Saint Mark's Church

At a special meeting on May 1st the Vestry of Saint Mark's received the recommendation of the Buildings & Property Committee to engage John Milner Architects of Chadd's Ford, PA to produces a Master Plan that will include an historic preservation plan and a space utilization plan for all three buildings on the property.  The goals established last year by the Strategic Planning Group were to
•    preserve and enhance the beauty and structural integrity of this National Historic Landmark for future generations.
•    ensure that the ministries of Saint Mark’s are carried out in a modern, safe, and secure physical plant.

The B&P Committee met with the architects on May 6 to begin to discuss the method of formulating a Master Plan.  In addition to a complete survey of the existing conditions of all our buildings, their structural and mechanical systems, the architects will conduct meetings and interviews with various groups and leaders of ministries within the parish to determine how best to use space that is currently underutilized and re-configure space that could work better to enable our mission.  The entire parish can expect to hear a good deal about this process in the coming months.  We expect to finalize a Master Plan by some time late in 2008 so that we can then begin a discussion about doing the work that needs to be done and paying for it.