Edging has begun... you need to act quickly to participate

Because of the dire shape of the water retention basin in 2005 and 2006, the city sent officials to the church grounds to make a list of the items that required attention. Edging the sidewalks was one of the items on that list.

In the 15 months since the list was presented to us. I would estimate that the church has spent 12-15 man hours discussing strategies and equipment investment strategies. During our Administration team meeting walk through yesterday, James said he would do the edging with a shovel.


This picture represents one hour of work with a shovel and a SUV. ( 30 minutes to dig, 30 minutes to pick up and move the extracted sod ) In this picture, you can also see what a dramatic improvement this will be to our community. It will be good for people to walk side by side instead of single file.

If you have a pickup truck, the would take less than an hour, but you may not dig as fast as James.

I paced off the remaining work. There is only 16 hours of work left for one person, an SUV and a shovel. You need to act quickly before this work is completely done.

Administration Meeting Minutes - April 28, 2007

Attendees:
Matt Hind, James Davis, Dan Leahy, Mike Brady, Josh Wilson

Next Meeting:
Saturday, May 26th, 8:00 AM

Purpose of Administration Meeting:

Developing leaders that can follow through with excellence in all of the five fold ministries as we coordinate body wide activities and serve each other as unto the Lord

• Discipleship
• Evangelism
• Worship
• Service
• Fellowship

Specific Topics discussed this month:

Finances
Personal finance class was a success. The newest graduates are John and Theresa Holmes and Carol Davis. First quarter results are not closed, but are very close to our budget. April offerings and expenses are unknown. ( Our mission payments are a function of the first quarter offerings )

We also discussed a few other mission opportunities for this year or next year.

Share the load (Adjustments for 2007):
Tony Jones and his family are pitching in to do sound setup and Eva Leppert is doing the sound. The music team would like Eva to play bass so we could still use some more sound people.

Discipleship:
Groups have started ( North Lex, South Lex, and Nicholasville ). As the groups become more of a core of our body, we expect them to be responsible for the Discipleship, Evangelism, Service and Fellowship.

Travis is teaching Ephesians on Sunday morning. At the current pace, this class may be finished at the end of May or early summer.

Building:
A few struggles with electronic equipment, extension cords and nursery toys being "borrowed" and not returned. A few struggles with settings on the sound equipment. Additional discussion about how to better share the building in 2008 and beyond.

Evangelism:
Our body has been active in evangelism this past month. We need to have a Dare2Share for adults to take our eyes off of the circumstances that we deal with day to day and alert us to the needs of those around us and the commands that our Lord and Saviour gave to us.

Youth: ( Matt )
Attendance is down to three students per week. Much discussion about how best to serve the middle school youth.

Church Calendar

April--
29 - VBS volunteer meeting

May--
1 - Deadline for B.A.S.I.C. Summer Camp Registration
6 - Surgery on Sunday
6 - Lord's Supper
12 - Work Day ( Lights, mudding, repairs, edging, outdoor cleanup )
18-20 - Bob Warren
26 - Administration meeting
26 - Life Group Family Reunion at Jordan and Sarah's

June--
3 - Lord's Supper
10 - VBS "Gameday" building decoration
11-15 VBS "Gameday"
17 - Surgery on Sunday
24 - Church Picnic at Shilito Park ( pending availability )

July--
1 - Lord's Supper
8-14 B.A.S.I.C. Summer Camp
20-21 Promise Keepers at Nashville
28 - Life Group Family Reunion at Shilito Park ( pending availability )

August--
First or second week - Family camp at B.A.S.I.C.
Last week - Church campout at Aldersgate

Work List after Church Building Walk-Through

May 12 Work Day:

The work day will be focused on outdoor spring clean up. Bring a shovel, mower, weed eater, hedge trimmers, sledge hammer, gloves for weeding and mulching, lopping shears and other outdoor tools.

• Remove brick mail box - replace with a normal mailbox in one of the community's cluster of mail boxes. Safer for drivers pulling out of driveway, elimination of an eye-sore. (need volunteer)
• Repair and reinforce our neighbor's fence
• Edge the sidewalks ( Already started )
  
• Mow the tree sanctuary
• Spread mulch
  
• Remove pew in hallway
• Finish installation of lights in santuary
  

Windows to be done in Summer:
James and Kevin are collecting quotes for windows, work to be done in May or June. A few windows in rear of building at dangerous point of falling out (LCF suggested sliding windows with screens instead of crank windows or fixed windows)

• 28 Large windows ( 67 x 23.5 )
• 6 Medium windows ( 23.5 x 31.75 )
• 7 Small windows ( 31 x 19.5 )
  

Hiring a plumber for the following items:

• Repair the outside faucet in the rear of the building
• Repair the leaking faucet in the upstairs men's restroom
• Repair baptistry heater ( water heater or jacuzzi heater instead of current system)
• Install valve on toilet in women's restroom in basement of education wing
• Repair broken toilet in women's restroom upstairs in education wing
  

South Lexington group will be doing on May 3, May 10 :

• Repair drywall and paint in entry way.
• Install new lighting in foyer
• Install new lighting in the sanctuary
  
• Finish mudding and painting in the CAT Closet

Finish the youth room project:

• Cabinets and counter tops in the youth room
• Trim along top of wallboard
• Baseboard
• Six switch light panel
• Cover for unused wires above the door
• Paint hallway
• Install video equipment securely
  

Other things that can be done:

• HVAC ( Install air return for the sanctuary, ventilation for sound room for equipment, workers and most importantly the thermostat )
• Arrange for exterminator to protect church from termites
• Hire stump grinder for two stumps in front yard near the neighbor's yard
  
• Rebuild shed or tear it down ( need communication with users and neighbors )
• Replace ceiling tiles in basement
• Install thermostats that are not adjustable by occupants
  
• Replace many fluorescent lights throughout the building ( Men's restroom in basement has no lights at all )
  
• Talk with city about picking up herbies in the back instead of by the street
  

Church Work Day on May 12

Things that we can do:

• A few windows in rear of building at dangerous point of falling out (LCF suggested sliding windows with screens instead of crank windows or fixed windows)
• Need to repair drywall and paint in entry way.
• Plumber: Repair the outside faucet in the rear of the building
• Plumber: Repair the leaking faucet in the upstairs men's restroom
• Plumber: Repair baptistry heater ( water heater or jacuzzi heater instead of current system)
• HVAC ( Install air return for the sanctuary, ventilation for sound room for equipment, workers and most importantly the thermostat )
• Install New Lighting: Sanctuary and foyer
• Remove brick mail box - replace with a normal mailbox in one of the community's cluster of mail boxes. Safer for drivers pulling out of driveway, elimination of an eye-sore. (need volunteer)
• Need to rebuild shed or tear it down ( need communication with users and neighbors )
• Need to replace ceiling tiles in basement
• Need to replace many fluorescent lights throughout the building ( Men's restroom in basement has no lights at all )
  
• Finish mudding and painting in the CAT Closet
• Install cabinets and counter tops in the youth room
• Minor carpentry finish work in the youth room
• Repair and reinforce our neighbor's fence
• Edge the sidewalks
• Talk with city about picking up herbies in the back instead of by the street
• Mow the tree sanctuary