Pastor Martha I’m so glad many of you came to the March 18 congregational update. Thanks to dedicated work from so many of you, we are now making concrete our commitment in 2019 to develop and implement a plan for our property! We had a very successful retreat with OSCS on March 2, and reported out to all of you our shared direction and the shared investments we are making as we move forward with reimagining our shared campus.
I also want to name folks who will continue to be in leadership during my sabbatical (and beyond). · David Scheie will be the lead liaison with Mike Huffman and OSCS, will be involved in working with the development consultant who we plan to hire by April 15, and will share updates with the congregation on our blog and in person. He may have pop up ‘office hours’ when you can drop by for conversation. Please reach out to David if you’d like to connect ([email protected]). · The Joint Property Committee will continue to meet. This group meets about every-other week and includes Tal Anderson, David Scheie, Rico Morales (and Pastor Martha when not on sabbatical) from OSLC, and Mike Huffman (ED), Qually Neal (OSH Program Director), Renate Willer (Operations Manager), and Robin Stramp (Development and Communications Manager) from OSCS. · The core committee for a capital campaign will work with Fundraising Sol on the pre-feasibility phase. Church council will vote to officially appoint the committee at our April 7 meeting. So far, OSLC participants include Jim Unglaube, Mike Troutman, David Scheie, Pastor Martha and from OSCS Mike Huffman and Robin Stramp. As we move along, there will be several ad hoc committees who meet together for shorter periods of time. · Relationship-building around our reparations commitments and climate equity work – Allyson Green will take the lead in connecting with some Phillips neighborhood leaders to help us further discern how we might bring a reparations lens to our campus, particularly on the Elliot Avenue side. She and the reparations team have a vision for connecting with these leaders and their organizations over meals in the coming months. Amy Blumenshine will take the lead working with Unidos MN to explore how OSLC might be an anchor for a block-by-block clean energy transition that is part of the Minneapolis Climate Equity plan. She and others may have some neighborhood outreach opportunities related to this work, so stay tuned! · An OSLC space needs group will continue to help us refine our vision for our church building and grounds. Over these months, they may do field trips to other churches who have spaces and designs that we like and can learn from. The leaders in this group include Eric Molho, Nancy Johnson, and Jakob Johnson. Other members, including Jim Johnson and Mike Libby, have met with Mary Preus about other improvements and investments to consider around lighting and tech.
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