Parking Lot historical info and giving appeal letter.

Parking lot Project 2010

 An eight year process has brought us to the point where we are ready to improve the Lord’s property at Santa Clara Church of Christ. We need to do this so that we can attract our neighbors and provide a safer environment for all that visit here.

A series of meetings was held to determine the current and long term needs of our current property. The members of the team included representatives from all the different ministries, and included anyone with interest who answered the congregational anouncement about the team and the series of meetings scheduled.  A large list was generated from ideas from all who attended. The members of the team used a tool designed to prioritze the needs of the congregation as a whole without exclusive focus on just one ministry. Many items have been to be accomplished as they were of relitive small cost and size. Projects that were costly, and required governmental approval had to go though a process called a “conditional use permit”. Before we could be successful in that process we needed to annex our property to the City of Eugene, go through a re-zoneing process to make our property builidable and useable for our purposes, and then we could apply for the condition use permit.

 We decided as a congregation, and voted on the sale of one of our lots on Santa Clara Ave to the City of Eugene Fire department. The profits of the sale were designated for the following uses: Tithe to worldwide missions (done-paid for a Church building to be built in Ukwa India and money sent to Boise Bible College),  Debt retirement (done), removal of the rental houses (done), Re-zone land from agricultural to something we could build on (done), annex property into the city and obtain a conditional use permit for phased development of a Church facility on our property (done), and the remainder for Capital projects. 

We now have a new committee to represent the entire congregation for Phase 1 part of our approved plan. 

Steve Blanton – Trustee, providing oversight for capital projects

Randal Dale – Project manager and administrator

Art Jessee – Deacon representative and plans review

Anne Metzger – Aesthetic review of landscape, lighting, and entrance sign

Steve Cornelius –  Congregational interface for all work we can do with our own forces to save $$$

 The committee has picked 2G Construction to be our design build contractor. 2G has chosen Branch engineering to supply the design and drawings.  2G has also chosen Dougherty Landscape Architects to provide a City approvable landscape plan.

 We need to raise approximately $100,000 by May 1st 2010 to complete the project. Would you please prayerfully consider your giving for this important project? I know all of us together can do this easily. 

• Would you purpose to give your entire tax return to the Lord this year?
• Would you consider being one of 200 people that give $500 each?
• Would you consider paying for one entire parking spot by giving $1,600?
• Would you consider paying for one entire bike parking spot by giving $650?
• Would you consider working on, or heading up our garage/parking lot sale to raise funds?
• Would you consider setting aside the equivalent of ten percent of everything you spend on entertainment, eating out, and beverages you buy in the next six months and giving it to the capital project fund?
• Would you consider putting all your change in a jar or can and giving it?
• Would you consider taking on a bit of extra work and giving that income?
• Would you consider your financial abilities and what God would want you to do?

 Anything given needs to be above and beyond your normal giving to the general fund so we do not end up the year in a deficit. We want to continue to provide all the programs and services we have decided to do in this year’s budget. If our normal giving is reduced to build the parking lot we will have problems with our programs and financial commitments.  

 Please if you have questions or comments contact us.