ETT Project Manager's Report - 26 April 2010
19th May 2010, posted by
An update on the Enlarging The Tent (ETT) Project was given to the Annual Church Meeting on 26 April, covering Phase 1, Phase 2 and finance.
Phase 1: the extension to the church with the new foyer has made a marvellous difference to the life of St Paul’s. Growth is really happening and the attendance at our Sunday morning services is now regularly well over 400 (on 9 May it even reached 592!). It is also a much used mid-week facility for a wide variety of activities. We give God the glory for his miraculous provision of this superb building to help us grow his kingdom.
Phase 2: SP2 (St Paul’s 2nd Site) has a new change of direction from the refurbishment and redevelopment of the existing buildings to a joint venture agreement with a developer. The original option would have been expensive and would still have left us with a Victorian building. But a new building is a better plan, because it will:
- Be purpose built, with rooms for children, youth, and community use, and with a community coffee shop
- Have lower running costs (heating, maintenance)
- Have a lower capital cost.
Finance: we thank God for his wonderful provision for this project. At the end of February 2010 the position was as follows:
- Total Actual & Pledged Income - £1,363,740
- Total Actual & Committed Expenditure - £1,247,004
- Funds Available - £116,736.
This balance is after all committed expenses have been met and all loans repaid, but there will be additional needs for the fitting out of the new SP2 building.
Support: we can all be involved in ETT through:
- Prayer for:
Legal process – agreement and lease
Finance – church and developer
Design – SP2 and residential flats
God’s plan to be accomplished.
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- Giving by:
One off gifts
Pledges.
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