Building Committee Approved
On Monday evening, January 8, 2007 the congregation of Christ UMC overwhelmingly voted to approve the appointment of a building committee. Rev. Pat Beghtel-Mahle, District Superintendent of the Dallas Northeast District of the United Methodist Church chaired this important “Charge Conference.”
The approved proposal reads as follows:
“We move that the Charge Conference of Christ United Methodist Church appoint a Building Committee and charge it with the responsibility of developing a design and budget for Phase IV of our current campus, including an updated Master Plan, to be brought back for final approval by a Congregational Meeting. Phase IV will include a sanctuary and as much of the updated Master Plan as is financially feasible.”
Over 230 church members were in attendance at the Charge Conference held in the sanctuary. There was plenty of discussion and energy in the room and good questions were asked. A list of frequently asked questions and their answers are available online.
The nomination of Duncan Webb to chair the Building Committee was approved unanimously. A dedicated, long time member of Christ UMC, Duncan served on the original master plan committee in 1996 and was active in the building of Phase 1, Christ UMC’s main building. Duncan will work with our Senior Pastor, Don Underwood, to form a working committee that will be a broad representation of the entire CUMC congregation.
According to the United Methodist process, the responsibility of the building committee is to:
1 update the master plan,
2 develop architectural plans, and
3 develop a comprehensive financial plan
The full report of the Building Committee along with future recommendations will be presented at an all Church Conference later in 2007. A majority vote is required to proceed further in a building project. Inputs, ideas and opinions will be actively sought from all congregation members. A website suggestion process is planned as
well as multiple avenues for communication with the congregation including small group discussions and “town hall” style meetings.
Please check the website, www.cumc.com, for ongoing updates from the building committee and send in your questions, suggestions and ideas.
