Recently we had some work done in the parking lot to mitigate puddling and ice formation in the winter. You can view some photos, here. We may never completely eliminate frozen spots in our parking lot, but we hope these improvements will make the lot safer for everyone.
There have been complaints about cold breezes from the air conditioners in the Sanctuary. September 5 & 11 Jim Weddell and Ray Iannuzzelli investigated the 4 AC vents. They were able to readjust downward slanted louvers to be horizontal or slightly upward slanted, and eliminated the cold breezes in the...
Last week’s Weeding and Mulching went well; grounds are looking great! A special thank you to Suraj Mandayam, Julia Diebold, Phil Krape, Jim Weddell, Lucy Rabe and Dee Burdash for their good and caring work. Contact Marty Peres at boppamp@gmail.com to give feed back and volunteer on Building and Grounds.
Weeding and Mulching to be done on August 24 & 25. The Buildings and Grounds committee is organizing grounds maintenance in several sessions: WEEDING: Friday, August 24 from 8 a.m. to noon. MULCHING: Saturday, August 25 from 8 a.m. to noon. (Rain date Sunday, August 26 from 12:30 to 4:30...
When we purchased the land on Concord Pike, we realized that it provided us with a great opportunity to market our Church to the thousands of people who travel by there each day. Our first LED Sign was installed in 2007 after a two year effort led by Renee Anderson....
The Andy Cope Maintenance Team plans to clean closets again on Monday, August 13. Join us at noon with your brown bag lunch and after we eat we will clean the upstairs closet and garage together. The church closets belong to all our groups, so we hope many people can...
Many thanks to our volunteers and helpers: Mary Jane Simmons, Jim Weddell and Dee Burdash, who brightened the print room with a new coat of paint. Thank you Ernie Congo, our Building Coordinator, Linda Aldrich and Marilyn Hyte, Office Volunteers, and Marina VanRenssen, our Business Manager, for preparing the space...
Volunteers needed to prepare the RE office and the print room for painting. Books and paper need to be removed from shelves and walls need spackling. Painters are also needed. We are hoping to paint the week of June 25 if we get volunteers. If you aren’t on the B&G...
New trees and bushes need periodic watering to improve their chances of surviving heat and dry weather. We need one or several people to water once or twice a week through the growing season. This requires uncoiling the hose in the Memorial Garden, filling watering bags, watering new bushes and...
On April 22 at noon in the Sanctuary, The Strategic Planning Committee will present the details of the Capital Improvement Plan and answer questions. You can read an overview of the plans, here. We also have a progress report available, here. The vote on this plan will take place on May 6 at the Annual...
A project that has been on our list for many years was finally completed on March 31. The old brown floor tiles are gone! Be sure to take a walk to the Youth Center this Sunday and see how bright the hallway is! Within the next couple of weeks, the...
February 18 at 11:45 a.m. in the Sanctuary Join us for an update on the World Café Process. Hear and see a progress report on ideas from the architect for improving our facilities. You can review the slide presentation, here.
If you ever notice something amiss in our facility, please let us know. Leaks, plumbing issues, maintenance needs or missing trash bags? Please contact the office by emailing Marina at marina@firstuuwilm.org and Ernie at ernie@firstuuwilm.org. We can evaluate the issue and add it to the project list. We have a...
As Winter approaches, please use caution when parking or using sidewalks. We have a contractor who plows and salts, and our custodians add ice melt as needed, but there still may be ice patches or slippery spots. We keep buckets of ice melt at all entrances; feel free to toss...