June 8, 2025
-ANNOUNCEMENTS
Today, we will observe Pentecost in commemoration of the arrival of the Holy Spirit and the birth of the church. We will also recognize our graduates: Charlize Greene, Taylor Harris,
Tia Kathryn Iversen, MacKenzie Jordan, Alydia Mitchell, and Meredith Wilkins
Calendar
June 15—Richard and Pam will be away celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary. Dr. Randy Bridges (retired pastor, Rolesville Baptist Church will be filling in). Congratulations!
June 22—Mission Trip to Burnsville, NC
June 29—Deacon Ordination and Installation
August 8-10—VBS, register via website, QR Readers at church, scan Reader on back of bulletin
Get Ready Young Adults! New Sunday School Class
Our church is in the planning stages for a brand-new Sunday school class (small group) just for young adults. Rich and Pam will be leading this fantastic initiative, and we’re thrilled to have them at the helm. We’ll be announcing the start date soon, so keep an eye out for the updates. In the meantime, let’s lift this new class up in prayer, asking God to guide us as we come together to learn, grow, and build meaningful relationships.
Summary of Activities Related to Church Mold Remediation
After concerns about mold and the possibility of health concerns among the members
surfaced in 2023 and into 2024, the Building and Grounds Committee was tasked with
investigating the issue. Visual examinations seemed to confirm the visual presence of mold in certain interior areas of the church and also on wood members in the crawlspace under the church.
The Building and Grounds Committee went about finding contractors that would both lend expertise to the issue and provide quotes to remediate any problem areas uncovered.
Several contractors were identified and were invited to review the church facilities. They developed detailed scopes of work outlining problem areas found and provided price quotes for their services. One contractor, Crawlspace Renovations, was identified as the one with the best pricing, the most experience in such matters, and as the most knowledgeable. They presented their findings to a church conference, and afterwards, a motion was presented and approved to spend the money necessary to address the issue. The approved quoted price that was passed on to the Stewardship Committee was $70,000.
Later, a joint meeting was held with the Building and Grounds and Stewardship Committees where it was decided that the Stewardship Committee would review the pricing and look for ways that the church might save money on the project. It was recommended that the church should pause and contract a professional independent testing company to come to the church and conduct a comprehensive investigation of all church facilities, its air and surfaces, both inside and under the church. LRC in Cary was selected to conduct this investigation.
(https://www.lrcresearch.com/)
LRC's report, in summary, indicated several things. 1) There was found the presence of mold in several places in the church; 2) The mold found inside the church was largely due to plumbing and other leaks that could be repaired; 3) The mold in the air (spores) was not at a
significant level - in fact in some cases less than outside air; 4) The mold types found were not of the toxic variety, although all mold/spores can cause allergic reactions; 5) The mold found in the crawlspace areas was due to the moisture from the ground and collected mainly on exposed floor joists.
The joint committees created a new scope of work, based on LRC's findings and
remediation recommendations, and applied Crawlspace Renovations revised pricing to it. From this exercise, a price of $42,955 was obtained. (This price includes $9,700 of duct cleaning, which the Stewardship Committee thought to be high, and is being requoted by another contractor). The Stewardship Committee approved a $40,000 expenditure for this project, which was approved by a motion presented during Conference.
Blessing Box and Food Donations
Blessing Box Rotation for Sunday school classes:
First Week of Each Month: Faithful Workers Class
Second Week: Bill Pearce Class and Youth
Third Week: Rick Shirey Class
Fourth Week: Messengers of God Class and Nursery Workers
Fifth Week: Chancel Choir
Food donations from Panera Bread available each Sunday; food donations from Food Lion available on the third Sunday of each month in the Fellowship Hall.
