Good Stewards of our Resources
To the IPC congregation,
The Lord has called us to be good stewards of the blessings and skills He has given us. And the Lord has certainly blessed IPC. Undoubtedly, He has blessed IPC with beautiful facilities both downtown and at Point Pleasant. In addition, He has also blessed IPC with members who are generous with their tithes and offerings. Finally, He has blessed IPC with members who have a wide variety of skills and talents.
In an effort to be a good steward of the resources God has given IPC, the Session has looked into ways to reduce the expenditures for the general maintenance and upkeep of the IPC facilities.
In every home, there are large tasks that require large amounts of skill, knowledge, or materials, and are subsequently hired out to skilled technicians and repairmen. However, there are many smaller tasks that the homeowner can address himself, generally at a significantly reduced price. IPC is no different.
To be sure, the church's large maintenance projects will continue to be taken care of by the church staff, and contracted out to outside technicians and repairmen. However, there are many smaller projects that we, the congregation, can address ourselves.
To this end, the Session directed the Maintenance Committee, along with the church staff, to create a running spreadsheet of these smaller projects that individual members of the church can perform. The list can be accessed through the following link (https://ipcs.ga/maintenance).
Each project has a brief description where the problem is located, what the project involves, and a basic list of the tools and materials that will likely be needed. The list of tools and material is designed to provide a general idea of what will likely be needed; it would be wise for one to inspect the project beforehand to determine exactly what is involved.
Anyways, members can look through the list and if there is a project they think they are capable of performing, they can type their name into the appropriate spot to let others know that that project is being addressed. Once a project is completed, the project's status can be updated accordingly. As this is designed to be a running list, new projects will be regularly added as they arise.
No one is skilled in everything. Some are good at painting, some are good at carpentry, some might simply have the time and health to perform the "unskilled" grunt work. All are needed. This list is designed to allow members to know how they can use their skills to help the church. For example, people who paint well can focus on touching up the paint, those with carpentry skills can repair windows and doors, those with electrical skills can help address the electrical problems, others can help with power spraying or general cleaning, etc. People can also team up on various projects; for example, an older member might have the knowledge regarding how to complete a project but would need the help of others younger and stronger to actually complete it. Or, there might be a project like splitting the fire wood at Point Pleasant where it helps to have a group working on a single task at a specific time. The list is simply to allow everyone to see the needs of the church and evaluate how they might be able to help with the upkeep of IPC.
If there are any questions about the overall purpose or idea of this maintenance list, please directed them to the Session or the Diaconate Chairman. If there are any questions about certain projects (scope of the project, materials, paint colors, etc.) please direct them to the Maintenance Chairman or one of the Sextons. An email will also be sent out to the congregation with this information as well.
Nathanael Barham
Maintenance Chairman ('25)
The Lord has called us to be good stewards of the blessings and skills He has given us. And the Lord has certainly blessed IPC. Undoubtedly, He has blessed IPC with beautiful facilities both downtown and at Point Pleasant. In addition, He has also blessed IPC with members who are generous with their tithes and offerings. Finally, He has blessed IPC with members who have a wide variety of skills and talents.
In an effort to be a good steward of the resources God has given IPC, the Session has looked into ways to reduce the expenditures for the general maintenance and upkeep of the IPC facilities.
In every home, there are large tasks that require large amounts of skill, knowledge, or materials, and are subsequently hired out to skilled technicians and repairmen. However, there are many smaller tasks that the homeowner can address himself, generally at a significantly reduced price. IPC is no different.
To be sure, the church's large maintenance projects will continue to be taken care of by the church staff, and contracted out to outside technicians and repairmen. However, there are many smaller projects that we, the congregation, can address ourselves.
To this end, the Session directed the Maintenance Committee, along with the church staff, to create a running spreadsheet of these smaller projects that individual members of the church can perform. The list can be accessed through the following link (https://ipcs.ga/maintenance).
Each project has a brief description where the problem is located, what the project involves, and a basic list of the tools and materials that will likely be needed. The list of tools and material is designed to provide a general idea of what will likely be needed; it would be wise for one to inspect the project beforehand to determine exactly what is involved.
Anyways, members can look through the list and if there is a project they think they are capable of performing, they can type their name into the appropriate spot to let others know that that project is being addressed. Once a project is completed, the project's status can be updated accordingly. As this is designed to be a running list, new projects will be regularly added as they arise.
No one is skilled in everything. Some are good at painting, some are good at carpentry, some might simply have the time and health to perform the "unskilled" grunt work. All are needed. This list is designed to allow members to know how they can use their skills to help the church. For example, people who paint well can focus on touching up the paint, those with carpentry skills can repair windows and doors, those with electrical skills can help address the electrical problems, others can help with power spraying or general cleaning, etc. People can also team up on various projects; for example, an older member might have the knowledge regarding how to complete a project but would need the help of others younger and stronger to actually complete it. Or, there might be a project like splitting the fire wood at Point Pleasant where it helps to have a group working on a single task at a specific time. The list is simply to allow everyone to see the needs of the church and evaluate how they might be able to help with the upkeep of IPC.
If there are any questions about the overall purpose or idea of this maintenance list, please directed them to the Session or the Diaconate Chairman. If there are any questions about certain projects (scope of the project, materials, paint colors, etc.) please direct them to the Maintenance Chairman or one of the Sextons. An email will also be sent out to the congregation with this information as well.
Nathanael Barham
Maintenance Chairman ('25)