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Board Report, November 2024 Meeting
At the November 21, 2024, meeting, Xan Laurence presented the Finance Committee’s report on the 2025 budget. A key issue regarding the budget was that the Committee predicted a shortfall of about $4,030. Xan explained that this came about because of increases in some expenses, for example, a significant increase in the cost of property…
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Board Report, October Meeting 2024
At the October meeting, the Board listened to Paul Fate report on the current status of the HVAC work group discussions. Members of the work group include Carolyn Bernemann, Jean Chagnon, Paul Fate, Kris Felbeck, Amy Fredregill, Greg Hubinger, Tom Lincoln, Jane McBride, and Linda Valerian. Paul reminded us that our efforts to replace our…
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A Visit to our Vinery Partner Congregation
The Vinery (link to https://www.thevinery.org/) is a two-year program that brings together congregations to discern how we can be better neighbors to the university campuses that are near us. Earlier this fall, members of our Vinery Team—Gabe, Hikaru, and Jane—visited our Vinery partner congregations, Calvary Episcopal and St. Andrew’s Lutheran in Columbia, Missouri. (Maggie is also…
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We got a grant! Decker Memorial Window to be Restored
We are very pleased to announce that First Church has received another grant from the Minnesota Historical Society, supported by the Clean Water, Land and Legacy Amendment. This grant supports the rehabilitation of the Decker Memorial window, which was designed and built by Tiffany studios, and which has been crated since its removal in 2019 during…
