Tuckpointing Appeal is Ended; Other Needs Continue
At its January 2010 meeting, the council of Emmaus Evangelical Lutheran Church (U.A.C.) voted to close the tuckpointing appeal. We thank all of you who have so generously contributed money so that our school building, which was in such bad repair, could be tuckpointed. We are happy to say: due to this project, we have a school building that is sound overall, though various challenges remain. The tuckpointing appeal is closed.
Going forward, Emmaus will maintain two funds in which to received designated gifts: a Capital Improvement Fund (to receive donations for all capital improvements, including stained glass repair, organ fund, and any miscellaneous repair projects) and an Emmaus Memorial Fund (to receive all other designated gifts, such as to underwrite the cost of pastoral care or neighborhood evangelism projects). Current open funds for designated gifts will remain open until the balance is zero.
We are so thankful to God for all of your help! Without our friends, Emmaus would not be where it is today.
Projects recently completed:
- Upgrade of heating system at church. Now even in the dead of winter, we are toasty warm!
- Remodel of hallway outside of restrooms at church.
- Two stained glass windows repaired.
- Copings on school roof filled with cement.
- Leaky heating pipe replaced in school basement.
Here are some of our current needs:
- Fix back lighting for stained glass by altar—about $500.
- Repair of spotlight in front of church—about $250.
- Repair of water damage on wall above altar—about $500.
- Copings on church need to be filled—about $500.
- Repaint downspouts and gutters black—about $100.
- Install decorative fence and bumpers beside school to prevent traffic over boiler room—about $200.
- Repair spalled concrete beams in boiler room (under alleyway)—about $1000?
- Leaky school roof replacement—about $35,000?
Gifts to Emmaus’ capital improvement fund can be used on one or more of these projects!