VISION FOR THE FUTURE

We are facing some major expenditure issues in relation to our buildings, which are now over 50 years old. Tonight at our Board meeting, we were considering our medium and long term vision for our buildings. Should we persevere with a scenario where the church isn't big enough for the number of people who attend every Sunday morning or should we look at increasing the capacity? Do we need a major overhaul of our large hall which is pretty drab and doesn't really provide the right kind of enviroment for anything other than a game of badminton? Over a meal and coffee, we talked around these issues for a couple of hours, and it was very helpful to listen to all the various points of view. There appears to be a strong consensus that it's important to reflect together on our vision for the buildings over the next few months. It will be discussed again next month. In the mean time, our chairman Mike Robertson will be consulting with and recruiting a number of folk within the congregation with particular skills and insights to contribute to the discussions.