Renovations are beginning soon! But before they can officially begin, we need permits from the City of Fayetteville to come through. I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear that my learning curve during this building purchase has been STEEP. Luckily we have an experienced builder to walk us through permitting (and many other things). If you are curious about the process, read on!
We have to change the way that the building is zoned in order to begin worshipping at 584 S Reilly Rd. Re-zoning requires renovating to fit the needs of our church. For help with renos, we contacted Wes Davis with Commercial Building NC who has connected us with an architect. After many adjustments to the floor plan, Wes consulted with a plumbing/mechanical/electrical (PME) engineer who sent drawings to our architect. There was a bit of a waiting period before our architect could finish permit-reading drawings and have those submitted to the city for approval.
You’ll see Wes in one of the photos below - we were trying to figure out what to do with the nitrogen tank attached to the exterior of the building. Anybody have ideas? If we can’t find something to do with the tank, I guess we could carbonate communion juice. (Kidding, kidding) Also pictured below is a mock up that we had to send to our surveyor explaining our parking lot plans.
We have already received word that a portion of our permits have been approved (yay!) and a portion of our permits need more work.
Here are some ways that you can pray:
That permitting would happen quickly
For renovations to begin soon
For no surprises during our remaining demos
For renovations to progress quickly
For Jesus to make much of himself through Veritas Church once we are moved into our new home
Additionally, we need a team of people to help us maintain the lawn and landscaping. If you are willing to volunteer your time and the use of your equipment, would you please click here to email me?
Thanks for reading, and thanks for letting me serve our church in this way,
Samantha Metheny
Director of Operations
samantha@veritasfayetteville.com
