Capital Campaign/Project Update – November 2019

Over the summer, engineering firm Van Note Harvey conducted a required survey of the flood line on church property. They are now putting together the site plan, and we have engaged an attorney (Ryan P. Kennedy, who is offering us a discounted rate) to sign … read more.

Capital Campaign Project Update – August 2019

Great news! The Hopewell Township Zoning Board has accepted our engineer’s calculations for coverage, increasing slightly the “footprint” we can build on. The next step will be to set up a meeting with the Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission for their review and approval. When … read more.

Capital Campaign Update – May 2019

In April, the Steering Committee met to review and plan next steps. The civil engineers have been out to survey our property and will give results to our architect for planning. Once these plans are approved by the township zoning department the architect will provide … read more.

Capital Campaign/Project Update – April 2019

In March, the Steering Committee met with church staff and Food Ministry representatives to get their input on the use of space as presented in the preliminary architectural drawings provided by our architect, David B. Singer. Van Note Harvey was hired as our civil engineering … read more.

Charitable Distributions from IRAs

By George Faulkner and Lori Hoppmann

For those of you fortunate enough to be over age 70 & 1/2 and have individual retirement accounts (IRAs), here’s a suggestion on how to make a capital campaign or annual operating pledge contribution that’s fully tax-deductible. With the recent … read more.

Capital Campaign/Project Update – February 2019

The Capital Campaign Steering Committee reviewed preliminary architectural drawings at our meeting in January. These include plans for expanded classroom, office, and storage space, kitchen renovations, and an elevator. There are three main constraints that limit our expansion. The first is a strict limit on … read more.

Capital Campaign/Project Update – January 2019

As we all share a collective sigh of relief that the parking improvements are mostly completed, the Building and Renovations sub-committee has moved on to the next stage of our capital improvement planning. We hired an architect, David B. Singer, who is developing schematics based … read more.

New Parking Lot Layout and Information

At long last, construction on the new parking lot is finished! Please use the parking lot layout map below for information on where to park until all the markers have been placed.  Please do not park in or block the entrance and exit areas.  On … read more.

Capital Project and Parking Update

by Jayme Trott, Co-Chair, Capital Campaign Committee

You may have heard rumors that we have finally received approval from the last required organization for the parking project to move forward. Actually, it is more like we have approval to move forward to get more approvals!

At the … read more.