Pittsburgh New Church

At our regular September meeting, the Executive Committed enacted several pieces of business. After opening the meeting with a reading from the Word and a prayer, the minutes from the July 2008 meeting was approved and the meeting’s agenda was finalized. We then spent the majority of our time hearing a report from Bob Glenn as Chairman of the Building Committee on the progress that committee has made recently and what the next steps are.

By the end of September, we should have an estimated cost for the basic scope of the work. In the Executive Committee’s regular October meeting, there will be a “Go/No Go” vote—the final decision to be made before a contract is approved. During this time, the Building Committee will be meeting to start making recommendations for refinements and finishes for the new construction. Architect David Freeman will finish construction drawings, get city permits, and collect bids from contractors. If all goes well, we should be able to accept one of the bids in November.

In other business, the committee authorized Bob Glenn as Head of Buildings and Grounds to spend up to $5,000 on various repairs needed on the roof. We also placed items on the agenda for our November meeting: a report from the Investments Subcommittee on changes in the church’s investment policy, and a proposal for a new fund raising policy.