RUCC Building Up, Reaching Out

Building Up, Reaching Out

Vision. Possibility. Opportunity. Vitality. Spirituality. Energy. Joy. These
are words I would use to describe the Building Up, Reaching Out
campaign. I am immensely grateful for those who went before us who
envisioned, first, Covenant Hall and then, our Sanctuary. Worship,
fellowship, ministry, encouragement, support and love flow through our
building each week.

Pastor Jill Kirchner-Rose The time has now come to begin a third phase. By creating adequate
space for children, youth, families, and community members, we expand
our vital ministry of sharing God’s radically inclusive love for all. Redlands
United Church of Christ is a mission station for those who are seeking to
grow, to learn, to love, to heal. As we build up, we reach out in service to
the many who come through our doors. I am deeply grateful to be on this
journey with such a spirit-filled congregation!

Why build?

Our church is healthy and growing. We are seeing more and more children in church each week, and
recognize that to be as welcoming as possible to them and their young families we need better
classroom and youth facilities than we have today.
We also have increasing needs for education space for
older populations, from youth and young adults all
the way through seniors. We are life-long learners,
and wish to have a facility that accommodates all who
call RUCC home.

Currently, our education space is effectively just a
“one room schoolhouse” in the space between
Covenant Hall and the office. This space has many
challenges, including:

• Walk-through traffic Susi and her Sunday School class
• Poor noise isolation from Covenant Hall
• Lack of whiteboards and A/V equipment
• No space for kids to call their own

In July 2016, we launched a
visioning process to gather
input, not just about the needs
for education space, but to
really look holistically at all the
space in our church. That
visioning process identified
“must-have” and “nice-to-have”
requirements that we have
since used to guide our designs.

Andrea and the 456 Club meeting in the church office

Our new building and the enhancements to our
current space will position us for growth and the
continuing “radical welcome” that has become
the hallmark of Redlands UCC. We will have:

• A nursery
• Three classrooms for 10+ students each
• A youth room for 20 youth
• A large, multi-purpose room for 25+
• Restrooms that better meet the needs of

our congregation and visitors
• Office space for staff beyond the Pastor
• A new atrium to Covenant Hall

Peter and the youth group love a tree

Summary building plan

We are building for our future in four areas:

• A new education wing adjacent to the north wall of the sanctuary
• Reconfiguration of the existing CE area to make two classrooms and a nursery
• A new Covenant Hall atrium to replace the leaking curved glass we have today
• Reconfiguration of our existing restrooms, specific plan to be determined

We plan to raise $777,000 to take this next step in the life of our church. Our aim is to start
construction in January 2018 and finish in 5-6 months. See the following sections for the cost
breakdown and detailed schedule

A young adult forum on the Muslim and Christian faiths 2

RUCC Building Committee
June 2017

Cost estimates and capital required

Gary Miller, the architect who helped us build the sanctuary years ago, helped us generate the
following cost estimate for the project:

Initial plans with architect $11,000
Additional architectural and engineering services $39,000
Geotechnical services
City Conditional Use Permit application $8,000
Landscape architecture (may not be necessary) $6,000
Civil engineering $5,000
City building permit $7,000
Construction testing $15,000
Builder’s risk insurance policy $3,000
New wing 1,782 sf @ $175/sf $1,000
Restroom reconfiguration 325 sf @ $165/sf $312,000
Reconfigure CE area 1,475 sf @ $80/sf $54,000
New covenant hall atrium 320 sf @ $125/sf $118,000
Interior furnishings $40,000
A/V equipment and installation $42,000
TOTAL: $20,000
Contingency (~15%) $676,000
GRAND TOTAL: $101,000
$777,000

With the existing Building Fund and early pledges, we are already more than halfway to the goal!

Building Fund balance as of April 1, 2017 & early pledges $407,542 (52%)
Additional capital to raise: $369,458 (48%)
GOAL $777,000

Schedule

þ Board decision to formulate proposal Jun 2016
þ Initial presentation to the congregation Jul 2016
þ Priority discussion and congregational vote to proceed Jul 2016
þ Planning team formed Aug 2016
þ Programming and planning meetings completed Feb 2017
þ Plan developed and budgeted Mar 2017
þ Capital campaign soft kickoff Apr 2017
þ Congregational meeting to vote on plan and capital campaign May 2017
þ Adjustment to Conditional Use Permit (CUP) submitted to the city May 2017
þ Capital campaign launched Jun 2017
¨ City approval of CUP Jul 2017
¨ Capital campaign concludes Aug 2017
¨ Bid package out to general contractors Aug 2017
¨ Engineering/technical drawings completed and submitted to the city Sep 2017
¨ General contractor selected Sep 2017
¨ Congregational meeting to vote on each part of the plan Oct 2017
¨ City approval of design, permits issued Nov 2017
¨ Financial commitments and necessary loans secured Dec 2017
¨ Subcontractor bids secured by general contractor Dec 2017
¨ Congregational meeting to vote to commit funds Jan 2018
¨ Construction begins Jan 2018
¨ Construction completed Jun 2018

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Proposed

Overview of construction plans












Current




Overview floor plan

• A new education wing adjacent to the north wall of the sanctuary
• Reconfiguration of the existing CE area to make two classrooms and a nursery
• A new Covenant Hall atrium to replace the leaking curved glass we have today
• Reconfiguration of our existing restrooms, specific plan to be determined





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RUCC Building Committee
June 2017



Reconfigured
Current CE area
& Atrium

• Turn nursery 90 degrees 5
• Move storage to core
• Add windows
• Gain a classroom
• More usable classroom / meeting

room
• New atrium to address water leaks

Reconfiguration of our existing restrooms

The building committee has been looking at ideas that will allow our restrooms to work better for
people for whom our current design poses a challenge. Some of the people we have been considering
are:

• handicapped people
• young parents who want to bring kids into the restroom with them
• elders and other adults who need assistance
• people who are uncomfortable sharing a facility with those of the opposite sex
• transgender, gender-ambiguous, or gender-fluid people

Features that will help us be welcoming include ADA-compliance, a room large enough to be a “family”
facility, some completely private, unisex restrooms, and adult and child changing areas.

We are seeking feedback from the congregation on the ideas outlined below and sketched on the
facing page. Please share your thoughts with any member of the building committee, or attend one of
the discussion forums planned after church on June 25 and July 9.

Idea A. Minimal change from B. Large family bathroom C. Maximum privacy
current and shared sink area

Revert the current restrooms Retain the current men’s Build 3 restrooms in the
to men’s & women’s room outline as the family current restroom envelope.
facilities. restroom. Include toilet, Two with toilet, sink, and
Ensure that the unisex sink, bench, and potentially urinal.
restrooms in new building add a shower. One ADA with just toilet and
and office are open and One private room with toilet, sink.
accessible as much as urinal and sink, two private
possible. toilet stalls with common
sink area

Pros Saves $50-$60K Gain a family restroom Comfortable for everyone

Most comfortable for some Gain a shower stall Larger spaces
of our members Most capacity Welcoming to the whole
Welcoming to the whole gender spectrum
gender spectrum

Cons Requires opening the new Unisex concept for the toilet- Reduced capacity
wing and/or office in order to only stalls is uncomfortable Requires opening the new
offer unisex option for some of our members wing for additional capacity

Asks marginalized population
to follow signs to alternative
location

No family-friendly option



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A. Minimal change RUCC Building Committee
from current June 2017

• Revert to dedicated men’s
and women’s facilities
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• Add signage to direct
people to additional unisex
restrooms in the new wing
and office

B. Large family restroom
and shared sink area

• Current men’s room
becomes ADA/family
restroom

• Add bench for adult/child
diaper change

• Add shower stall

• Three stalls on south wall

• One private room with toilet,
urinal and sink

• Two private toilet stalls with
common sink area

C. Maximum privacy

• Three good-sized, self-
contained rooms

• At least one ADA
• Two with toilet, sink, and

urinal

• Add signage to direct
people to additional unisex
restrooms in the new wing
and office

Questions, comments, suggestions?

Please contact any member of the Building or Capital Campaign Committees with your feedback. We
meet regularly on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 pm in the church office.

Building Committee members:

Dan Abushanab (chair), Carole Beswick,
Connie Mitchell, Jennifer Brainerd, Jim
Sommer, Ken Hurley, Loring Fiske-
Phillips, Mark Sternberg, and Pastor Jill
Kirchner-Rose

Email: [email protected]



Capital Campaign Committee members:

Loring Fiske-Phillips (chair), Ben Bohren,
Carol Buchanan, Carol Robb, Dan
Abushanab, Jackson Shamp, Jessica
Morgan, and Pastor Jill Kirchner-Rose

Email: [email protected] Miss Leah and her charges in the nursery







Redlands United Church of Christ
168 Bellevue Ave.
Redlands, CA 92373