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Study Committee Report Concerning the Proposed Construction of a Children’s Education Facility for Christ Church United Methodist The Woodlands, Texas November 11, 2015

"There are two lasting gifts we can give our children: One is roots, the other is wings." - Hodding Carter, Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist. Roots and Wings is the foundation for our vision of children’s programing.

We strive to root our children in Christ, to establish a firm spiritual foundation, and provide the impetus for them to soar as they grow - not just spiritually but in all aspects of their lives.

Committee Members: Steve Basham Jennifer Davis Marc Donaldson Amy Elkins Cristi Faulkner Dan Hannon

Mike Howse Amy Mitcham Karen Smith T. Tayar Robin Tracey Ed York

They’re like trees replanted in Eden, putting down roots near the rivers— Jeremiah 17:8 (MSG)

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Table of Contents

Vision Statement .................................................................................................... 4 Introduction .............................................................................................................. 6 Methodology ............................................................................................................ 8 Discussion ................................................................................................................ 9 The Climbing Tree and Christ Church Preschool .................................................... 14 Christ Church Children’s Ministry and Programming .............................................. 15 Additional Benefits ........................................................................................... 19 Conclusions and Recommendations ............................................................................ 20 Signature Page ........................................................................................................ 22 Attachments ............................................................................................................ 24

1. SWOT Analysis............................................................................................................................ 24 2. Demographic Data ..................................................................................................................... 25

But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit. Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NIV)

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Vision Statement Our Vision Christ Church United Methodist (“Christ Church”) has dedicated itself to become a missiondriven church, focusing on outreach and immersing our community in the full circle of God’s love. We have consistently believed that a key aspect of reaching out to our community is through the provision of quality Christian care and education for children. While Christ Church has consistently provided excellent programs, we now dedicate ourselves to becoming the undisputed leader in this field. We envision a program that provides children strong roots in Christ that result in a lifetime of growth. We unconditionally believe that our future resides in our children, and as such, the establishment of a firm spiritual foundation is critical for growth in all aspects of life. Our Strategic Plan for Mission and Ministry previously recognized that to meet this vision, certain additional assets could be required and that current facilities may be inadequate to sustain a quality children’s ministry. Accordingly, the Study Committee has thoroughly reviewed the strengths and weaknesses of our current operations and identified various opportunities and threats. Accordingly, we have determined that an additional dedicated facility is absolutely necessary to fulfill our vision and present this report detailing our process and conclusions. What is the Strategic Plan? Christ Church enacted the 5-Year Strategic Plan for Mission and Ministry at its Annual Charge Conference in 2014. This plan charts the course for the next 5 years (2014-2019) as it relates to the priority and focus of the congregation’s efforts for ministry. The Strategic Plan developed seven (7) emphasis goals. Goal #5 envisions that Christ Church will erect a new, dedicated facility to meet the comprehensive needs of the Children’s Ministry. It reads as follows:

GOAL 5 of the 5-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR MISSION & MINISTRY 2014-2019 Utilize the 2010 Strategic Plan and the proposed 2012 Strategic Plan, and in accordance with the 2012 Book of Discipline, paragraph 2544, begin the process of replacing the temporary building that now houses The Climbing Tree (TCT) Day Care Ministry of Christ Church with a permanent, dedicated children’s building that will meet state licensing requirements and accommodate the TCT, the Preschool, and Children’s Ministry. CEC to develop a study to determine the possibility of an after school care program for elementary age children. CEC Director will work with Finance Team and Business Director of Christ Church to determine how to best use the funds CEC contributes to the church annually to pay toward the building of the permanent facility.

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Why the Study Committee? The Christ Church United Methodist Church Council initiated the United Methodist Church Book of Discipline, Paragraph 2544, process for the design and development of a new building facility on the 6363 Research Forest, 9-acre campus at its May 19, 2015, meeting. The first step in this process is to form a Study Committee whose purpose is to articulate a written strategic report for the rationale, vision, and use of the dedicated Children’s Ministry Facility as prescribed in the 5-Year Strategic Plan. This Study Committee is here in known as The

CEC Study Committee. The report here in contained addresses the basic requirements as set forth in Paragraph 2544 of the Book of Discipline. Namely:

1. Analyze the needs for a dedicated Children’s Ministry facility. 2. Write up a program plan that articulates the usage of a dedicated facility. What is the Need? The comprehensive children’s schools of The Climbing Tree & Christ Church Preschool in addition to the Christ Church Children’s Ministry are experiencing growth and development to the extent that the current facilities and temporary buildings are inadequate to sustain quality ministry or support our vision for future growth. As we will detail in the following sections, we are faced with many challenges. For example, the temporary leased structure that is The Climbing Tree was secured in 2005 as a 5-year short-term solution. It is a constant maintenance struggle and has outlived its functional usefulness. Neither the Climbing Tree nor the Preschool have enough classrooms to adequately house all the students currently enrolled the programs and the Children’s Ministry lacks age-appropriate space for elementary children. We are forced to incur additional costs for off-site storage, parking is woefully inadequate and staff space is almost non-existent. Based on our analysis, we have confirmed that a centralized dedicated facility for The Climbing Tree and Preschool is required for optimum development and efficient space utilization and creation of space conducive to age-appropriate faith development for the Children’s Ministry. How will the New Facility be Utilized? A Christian Education Center (“CEC”) will serve as a dedicated facility to and for children as it relates to The Climbing Tree, Christ Church Preschool and Children’s Ministry. The CEC should be designed as a state-of-the-art, child friendly facility utilizing current security and safety technology to meet the combined daily needs of the Preschool/Day Care/Spiritual Development Ministries of the church’s children’s programs. This facility will be functional in design and not limited to any existing structure but will utilize all aspects of the property, allowing the architect to be creative in the location, design, and style of the facility.

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All children’s programs will be relocated into this dedicated facility, thereby freeing up existing children’s spaces for repurposed function and use. These repurposed facilities could be used for adult and youth ministry with ideas like but not limited to: 

Bookstore to sell arts and crafts of the craft ministry on a daily basis



Adult meeting and conference space



Storage, groom’s room,



Onsite parking, connecting east and west parking lots

Theme Bible Verse

“Permit the children to come to Me; do not hinder them; for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” And He took them in His arms and began blessing them, laying His hands on them. (The Words of Jesus, Mark 10:13-16)

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Introduction Purpose: Implementation of our vision through the construction of a permanent dedicated space for our Children’s Ministries. This vision requires a larger structure than our existing temporary building facilities. This replacement and expansion of space will allow Christ Church to (i) re-allocate space to existing ministries; (ii) provide for more efficient utilization of facilities and (iii) initiate new ministries that will grow the reach of Christ Church.

Our recommendation for permanent improvements is less about a “ desire” and more about a “need.” Christ Church currently has wonderful children’s programs, in spite of aging buildings, appropriate dedicated space for age specific ministries with age appropriate furnishings is a goal. But so much more is possible if we provide these programs with what they need to flourish. The temporary buildings utilized by the Climbing Tree are functionally obsolete. Our existing use of these temporary buildings provides neither efficient utilization nor the ability to make sustainable improvements. Failure to provide a sustainable solution will weaken these programs and hamper both financial and growth goals of our church. Our Children’s Ministry programs are forced to use rooms and spaces that are not age-appropriate for children in grades 1-6, sharing of resources between the Climbing Tree and the Children’s Ministry is inefficient and our security system is not optimal. One clear goal of our Strategic Plan is to become a more mission-driven church. By prioritizing our focus on outreach, we are immersing our community in the full circle of God’s love. People’s souls will only be temporarily fed by flashy gimmicks until the thirst we have is so unquenchable that we need a connection to Him through our Savior, Jesus. Christ Church is filled with His people that devoutly, genuinely, persistently, and most of all, lovingly give of themselves and follow Jesus. This is the relationship that hungry souls seek… and they can plug into His life through the community at Christ Church. What better way to reach out to the community than by providing the finest Christian care and education for their children? Our investment in the facilities of His church will further His kingdom with the benefits of expanding our already thriving children’s ministries and providing space to allocate to other sectors of our community that we need to serve. As long as we “play it safe”, our vision will remain unfulfilled and, given too much time, our ministry will deteriorate instead of thrive. It is easy to watch certain key measurements of our church recede and then to gradually hold back resources because we do not want to fail. Ultimately, we choke the life out of His kingdom’s work. Enhancing our children’s facilities will definitely impact the “Bringing” part of our church’s mission statement. Improved programming made possible with new construction will positively impact the “Building” part of our mission and our children’s strong foundation in Christ will serve them well as we “Send” them on to the next level of Christian development. We must give our children “Roots and Wings” in Christ for they are our future.

‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘And in this place I will grant peace,’ declares the Lord Almighty. Haggai 2:9 (NIV)

Art Camp

Bible Reading

Praying at VBS

Young Children

TCT Horse Rides

TCT “Campfire” Singing

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Methodology The CEC Study Committee came to the suggestions and recommendations presented in this document using several different methods to gather data: 

Meetings. A series of committee meetings were held during the months of June – October, 2015. Those meetings provided an open forum to discuss the current situation, possibilities for growth, current and future possible needs, and a conceptual point of view as to where this new Children’s Ministry facility might help the church grow religiously, spiritually and congregationally.



Site Visits. The committee also visited two local churches which had recently completed building projects to get an understanding of how their current programs work. Specific attention was given to how buildings were designed and laid out, to their functional ability and the aesthetics of their operations. Members of the committee also toured our current children’s facilities.



SWOT Analysis. The CEC Study Committee performed a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) for Christ Church’s current operations. The results of the SWOT analysis are presented in the Appendix.



Data Review. The CEC Study Committee reviewed the Five-Year Strategic Plan for Mission and Ministry. This document, along with several of the current Woodlands demographic studies, including statistical data for worship attendance patterns, population and job growth, were reviewed to gain an understanding of the future projected growth of this area.



Input from Directors. The directors of The Climbing Tree/Preschool and Christ Church’s Children’s Ministry gave input as to what they found to be their current situation, their needs and their wants for a state-of-the-art Christian education facility.

You also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 1 Peter 2:5 (NIV)

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Discussion The Climbing Tree and Christ Church Preschool The Climbing Tree is a full day program (6:30am - 6:15pm) offered year-around for children from six weeks old to pre-Kindergarten. Their program includes an outstanding learning curriculum as well as many additional enrichment opportunities. The Climbing Tree is a ministry of Christ Church. Classroom experiences are interpreted in ways consistent with a Christian atmosphere, but children of all faiths are welcome. The Christ Church Preschool began in 1996, with the purpose of offering a faith-based preschool program to meet the needs of our community, and has evolved into a well-known and highly praised program. The Preschool meets in classrooms within the church facility. It is a partial day program (9:00am - 2:00pm) offered during the school year. The Christ Church Preschool accepts children from one year old to pre-Kindergarten. In 2013, the Christ Church Christian Education Center was formed to provide a single vision for The Climbing Tree and the Christ Church Preschool and to better leverage common resources and personnel. Although the programs have common management, each program continues to have its own unique qualities to best meet the needs of the families it serves. The CEC also includes the Parents’ Night Out and Nursery programs for the church. What do TCT and CCP have? 

Quality, Christian teachers.



Full day care for children 6 weeks to 5 years.



Twenty-two classrooms.



Part-time schedules offered in both programs.



Great curriculum.



Brand new camera system.



Competitive tuition.



Fantastic parent involvement.



Families that continue to grow through our programs.



Parents’ night out and nursery programs in a Christ-centered atmosphere.

Preschool

Waiting for Chapel

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What are the needs in TCT and CCP? Replace Old TCT Building: The present Climbing Tree building is a leased temporary structure that was put in place in 2005 as a 5-year short-term solution. The building consists of 12 individual trailers bolted together, resulting in approximately 11,000 sq. ft. of classrooms, nursery rooms, small kitchen, offices, and reception/library area. It has outlived its functionality. The financial drain from these on-going maintenance requirements is not optimal and provides break-even results instead of improvements.

Safety and Security: A new building would provide an upgraded, centralized and unified location and system for limiting access to the building. Classrooms: The Climbing Tree and Preschool do not have enough classrooms to house all the students currently enrolled the programs. This has forced the use of several former adult Sunday school classrooms to be utilized for this purpose. The current combined classroom count is 22. Our combined current licensing capacity is 212 students. Our current enrollment is 222, though not all children are present on a daily basis. We need approximately 32 classrooms to adequately accommodate current enrollment and provide for continued growth. The additional classrooms would also allow Christ Church to further meet the needs of the community through potential after school program ., as well as special needs and Saturday programs, which the current configuration makes difficult.

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Crowded Classroom

Small Library

Front Desk

Library/Reception: Currently the only library available to the children of the Preschool is the one located in The Climbing Tree building. The library in The Climbing Tree building is very small. It is used for story time, where the teachers read to the children based on their themed lesson plans. We also have parent volunteers that come in to read, professional story tellers, speech therapy sessions, and a book fair, all held in the library area. The library also serves as our parent welcome area and our lobby where new families and applicants are greeted. While centrally located to The Climbing Tree, it is inconvenient for the Preschool to use, especially if it is raining. A new building would allow us to have a larger library that could accommodate a wider array of literacy media to fulfill the needs of the full spectrum of development that the CEC serves. Additionally, we would have a separate and dedicated greeting and reception area.

Crowded Storage Areas Storage: The CEC has seasonal and intermittent-use items which require storage. Currently, that storage is found in various locations all over the church. With all other ministries facing the same issue, storage space is at a premium. In addition to the limited on-site storage, TCT also pays for additional off-site storage. We need a large walk-in closet for food pantry and clothing donations. Currently, the programs use the Executive Director’s office for this

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purpose. A new building would provide a large, central storage area in addition to ample inclassroom storage. Parking: The existing TCT parking area only has 16 spaces. These spaces are quickly filled, forcing parents and teachers to park in the church parking area. At the current enrollment, there are between 55 and 70 employees and more than 200 families. Less than half of these families are able to use the car line, which now is for CCP only. A new parking area large enough to fulfill the needs of the growing program, with a covered drop off area, would also ease the congestion in the current church parking area as well as expand parking for church members. Space for Staff: In the existing TCT building, parent and teacher meetings are currently held in the library, which is the only available space. A large space is needed that could be used for staff meetings, parent meetings, and training sessions. CCP does not have an employee break room, and TCT’s break room only seats 4; some teachers are resorting to sitting on the floor or eating in their car. A break room/kitchenette is needed to enable our staff to take their breaks comfortably. Recent growth has required the repurposing of the former resource room at TCT to a classroom, resulting in the lack a resource room at TCT. CCP’s resource room is very small. The combination of these two programs into one building will allow for the creation of a single resource room that will allow teachers to plan materials jointly, better manage financial resources, and create a space for teachers to explore their creativity and enhance their lesson plans.

Crowded staff workrooms

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Fulfilling Our Vision: A new building would facilitate the full integration of the two programs that make up the CEC, creating one seamless ministry. We envision a brand new building that is safe, secure, aesthetically pleasing, with captivating Christian artwork, an engaging indoor play area, and outdoor splash pad, which could also be used for church and community events. The classrooms should be laid out specifically to meet the needs of the children with Jack and Jill bathrooms between classrooms, and toilets and sinks at the children’s level. New space would allow us to expand our program offerings to include afterschool tutoring with bus transport for siblings, evening care programs, special needs programs and Saturday programs.

“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” – Proverbs 22:6

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Christ Church Children’s Ministry and Programming The goal of the Christ Church Children’s Ministry and Programming is to help our children become true disciples of Jesus Christ by building relationships with them, being examples for them and teaching them God’s word. We believe that children should have a meaningful experience at church that will apply to their daily life. We offer worship, Bible studies and activities that are fun and geared specifically for kids. Children’s Ministry is a growing, vibrant ministry of Christ Church. Over the last five years, family ministry and children’s programming for the purpose of community outreach and faith development have doubled.

Sunday Mornings. Our 9:30 hour is set aside for every child to have the opportunity to meet with other kids their own age. In these small groups they learn Bible stories, participate in activities and make new friends. Power Hour at 11:00 provides opportunities to explore Gods Power through a Bible story, games, crafts and snack. Children meet in a classroom and then attend the children's message in the worship service, after which they are excused to rotate through stations learning about a weekly Bible theme, truth or story.

Sunday School

Children’s Choir

Wednesday Evenings. Children ranging from the age of 4 through 6th graders attend Children's Choir from 5:30pm - 6:15pm on Wednesday evenings and remain for Dinner/Bible study from 6:15pm - 7:15pm. Special Events and Opportunities. Special programming opportunities for children and families are offered throughout the year. Vacation Bible School is one of the highlights of the summer, attracting over 400 children from both member and non-member families.

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Preschool Camp

Away Camp

What is the need in Children’s Ministry and Programming? More Space: We currently use eight classrooms for Sunday mornings, three classrooms for Wednesday night programming and up to sixteen rooms each week of the summer for summer ministries. We have run out of room for growth and development of classes. Ideally we would need twelve rooms for Sunday mornings, four classes for Wednesday night Bible studies and twenty rooms for summer ministries including large rooms and access to a kitchen. The largest and most consistent demand for space is our Sunday morning programming for 9:30am and 11:00am. At 9:30am we need a minimum of 6 classrooms designated for elementary children, 5 classrooms for preschool-age children, 2 nursery rooms and a designated special needs classroom. At 11am on Sundays we currently use adult space and classrooms because we have outgrown any of the preschool rooms and we need audio/visual equipment to teach the lessons. Moving forward we would need audio/visual capacities and the ability to have between 30-50 children in one room.

1st & 2nd Graders in Preschool Room

Club 56 kids on the floor

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Dedicated Facility: Currently Children’s Ministry is spread out over the 75,000 foot campus which causes some parents to spend up to fifteen minutes walking to drop off their children on a Sunday morning. While it would be wonderful to have our entire Children’s Ministry classrooms in a centralized location for convenience for parents and volunteers, current times may dictate these modifications for safety and security. Due to shared space and relocating of classrooms based on church needs, we do not have standard signage for our classrooms. Having vibrant, dedicated space with clear signage would demonstrate how important our children’s ministry is within the church. Updated Check-in System and Security: For improved security and safety the facility will utlize (i) a centralized security check-in for all children up to 6th grade and our volunteers and (ii) improved controlled access to the building and children’s bathrooms. Designated Age-Appropriate Space for Special Needs and Elementary Children: Traditionally, the Children’s Ministry has used the same facilities as the Christ Church Preschool because our activities take place when the Preschool is closed. The rooms are furnished and ageappropriate for children under the age of five, however, the Children’s Ministry serves children up to 6th grade or age 12. We are lacking designated space for our elementary-age children and for our special needs program. Lack of designated space means these older children and special needs children are either in adult-oriented spaces or in preschool rooms. Elementary rooms should have size appropriate furniture, sinks and storage for curriculum, games and crafts within the room. These rooms could be shared with the CEC for possible after school or evening programming. Our special needs classroom could easily be shared with the CEC but needs to have current special needs materials, curriculum and tools to best help the children. Having a special needs classroom would encourage growth of this program that started in 2015 and allow us to outreach to this underserved population.

No room big enough – meeting in The Commons on the floor Large Group Areas: We do not have space for groups of children numbering more than 15 without utilizing adult space such as the Parlor, the Christian Life Center gym or the craft room. An area that would allow for large groups of 30-50 children would facilitate additional programming and parent activities. Ideally, we would have two to three large areas that would allow for multi-purpose children’s ministries activities. This room would house a stage, a puppet theater and nearby smaller rooms to break into separate activities. Summer camps and other family programs could use this space and ideally there would be a storage room Page 17

attached so that chairs and tables could be stored close to the rooms. We would use the same rooms for Wednesday night programming and our puppet ministry. Currently our outstanding puppet ministry is unable to leave its stage up and must spend practice time each session putting together and taking down the twelve foot stage. Having a secured place to keep their stage or having one built into a location along with storage would help this program tremendously.

Crowded storage areas are spread out in five areas of the church building.

Storage: Children’s Ministry needs storage centrally located to rooms and accessible by volunteers and staff. Currently we use small closets in five different areas of the church to house summer camps, special events and consumable supplies. We currently have one closet that is roughly 8x8 for large tubs of materials. A centralized resource room to share with the school programs and a 10x12 seasonal supply closet designated for Children’s Ministry is long overdue.

Fulfilling the Children’s Ministry’s Vision? We envision a centralized location for Children's Ministry activities. We currently offer family one-time events, over two dozen summer camps and weekly Bible studies for children. Our goal is to have a safe, secured, aesthetically pleasing building that allows for our current ministries to increase in attendance and additional ministries to grow. We want to continue sharing preschool rooms with the schools and have designated elementary/middle school Page 18

rooms so that children may have ownership of their space. We foresee a building that allows for indoor and outdoor play space, special needs programming and respite care. Having additional designated space allows for the Children’s Ministry program to help children grow Christian roots and wings to fly forth into our community.

This is what the Lord says: “Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool. Where is the house you will build for me? Where will my resting place be? 2 Has not my hand made all these things, and so they came into being?” declares the Lord. “These are the ones I look on with favor: those who are humble and contrite in spirit, and who tremble at my word. Isaiah 66:1-2 (NIV)

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Additional Benefits? Relocating the current preschool classrooms would allow for seven preschool rooms, the craft room and the CLUB 56 room to be repurposed. This vacated space would allow us to provide facilities for adult and youth ministry with ideas such as but not limited to:      

Additional bathrooms in the Commons Classrooms or storage for youth Bookstore to sell arts and crafts of the craft ministry on a daily basis Adult meeting and conference space Storage, Groom’s Room, Onsite parking, connecting East and West Parking lots

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “In those days ten people from all languages and nations will take firm hold of one Jew by the hem of his robe and say, ‘Let us go with you, because we have heard that God is with you.’” Zechariah 8:23 (NIV)

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Conclusions and Recommendations Conclusion: When a “Need” and an “Opportunity” collide, we must put our “talents” to work or else we deprive His church of His blessings. We have the available land, thriving ministries with cash flow and an opportunity to better share and utilize space in a way that serves all ministries. We can give our children a dedicated space that will allow them to become rooted in Christ, to have a firm spiritual foundation, and to soar with wings as they grow - not just spiritually but in all aspects of their lives. The vision is clear, the opportunity is now and the need is within our ability.

Recommendations:



Build permanent space to be shared by all Children’s Ministries.



Repurpose space formerly used for Children’s Ministries for collaborative spaces and student and adult ministries.



Terminate the lease for the temporary buildings that are currently used exclusively for The Climbing Tree and remove them.



Improve access and circulation using land freed from the removed temporary buildings.



Provide suitable furniture, fixtures and equipment for our classrooms.

The plan outlined herein is consistent with our church’s five-year plan. This recommendation efficiently serves the needs of all the ministries within Christ Church and addresses the potentially near-term obstacle of obsolete temporary facilities.

Then the Lord replied: Write down the revelation and make it plain on tablets so that a herald may run with it. Habakkuk 2:2 (NiV) Page 21

Possibilities, Other Considerations:

Thoughts on Design 

High open ceilings and sunlight provide functionality and openness.



Murals are a cost effective way to liven big areas.



Multipurpose facilities provide the ability to serve more people, more often.



Storage areas for children’s ministries can be centralized to better provide shared resources and more space-efficient storage.



Security becomes paramount with growth. Centralized security is more manageable and safe. Technology increases the integrity of the system and the ability to enforce.



Proximity to the kitchen is very important to The Climbing Tree. Further ability to multi-purpose the gym would benefit The Climbing Tree and Children’s ministries.



Christ Church has developable land surrounding the gym. This is efficient utilization of our fixed and underutilized asset, land, will allow for improved utilization of the rest of our campus.



A few centralized gathering areas for larger groups would be able to serve many different types of ministries.



An elevator required for two-story building could also benefit the CLC and student ministry areas.



Building façade materials need to match existing improvements but do not necessarily need to be identical. In fact, many church expansions are more contemporary but complementary.

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Report respectfully submitted by Committee Members Nov. 11, 2015: Steve Basham Jennifer Davis Marc Donaldson Amy Elkins Cristi Faulkner Dan Hannon Mike Howse Amy Mitcham Karen Smith T. Tayar Robin Tracey Ed York

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APPENDIX 1

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APPENDIX 2

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