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Campaign Milestones
Campaign Progress
March
2007 |
Building Permits Granted
Cobb County has granted the land disturbance permit and preliminary building permit. On March 2, a construction contract was signed with Custom Design Builders; it calls for work to begin in 10 business days. So expect to see some clearing and grading activity to start within the next 2 weeks. The overall schedule for completion of the building is approximately 8 months which puts us around late November for occupying the new facility.
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| January 2007 |
Ground Breaking Ceremony and Luncheon
The Building Design Team joined with the fellowship Team for the ground breaking ceremony today, January 21st celebrating our campus expansion. The planning and design effort are complete and now the real fun begins. Construction is expected to take 10 to 12 months, so there will be a few logistic challenges along the way, but our current facilities will remain fully operational during construction. With God's guidance and our prayers, we embark on a journey that will shape Eastminster's future. The Holy Spirit is at work. Can you feel it?
A covered dish lunch was served immediately following the ground breaking ceremony in the fellowship hall. The church provided ham, fried chicken, rolls and dessert. The congregation provided vegetable dishes and salads. |
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| November 2006 |
On November 19, Session gave final approval of the floorplan layout for the new multi-purpose building. Floorplans and building elevations are on display outside the church office. The architect is now working toward building permit drawings to be submitted to Cobb County around mid-December. Session is planning a groundbreaking ceremony in late January.
Summary of space layout for two-story, approximately 22,000 square foot building:
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Fellowship hall with stage; floor capable of light recreation.
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New kitchen with some new appliances; reuse most of our current appliances as recommended by kitchen consultant. Kitchen plumbing and electrical to be stubbed out for equipment that can be added at a later date.
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Youth room located on ground floor; two youth classrooms with moveable wall located upstairs.
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Library/conference room
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Seven classrooms
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Three storage rooms
Summary of existing building items:
- Current kitchen to be used as storage; future phase to remodel as two children's classrooms.
- Current fellowship hall to remain with moveable walls; future phase to remodel as four children's classrooms.
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October
2006 |
A contract has been signed for architectural and engineering design services with Saunders and Riddle, a local design/build firm who has worked on numerous church facilities around Atlanta including two within our Presbytery at Heritage and Macland Presbyterian. The Building Design Team presented preliminary floor plans at the September Session meeting and these drawings are on display on easels by the church office. After another round of meetings and comments from our Youth leaders, Worship leaders, kitchen staff and other congregational members, we have released Saunders and Riddle to proceed with developing construction drawings. In a few weeks the team will go before Session for approval of the facility layout. A full set of construction drawings should be ready in 2 to 4 weeks after Session approval to submit for a building permit with Cobb County. At the same time, we will receive a price from Saunders and Riddle to construct the building. The team will review this price and make a recommendation to Session for final approval and to start construction.
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March
2006 |
March 26, Commitment Sunday
One special service at 10:30am brought all of our Eastminster family together as we declared our commitment to the future of our ministry and for the success of our Capital Campaign. After the service a Step In Faith luncheon was held to enjoy the fellowship and continue to share in the excitement of opening the next chapter at Eastminster. A few photos of the service and luncheon can be seen by clicking here.
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March 25, Day of Prayer
On this day our Eastminster family joined together for a day of prayer. We sought His guidance for our church and to discover our special place here by praying for ourselves and our fellow members as we considered our Step In Faith for Christ and for the furture ministry of Eastminster Church.
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February
2006 |
Question & Answer Meeting was held on February 19th at 5:30pm.
During the week of February 12th, informational packets were delivered to the congregation. This included a brochure describing the church history and growth analysis, a prayer devotional guide and a video DVD about the Step In Faith program.
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December
2005 |
Town Hall meetings were held on December 7th and 11th. The building design team and architect gave a presentation regarding the preliminary Master Plan options for Eastminster's future building needs. The congregation's thoughts and comments will be reviewed by the team and the Session will make final decisions that will chart our course into the future. |
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October
2005 |
Our new Building Design Team begins work with architect David Strickland. David's firm CDH Partners, is the architectural firm that built designed our present facilities. CDH Partners were chosen by Session following interviews with several firms because of their familiarity with Eastminster, their abilities to work with county officials, and their outstanding record of designing churches of all sizes.
After David and Building Design Team do their initial work, they will be asking for the congregation's input as part of the progress. The congregation's thoughts will be very important as we go through the needs assesment which is vital to the Master Planning for Eastminster's future needs. Following the needs assessment, and listening to the congregation, the Session will make final decisions that will chart our course into the future.
This is an exciting time for Eastminster and the Building Team and the Session, count on your prayers throughout the process. |
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September
2005
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Building Design Team named:
Amy Allen
Tom Candler
Robert Caput
Phillip Morrissey
Beth Nickles
Andrew Sain
Larry Schrock
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