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FALL UPDATE | October 25, 2011
Today marks Calvary Church’s 80th birthday and we are so grateful to the Lord for His faithfulness over these past 8 decades. It is encouraging to see how God has provided the people and the facilities in His perfect timing to be able to bless others through our ministry here. We eagerly look forward to what God will do through His church on Tustin Avenue as we strive together to reach Orange County and the world for Jesus Christ.
Our Restoration Project is underway with the major repair phase completed this summer. By doing the work listed below at the same time we saved on overall project labor costs. This summer we have:
- Replaced 5 roofs on Buildings A, B, N, Gym, and Fireside, as well as much of the rotted wood underneath the shingles, in order for them to last for decades.
- Installed 8 new energy efficient air conditioning systems for Buildings A, B, N and Fireside which will help save the church ongoing electric costs for years to come.
It will be a blessing to have additional ministry space to use in order to reach out to students and adults as a result of the next phase in the process. The plans for the Worship Center nursery phase are in plan-check at the city right now and we are awaiting their approval to proceed. The next step will be to build the new nursery space and move those in the current nursery and Samsvick Chapel so we can remodel those spaces.
We praise God for the almost $3 million pledged and the almost $1 million given to date. Continue to pray for this project, that the plans would move through the city at a good pace and that the Lord would provide additional finances. This would allow us to finish off the student underground space which will hold both Junior High and High school ministries, as well as remodel the upstairs Worship Center office space. We hope to start construction on the Worship Center in 2012.
E-mail me at mwelles@calvarylife.org or call 714.550.2313 if you have any questions. Thank you again for your generosity toward Calvary’s Restoration Project.
With gratitude,
Michael Welles
Executive Pastor of Administration
"Established 1931" Shirts | Pre-Order Now Available
As part of our 80 year anniversary celebration, Calvary has a new line of t-shirts available for pre-order in the Lobby this Sunday. Come check out the brand new designs and order now! Shirts are $20/each or 3 for $50. All proceeds go toward Calvary’s Restoration Project.
Construction & Giving Update | July 7, 2011
Construction is underway this Summer on our project to put new roofs on Buildings A,B,N, Fireside, Library and the Gym. We are also installing new Air Conditioning in Buildings A,B,N and Fireside. So far, we have removed the old units and reroofed Building B and hope to complete most of it by August 1st, before VBS starts. The Air Conditioning platforms holding up the units on A,B, and N were rotting out after weathering decades on the roof and needed to be replaced so the units didn’t fall through the roof. We budget every year for maintenance repairs in our general budget. However, replacing the platforms required roof work, and it didn’t make sense to pay to crane off the old units and replace them with the same old units.
This made a project that could be broken up into multiple smaller repair projects done over a few years turn into a larger $250,000 construction project. Creating this larger project enables us to get it all done correctly at one time and cost less than doing them as smaller separate projects over a longer period of time. We are putting 7 new large Air Conditioning units that are much more energy efficient than the old units so we will recuperate some of the cost in lower utility bills in our ongoing operating expenses at Calvary for decades to come. Thanks so much for those of you who gave and are giving to the Restoration Project to allow us to do this phase of the project.
We were also blessed to have a team of guys from Calvary that helped plan, organize, and bid this project. Through their contacts and because of their hard work, Calvary saved more than $110,000 on this phase of the project. Special thanks to Doug Littlejohn, Steve Esser, Dave Taylor, and Ernie Glasgow for helping so much with this process. Steve’s dad Clark (who built most of Calvary’s campus) has also been an invaluable help in giving us the background and still remembering facts about some of the buildings which are 50 years old. It is a joy to see the body of Christ come together to use their skills to help Calvary be a good steward of the money God has blessed us with through you. If you have a company that would like to help in future phases of the Restoration Project, please contact Michael Welles about how you can get involved at mwelles@calvarylife.org.
Thanks for your patience as we are without air conditioning in a few buildings this month. We are also moving along in the planning process for the Nursery move to the Worship Center and will be applying for building permits in the next few months which then will give us a better timeline to let you know future construction updates. We have received over $700,000 in contributions toward our 3 year Restoration Project phase 1 goal of $3million. We invite you to pledge your commitment to the project if you haven’t already. As more gifts are received we can move up the construction timeline and save on rising construction costs.
We appreciate you keeping the Restoration Project in your prayers. Pray for continued safety for all of the construction workers, for God to continue to provide the finances and donation of construction materials and services for the next phase, and for wisdom on how to represent Christ and Calvary Church well in the city building permit and planning process.
Congregational Vote Results | May 29, 2011
A total of 839 ballots, cast by members of Calvary Church, were collected between three morning services (Celebration, Elevation, Renovacion) on Sunday, April 17, 2011 . There were 761 votes to approve the measure on the balot, which means it passed with 90.7%. We are excited to move forward with the Restoration Project and will continue to update you as plans unfold.
Click Here to Read the Update Q&A (April 2011)
February 2011
We have started collecting donations to the Restoration Project and are looking forward to what will unfold in the coming months through your ongoing support. You can designate your gifts to the Restoration Project on the memo line of your check, on your giving envelope or when you give online.
Thanks so much to all who have already started giving. We are currently revising our overall plan to reflect the funds committed or already given to this project. We are also in the planning process to be able to start some of the major roofing repair and HVAC upgrade projects this summer. We will first bring you a revised Restoration Project plan for congregational approval later this Spring, before any physical repairs or upgrade work begins.
We invite you to send an email to restoration@calvarylife.org if you have any remaining questions, so that you have the information needed to prayerfully consider your involvement with our church on this 3 year journey.
You can pick up a Commitment Card in the Worship Center Lobby on Sundays and leave it in the offering, email your commitment to restoration@calvarylife.org or call 714.550.2313.
October 2010
THE RESTORATION PROJECT | INTRODUCTION
Over the last four years, our church leadership has established several ministry values as they look toward the future of Calvary Church. Through this process, we have assessed how to best utilize our existing ministry space and provide good stewardship of our resources.
After much prayer and planning, we have come to the conclusion that steps need to be taken now to realign our campus in order to most effectively accomplish our purpose as a church through the development of the Restoration Project.
We are committing to renew our facilities, renovate historic Samsvick Chapel, create new space for young families, dedicate space to impact the lives of our teens and expand ministry to our community.
It's about investing our time, talent and treasure through a journey of prayer, faith and giving. Our goal is for our entire church family to be involved in the project in order to see the restoration of lives, campus and community with the living hope we have in Jesus Christ.
Click on the links below to discover more:
| The Vision | Project Needs | Calendar of Events |
| Values - Phases | Journey of Faith | The Buzz |
| FAQ | Ways to Pray | Give Your Input |
| Media | Race Across America - TeamLifeChangers.org | |
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and sustain me with a willing spirit.” Psalm 51:12