Building Our Future Home ~ Together

Completing The Dream
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Spring 2011 - Phase II Completing the Dream Newsletter

The Parish Community of St. Mark has implemented a long-term Master Plan consisting of three phases to build a new Church and support buildings after years of prayer and study. It is our first step to improve facilities for our growing parish and its ministries.

Phase 1 – Build our new Church, as well as reconfigure the existing parish facilities for classrooms, meeting spaces, and other social hall activities.

Phase 2 – Construction of our Social Hall Building

Phase 3 – Construction of Religious Education & Parish Offices Building

To learn more about our efforts, please visit these pages.
Please pray that our plans will be blessed through completion.

Architect Drawings

Development

Time, Talent and Treasure

Giving of First Fruits 

Stewardship ~ A Disciple’s Response 

Update on Progress

Bill Senn - General Campaign Chairman

What’s improved on the plan

• Shortened the Nave so everyone is closer to the altar while maintaining the 800 seat goal.
• Incorporated the shrine exhibit into the narthex and detailed all of the room layouts.
• Added special features in the front of the Church--Steeple, Statues, Porches, ETC.

Sequence & Schedule

• Re-zone the property and obtain full approval from the Town for our site layout and aesthetics.
• Involve a general contractor in the design for the optimum cost effect solutions.
• Complete the design by Spring 2010.
• Establish a guaranteed maximum price by a contractor.

Construction costs are currently down over 20%

• When the new church construction begins, depends on us.
• Construction cannot begin until 50% of the cost of the church has been received in cash through the Pledges made or other donations.