Spiritual Life Center
Rosalind Green, Coordinator

The purpose of the center is to provide the congregation with programs designed to develop spirituality. Spiritual formation is emphasized as a disciplinary approach to the Christian faith and life. The Spiritual Life Center should offer a variety of programs ranging from nutrition and spirituality to fasting, prayer and the cultivation of spiritual disciplines. New programs should be established that would enable the church and community to grow closer to Christ.
Those individuals desiring to grow spiritually through the practice of spiritual discipline would avail themselves of the center's resources.

Develop a master plan for various capital projects: continuing installation of air conditioning, refurbishing and upgrading the existing boiler and heating systems to make more energy efficient; install insulated, energy efficient windows in various parts of the church to reduce energy consumption and waste, sand blast the building, repave and upgrade the existing parking lot and add one hundred additional parking spaces, furnish the lounge, install new pew carpeting and pew cushions in sanctuary, add additional computers and other capital equipment where needed. A new heating system should be installed in the old facility.

Because the tasks of trustees are so enormous, it might be better to relegate specific capital projects to a visionary or ad hoc committee so as to reduce the workload of trustees. The visionary committee could be responsible for planning and implementations of various capital projects and could prioritize according to both expediency and importance.

Trustees should also develop a priority list of business people in the church who can offer low cost competitive services for the acquisition of various supplies and equipment. For example, janitorial equipment can be purchased at cost through Doug Doggett's company Dopar. Computer equipment and supplies could be purchased similarly. An effort should be made to identify and select vendors for the church or other black owned companies and businesses who can offer services at competitive prices.

Trustees might also consider consolidating purchase of equipment and supplies with other United Methodist churches in order to reduce expenditures.

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