What A Church Building Committee Does To Your Community

By Beryl Dalton


Every venture needs a group of people who will spearhead the planning and the implementation process. This group is not only composed of people who have the necessary skills to do the job assigned to them. They are those who can work will with a group and have the mindset to finish the task at hand at their best.

In a community, one of the basic concern is the creation of a house of prayer. It is vital for the whole members to find a place where they can pray and socialize with their co believers. But the creation of this establishment is not that easy. Church building committee is created to address this issue.

They are composed of different people, usually around five to seven, each having their own specialty. These main members can hire their own subcommittees who can help them do their job. The creation of this group is geared to ensure that there is no money wasted in the construction and that it is created with the supervision of the head pastor or priest. Here are the committees major responsibilities.

Facilitates the overall construction of the establishments. The committee is headed by a chairman who supervises the entire process. He holds meetings, sets agenda, and heads important discussions related to the project. They plan and considers every aspect of the construction and creates contingencies in case a problem will occur on their main blue print.

Creation of project design. After the detailed planning, the actual putting out of idea follows. This is where the technical skills of architects and engineers come in. They provide the details of the building process and creates a blue print of the place. This is then shown to the whole group for approval. Things that have to be changed or improved will be addressed during the gathering.

Finance and budgeting. For a project to move forward, there has to be money. It is a necessary resource needed to purchase the materials that will be used for the making of the establishment. Absence of which can mean a big problem or a delayed expected output. People working for the finance department creates budget plan to see areas that has to have more funding. They are also the one in charge of analyzing certain areas of the project that needs more funding and those that can be dealt with less.

Publicizes the project to the members and give them updates. Also, they are the ones responsible for informing the community about the progress of the construction. They publicize the ongoing projects in hopes to attract potential donors who are interested to help.

Funding. There are times when the current money that they have is not enough to fund every expense. This is where fund raising comes in. A separate person is in charge of this and thinks of ways to get funding for the project. It could be a concert for a cause, an exhibit, and any other projects that the community can find helpful.

They head the necessary improvements in your house of prayer. This does not mean though that they can do it all by themselves. Get involved in activities that can help forward their cause. As a member of the community, your can do a lot. Be service and look for opportunities where you can use your skills to help them.




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