Have you ever had difficulty finding a parking space on Sunday morning?  Or noticed folks seated in folding chairs during the Worship Service?  And did you know that our Church School classes are regularly filled to capacity?

 

Enter the newly formed Growth Accommodation Team (GAT).  Staffed by a cross-section of individuals from our parish family, this team is tasked with developing and implementing a plan to accommodate the continued growth in our church. 

 

Text Box: Timeline: The preliminary timeline for our work is as follows: 2004 11/30 Completion of First Communication with Liaisons 12/08 Initial Presentation to Vestry 12/15 Research with Other Parishes 2005 01/15 Completion of Second Communication with Liaisons 02/28 Final Communication with Liaisons 05/13 Present Plan to Vestry 05/22 Present Plan to Parish The GAT mission supports our long-range plan and is a result of the two-year effort by our Vocational Discernment Committee.  The Rev. Alice Mann, a leading expert on church growth, validated that our data indicated the need for growth.

 

Text Box: Team Mission: To restructure the worship schedule to accommodate parish growth by alleviating the constraints of the existing facility.

Progress-to-Date:

GAT started meeting in July and in a
short amount of time has developed a Mission Statement, Timeline, and Communications Plan.

 

Communications Plan:

The team will use a variety of communication methods to ensure that
the parish is kept abreast of the group’s activities, including:

 

ü     Restructuring for Growth Newsletter

ü     Parish-Wide Events

ü     Designated Liaisons to Communicate with Commissions, Committees and Groups

 

 

Questions / Comments:

Please contact any team member with your questions or comments.  A copy of the book that GAT is using during this process, One Size Doesn’t Fit All, is available in our church library.