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PARKVIEW OPEN FORUMPARKVIEW E-FREE CHURCH
MARCH 2014
PARKVIEW PARKINGPARKVIEW CHURCH OPEN FORUM
MARCH 2014
PARKING LOT PROJECT COSTS
Item ExpensesAsphalt $68,800
Soil Testing $1,200Fees $4,000Total: $74,000
PARKING LOT FUNDING, PART 1
Source AmountGeneral Giving Fund $10,000
Church Van Replacement Fund
$15,000Deferred Facility
Maintenance Fund$12,000
Total: $37,000
PARKING LOT FUNDING, PART 2
Item AmountProject Cost $74,000
Existing Funding $37,000Leftover: -$37,000
PARKING LOT FUNDING, PART 3
If 150 Parkview families
give a $250 one-time gift
OR
give $125 gift in April and May,
the project will be
FULLY FUNDED!(150 x $250.00 = $37,500)
FACILITY OVERCROWDINGPARKVIEW CHURCH OPEN FORUM
MARCH 2014
AUDITORIUM DESIGN
Auditorium Designed Capacity:
600
“Phase Two” Facility Expansion:
Remove 4 rooms in Auditorium to create new total capacity:
720-750
CURRENT USAGE STATS
Worship Service Attendance Averages:
January and February:
So far for March 2014: 465
2011 2012 2013446 490 524
“DISCLAIMER” & GUIDELINES
• The Elder Board have spent ~8hrs prayerfully examining the options presented today!
• We will:• Present the options with +/- for each• Receive your thoughts, ideas, feedback• Make a final decision this Spring for the
next ministry year ( starts: Sep 2014)
OPTION ONE:2 SERVICES, NO S.S. (S.S.=SUNDAY SCHOOL)
PROS CONS
Allows for Growth (2x) Splits Congregation
Mixed Ages in Both Services More Workers Required
“Serve 1, Attend 1” Traffic in Parking Lot, Streets
Loss of Teaching/Connection (In Sunday School)
Possible Impact on Mid-Week Youth Programming
Affects Room Dynamics
OPTION TWO:SERVICE, S.S., SERVICE
PROS CONS
Allows for Growth (2x) Splits Congregation
Mixed Ages in Both Services ++More Workers Needed
“Serve 1, Attend 1” ++Traffic in Parking Lot, Street
Sustain Teaching/Connection (In Sunday School)
Length of Morning for Volunteers/Worship/Tech Teams
OPTION THREE:2 SERVICES AM, S.S. PM
PROS CONS
Allows for Growth (2x) Splits Congregation
Mixed Ages in Both Services + More Workers Required
“Serve 1, Attend 1” +Traffic in Parking Lot, Street
Possible Reduction in SS Participation
Longer Day For Families
OPTION FOUR:2 SUN SERVICES, SPLIT S.S.
PROS CONS
Allows for Growth (2x) Divides Parents When Ages Overlap
“Serve 1, Attend 1” Forces Choice of Service Based on S.S Class Choice
Mixed Ages in Both Services +++Traffic in Parking Lot, Street
Adult S.S. Class Offerings Limited
Stigma of Past Response
OPTION FIVE:ADD SATURDAY SERVICE
PROS CONS
Allows for Growth(Assuming Sunday AM Attendees
Move to Saturday)
May Not Relieve Sunday Crowd
Additional Need for Volunteer/Worship/Tech Teams
Additional Staff Demands
OPTION SIX:SATELLITE LOCATION
PROS CONS
Allows for Growth (up to 2x) (Assuming Some Attendees Move
to New Location)
Rental Cost
Provides Congregation Convenience of Location
Finding Available/Useable Facility
Becomes Pilot Church Plant Renovation Cost
Additional Need for Volunteer/Worship/Tech Teams
Additional Staff Demands
OPTION SEVEN:NO CHANGE
PROS CONS
Continues Sense of “One-Service, One Church”
Communicates “We’re Too Full for You” to Guests
Forces Commitment of New Attendees
Creates Discomfort from Crowded Conditions
Provides More Time for Future Solution
+ Traffic in Parking Lot/ Street
OPTION EIGHT:FULL-LENGTH SUPERCHURCH
PROS CONS
Continues Sense of “One-Service, One Church”
Pilot Survey Suggests “Families Together for Worship in Song” an
Unspoken Value
Allows for Growth, 85+ seats available from start of
service
OPTION NINE:ONLY REMOVE CLASSROOMS
PROS CONS
Allows for Growth for 120 Loss of Resource Storage
Continues Sense of “One-Service, One Church”
Loss of 3 Classrooms (Affects S.S., AWANA, Youth Group)
Maintains Current S.S. Format Solution Needed to ‘create’ More Classroom Space in Auditorium
for SS
Maintains Current Volunteer Workload
+Traffic in Parking Lot, Street
Implementation Cost
OPTION ROLLUP:
• One: 2 SERVICES, NO S.S.• Two: SERVICE, S.S., SERVICE• Three: 2 SERVICES AM, S.S. PM• Four: 2 SERVICES, FLIPFLOP S.S.• Five: ADD SATURDAY SERVICE• Six: SATELLITE LOCATION• Seven: NO CHANGE
• Eight: FULL-LENGTH SUPERCHURCH
• Nine: ONLY REMOVE CLASSROOMS