History of the Ground Floor Project
Here’s the construction CVUUS has done so far:
- built CVUUS Sanctuary with unfinished basement/ ground floor, some rough plans and work to support finished fellowship hall, kitchen, library, and related spaces – 2007 – 2009
- conducted congregational brainstorming and discussion on the Ground Floor – fall 2014
- convened Ground Floor Design Team, produced architectural designs, and facilitated additional discussion – spring 2015
- presented proposal and congregation voted to proceed with project and related capital campaign – June 2015
- discussed the project and congregational readiness with 25 selected individuals and couples, and produced feasibility/ readiness report – fall 2015
- conducted an every-member/friend, face-to-face canvass for 2 years of operating budgets (2016-2018) and agreed to level-fund the operating budget for the second year – spring 2016
- reconvened the Ground Floor design team to consider other less expensive options for completing the Ground Floor and to provide more and better information to the congregation – fall 2016