Building Committee Report 2024

2024 Highlights

• Met again with the Township Zoning Planning Commission to update them on the application
• Then met with the Zoning Hearing Board for the township and the zoning variances were granted
• Released a Request for Proposal for architectural and/or design-build companies
• Selected Speedwell Design & Construction as the design-build firm for the project
• Completed the Schematic Design phase and estimated a construction budget for the project
• Finalized and submitted the land development application to the township

Building Committee Report 2022-2023

2022

• Presented plans and drawings at the 2022 Parish Annual Meeting and received very favorable support to continue to develop the concepts presented
• Held two (2) “Get To Know Us” sessions with our neighbors to introduce them to the project

2023

• The focus for 2023 was preparing and submitting the zoning variance requests.
• Completed and submitted the zoning variance request application to the township
• Met with the Township Zoning Planning Commission to review the variances requested.
• Land engineering firm assembled a draft of the Land Development application

Building Committee Report 2019-2021

2019 to 2021 Highlights

2019

• First meeting of the Parish Development committee held in April 2019
• Visited both Holy Apostles church and Christ the Savior church to discuss their recent building programs
• Remediated the water leak issues in the basement
• Began search for an architect to assist in developing conceptual ideas for the church and fellowship hall

2020

• Contracted with Raphael Architects for the conceptual design and programming
• Covid-19 pandemic starts
• Switched to virtual focus groups to continue with the concept development and programming studies
• Received conceptual design and survey results from Raphael Architects

2021

• Ended relationship with Raphael Architects
• Contracted with Arch & Style to continue conceptual design
• Working with Arch & Style, finalized a set of floor plans and elevation drawings to present at the 2022 Parish Annual Meeting