1. What’s the reason we are returning to Armstrong building?

As the lease of the Reynold building nears its expiration, the church needs to bring EM and 1.5G back to the Armstrong building. Not only is this plan going to support the continuation of the current worship services, but also to bring the whole church “under the same roof”. The pastoral team has emphasized that we are one church, multiple services, and this will remain the church’s goal in future facility considerations also.

2. Why do we need to remodel social hall?

We considered several options to remodel the church to fit the two congregations coming home, and we concluded that remodeling the Social Hall is the most feasible plan. Other remodeling options would require city approval, inspection, and other possible costs and additional delays; given our time constraint and budget concerns, remodeling the Social Hall is the most feasible and cost-effective way to achieve this goal. Social Hall is of the perfect size, and is long overdue for a makeover for other purposes, such as line dancing and ping pong. With this remodeling project, we will upgrade the Social Hall to serve all these purposes perfectly.

3. How much do we expect to spend?

We are expecting around $150k for the current remodeling effort.

4. What will be completed as part of the remodeling?

We will have brand new high-quality flooring, painted walls, beautiful stage wood-panel wall, new stage carpet, portable dividers for the hallway and classrooms, new chairs, new ceiling paint, and other minor enhancements. Again, the upgraded Social Hall will be used a worship center for EM and 1.5, ping pong area, line dancing, and other social events. 

5. Since the remodel will be completed by August, why do we still need to fundraise after?

First, we need to raise the awareness that this is one church, and we all need to do our part to welcome EM and 1.5 back. We would like to receive offering for the entire amount shortly after the project is complete, but if in any case we are not able to achieve it, the church will utilize its contingency budget to temporarily cover the costs before the full amount is collected through the help of the EFCI family.