Thank you to Lois Morris, Jackie Feldman (twice), Phil Krape, Dee Burdash (twice), Bev Bach, Nancy Flanagan, Cathy Cambridge, Helena Miller, Renee Anderson, and Ed Keeling for participating in our Spring Grounds Maintenance work days March 17 & 20. We cleared a lot of weeds out of the Memorial Garden...
Wednesday, March 17 and Saturday, March 20 – 9 a.m. to noon Surprise! Plants around the church have continued to grow despite most church activities being only virtual! Needed tasks include pruning bushes, raking up sticks and sweetgum balls, and weeding. We can spread out over many areas around the...
Would you like to learn more about Native Plants? Join the Native Plant Team of the EJTF to plant more native trees, shrubs and wildflowers at First U in 2021. What is a native plant? A plant that has grown easily in our Delaware climate and conditions for hundreds of...
We will continue our technical upgrades and repairs going on in the church office over the next week or so. These include upgrading our Verizon internet router, upgrading our internet to a faster internet speed, and replacing a defective phone system driver. Although we always hope for a smooth process,...
We want to say Thank You! to our intrepid Building and Grounds volunteer, Jim Weddell, for taking time to decorate the sanctuary for holiday services. His efforts added a festive look for our Christmas Eve services this year. We all needed a little Christmas spirit!
As Winter approaches, please use caution when parking or using sidewalks on our church property. Although the church building is closed for most activities, we still have daily visitors: volunteer support for building projects recording sessions for virtual worship vendors who visit and service our facilities If you need to...
Education Enrichment Center (EEC) is our major tenant. They run a preschool during the week. During the hours of EEC operations (7 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday – Friday) only EEC and EEC families are permitted to use the back parking lot entrance. We have signs in place as a...
Every month, the Environmental Justice Task Force (EJTF) challenges you to make a change that will directly impact the environment. In December, we would like to turn our energies to our planet partner, the sun. We are supporting a project to install solar panels on the education wing roof. To...
Our church has many HVAC systems, from our boilers in the basement, which serve the older sections of the building, to a variety of rooftop units in newer sections of the church. The Building and Grounds team members and staff coordinate with our service contractor to maintain these units and...