May 2025 | From the Trustees!

Our Priority projects list for this year is being finalized, they fall  into Two categories: Liability avoidance  and Maintenance / Beautification

Liability avoidance:

Dead wood and overgrown trees; 

• Four mature trees in the rear of the parsonage have dead wood and some are shedding bark. They represent a liability. If they were to fall, they are large enough to hit either the parsonage or neighboring homes or garages, not to mention taking out utilities for the entire block. Maple Springs Tree Service will be taking those trees down.
• Several trees on the church property either have dead wood or are overgrown to the point that they are damaging the building, those trees will be trimmed by the church handyman using rented equipment.

Maintenance / Beautification:

• Stone cleaning and sealing: Two years ago a crew steam cleaned much of the building that was accessible with two sections of scaffold. That process made a tremendous difference in the appearance of the building. That left areas of the church that are only accessible via boom lift to be done. We will be renting a boom lift and the same crew will be continuing that work.
• The wheelchair ramp and handrail are in rough shape. The caulking needs to be completed and made presentable, and the handrail needs to be mechanically stripped of rust, and remaining rust neutralized. Then it needs to be painted with a paint designed to last more than a couple of years. The same stone cleaning crew will be   completing that work. 
• The parsonage driveway is in rough shape. It needs to be pressure washed and hot melt crack filled. Perhaps it can be made to pass another decade, similar to the efforts that have been ongoing at the church. If we were to do nothing it would have to be repaved in a year or two. More of the same work needs to be done at the church but much less than in the last two years.
• Lastly, we have zones in the church that are receiving heat beyond the thermostat set point. We have other zones that are not able to be adequately heated. We will be conducting a study of zone valves, and likely replacing or rebuilding some to accomplish better, more efficient, heat distribution.