Building Update

Our final Sunday in the building is July 27th. We will worship at 9:30am and have a Common Grace & Eastmorland Community Center event called “Leaving the Nest” that afternoon to remember the good work done by so many saints on this triangle and to celebrate the new community partnerships and work we are doing. There is much work to do as we prepare to clean out our building. It is a bittersweet time and yet it will help us “say goodbye” to this building that holds many memories for some of us, and prepare for our transition while we do the new work we are called to do. Lois Roth and Jenny Baltes have inventoried everything in our building and in storage. If you are interested in helping to sell or donate items, please contact Lois or Jenny. Some items will be available for Common Grace members to purchase on a donation basis. Those items will be available to look at near the church office at the end of the hall. If you want any plants from the landscaping, please ask Jenny and Lois about those, as we need to find new homes for many of them. Eric Halverson is coordinating the actual clean out of the building. Please contact Eric if you are able to help with those workdays or are willing to help with special projects. Thanks to Lois and Jenny and Eric for leading this work!

My Excitement is on the Rise! A lot has happened in the month since I wrote to you with an update for the March Kit. ● We interviewed two potential design/build firms in February and ultimately chose ThresholdBuilds, a sister company of our consultant, Threshold Scared Development. Threshold Builds wasselected for their passion for our project, which is par with our own passion.● We received positive feedback on our project from a local foundation who has put us in contactwith other possible funders. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. And this individual isconnected.● Threshold Build (TB) held an initial meeting with the City of Madison to get feedback on theproject as TB begins the design process. This input is being integrated into the site plan and thedesigns of each building.● The City of Madison’s Community Facilities Loan we applied for in early January is looking verygood for approval. Our contact there has indicated the funds we applied for have been “reserved”for our purposes pending final approval.● A large group of congregation and community folks are working diligently to get all the necessarypieces in place to kick-off our capital campaign. Another month has gone by - I’ve learned more about real estate development than the undergrad course Itook at UW-Whitewater and we’re another month closer to making this dream come true. With gratitude for all your support,Brenda