An Update on the Building Project
February 15, 2021
This year has seen a tremendous amount of activity on the building front, despite the ways that the COVID-19 pandemic, and national and local efforts to combat it, have affected our parish, our builders, and the price of building material.
We have been working closely with our builders RPM to finalized a design we can afford.
We have been given preliminary approval from OCCIF (Orthodox Christian Capital Campaign) for loan of $650,000 and have done the loan application.
Archbishop Alexander, along with the diocesan building review committee, has blessed and given us the instructions to move forward with our current plan. We have been working closely with Noel Bush, the treasurer of the diocese, to make sure we are working within the diocesan guidelines for our building program. The Diocese is prepared to help us with the tithe-credit program.
RPM submitted the permit plans with the city of Kernersville and everything has been approved.
To date we have collected $1,194,971 towards our building. This amount includes not only money to build but future operating costs fund, money for fixtures and furniture, as well as our pre-construction services. We have $957,953.12 of our own funds that can be used toward the building ($1,042,953.12 — $85,000) + $591,000 loan = $1,548,953.12
Here are recent drawings from our builder:
