The Board did not hire a Construction Manager, so our architect Peter Marren has taken on much of the work of connecting the necessary people: Condon (Civil/Structural), Burger (Builder), Kolb (Mechanical), Paetzel (Landscape Designer), etc. Geothermal was a suggestion from our builder, Eugene Burger. Burger and Kolb are working on a design that incorporates geothermal. … Continue reading November 2019
Update… After receiving a generous donation, the Board made the decision to return to the original 2017 building design…placing the parish hall, kitchen, administrative offices, restrooms, etc., on the street/ground level (with mechanicals and storage in the basement). We will add a small lift for access to the basement storage area, providing we have money … Continue reading October 2019
We are finalizing the design for our new church. As we move forward, we carry with us the happy memories from past years. I know many of you have a wonderful, or funny, or heartwarming story you can tell. Please do! I am leading a church service on Sunday, October 27, highlighting our fond memories. … Continue reading September 2019
This summer our architect, Peter Marren, is making decisions on the final drawings and meeting with vendors and consultants. We expect to begin building this fall. And while we are looking ahead to all the good things we will enjoy doing in our new church building, let’s do a bit of reminiscing about past experiences … Continue reading August 2019
Over the summer, we are moving forward… with finalizing the design revisions, discussing those with the Town of Southold, and preparing the Construction Documents. All aspects of the new design will be handled with great respect and sensitivity to the history of our 180-year-old church while incorporating (highly efficient and cost-saving) building standards of the … Continue reading July 2019
Fundraising… In early June, look for a big “thermometer” sign on our church lawn (thanks to the creative endeavors of our Board of Trustees). Our architect, Peter Marren, will begin the technical phase (construction documents) very soon. Meetings with our builder, Eugene Burger, sub-contractors and consultants will ensue. And more meetings with the Town of … Continue reading June 2019
The most recent progress report (of the design, on-going work, bids/cost and construction) is explained in my Annual Meeting report (May 19, 2019). Please READ IT! DONATIONS: Make note…that we welcome donations (in any amount/as often as you like) for the entire project and for specific things (like the 8 beautiful Gothic windows; well-designed, sturdy, movable benches … Continue reading May 2019
On display at the Appreciation Dinner last Friday night, we showed 6 prints of the model of our new church building. We discussed how it will all fit together. [To review: the Parish Hall, kitchen, classrooms, restrooms and storage area are located under the Sanctuary. The administration offices (minister’s and church office, meeting room, restrooms, … Continue reading April 2019
We see light at the end of the tunnel… ! The Board and Building Team have agreed that the new design changes will adequately fulfill the needs of our congregation, within our building budget. In the new design, the parish hall, kitchen, classrooms, restrooms, and storage space are located on a lower level beneath the … Continue reading March 2019
Recently, our architect Peter Marren and builder Eugene Burger met to consider alternative options, including usable space under the Sanctuary, due to budget concerns. The new design recommendations will include: building a beautiful Sanctuary building (unchanged from the earlier proposal); and an entry pavilion that will function as a gathering space/reception area, connecting administrative rooms (offices) … Continue reading February 2019
