns, installed traffic control signs and speed bumps in HH parking lot, replenished the play surface in the children’s play area, installed several new hose bibs around the campus, Mr. Yi sculptured all the junipers between the Sanctuary & Admin, Bldg. into beautiful Bonsai shapes.

Repaired or Replaced

This last year the Building & Grounds team replaced the deteriorating T-111 wood trim on the Sanctuary, removed wall heaters from Admin. Bldg., repaired dozens of doors & light fixtures around campus, maintained & serviced all HVAC & coolers twice, repaired several irrigation lines, water leaks, replaced time clocks for Admin. Bldg. exterior lights, multiple repairs to drinking fountains, resolved electrical anomalies with Sanctuary & HH main electrical services, repaired clogged drains, repaired water leaks at HH, door closures & door stops, Fire Marshal violations, repaired several small leaks at roof flashing, building, repaired all parking lot pole lights, restored carillons to service.

Equipment

Each year B&G identifies equipment that is in need of replacement or acquisition. In 2008 we purchased utility cart for grounds & maintenance staff, purchased new carpet cleaning machine and purchased new energy efficient refrigerators & freezers

BUILDING & GROUNDS BUDGET 2009

This line item reflects the funds that the business
manager/facilities manager expends in the day to day
management of church affairs.

Discretionary improvement monies (est) 10,000

Since the discretionary funds are so limited, Session is considering changing the way the operating & maintenance expenses are allocated.

 Identified projects for 2009