BUILDING AND GROUNDS MINISTRY

Chair: Chandra Marsden
Vestry respresentative: Bill Hamilton Jr. Warden Page

Meetings
Our intent is to hold monthly B&G meetings.

Projects include: (Some of these are 3-4 years old, but are indicative of what the ministry deals with...)

Painting
Our major project was to paint the wall that faces the lower (north) parking lot. Walt Stark was a big help with this. We also painted the frames for the stained glass in the Parish Hall entryway and finished painting the second of two benches that sit out front.

Trees
In April, with a team led by John Taylor, we cut down the dying maple tree on the east side. During a big wind storm in June, a huge branch came off the cottonwood on the west side. This tree, which has other problems, threatens Diamond Drive and needs to come down soon.

Repairs
As the church and its equipment show signs of age and, in addition, some people treat it a bit roughly, a lot needed fixing in 2004. A list of repairs and replacements includes: a bent screen in the sacristy, a fractured window pane in the library, a blown-out pew in the sanctuary, a malfunctioning fan in the rest room, a water leak in the heating system, a few frozen lawn-sprinkler valves, collapsing shelves in the library, a small broken table, a zapped telephone (not to mention a busted door) in the Parish Hall, loose floor tiles downstairs, gaps in the carpet edging upstairs, and a tractor with a height-adjustment problem.

Other projects
Thanks to Mark the Electrician, there is now a dimmer switch on the lights in the chapel. With Norm Hunter's help, a diffuser was installed in the skylight over the altar. New light fixtures were installed in the associate's office, a row of coat hooks was put up in the relocated nursery, and shelves were added in the Sexton's closet and the Sunday School wing.

Plumbing
During the past two winters, a rite of passage for a new Junior Warden has been a sewer backup into the upstairs rest rooms at exactly the wrong time. This year we took pity and had a preventative cleanout done in December. It's a good thing we did too; four potential obstructions were eliminated.

Regular yearly activities include:

Spring Work Day - Early May

Fall Work Day - Mid October