April 29, 2000..... A Re-Summit. The action teams compiled information. Input from parishioners in attendance; top priority was to remodel and expand current facilities to make it a user friendly facility or build a new facility.
June 4, 2000..... Outcome of the Summits resulted in the Facilities Task Force committee organized.
July 17, 2000..... An agreement with Stodola-Maas Construction was entered into acting as consulting construction manager.
November 2000..... Facilities Task Force committee members investigated the needs of all the various ministries of our parish for an in-depth understanding of what their needs are in carrying out those ministries. On the extensive input from that effort a programming need may be prepared for our facilities.
January 2001..... Seven architectural firms were contacted. Four selected for interviews.
February 2001..... Excel Engineering was selected.
March 2001..... "Existing Conditions Report" of our facilities completed by Excel Engineering.
April 23, 2001..... Additional input from representatives of our various ministries to prepare a programming needs assessment was gathered by Excel Engineering.
May 14, 2001..... Draft of our programming needs reviewed with Excel Engineering.
June 18, 2001..... Excel Engineering presented the programming needs and developed schematic plans for renovation of present facility with two options and included a schematic plan for building new.
September 2001..... Congregation was presented with schematic plans in a mailing and series of forums so members of the parish had the opportunity to provide feedback.
April 7, 2002..... Special Congregational to vote; Should we renovate the present facilities with one of the two options or build new at a new site? The Congregation chose to build new at a new site.
Summer 2002..... The Facilities Task Force committee then embarked on finding a new site. From the 12 sites considered a site in the Wisconsin BusinessPark and offered for sale by Sam Hendrickson was selected.
December 23, 2002..... A final counter offer to purchase was accepted with contingencies with one being the approval of the Congregation of Immanuel-Trinity.
December 2002 - March 2003..... Kairos and Associates, Inc. were contracted to conduct a Feasibility study to determine our financial readiness for planning and moving forward with the facility needs. Results recommended that we should proceed.
January - February 2003..... Information on the selected site was provided to all Congregation families by mailings and in a series of forums so members of the parish had the opportunity to be completely informed.
March 13, and 16, 2003..... At special Congregational meetings the Congregation voted to approve (Part 1 of the Ballot) to purchase the property. The Congregational vote (Part 2 of the Ballot) affirmed that we would use existing funds rather than borrowing them from a bank to purchase the property.
April 15, 2003..... Closing was completed. Immanuel-Trinity has a new site for our journey to the future.
June 9, 2003..... The first function at the new church property was a Facilities Task Force committee meeting along with thier picnic.
July 22, 2003..... Kairos and Associates, Inc. contracted with to lead us in the Capital Fund appeal.
September 8, 2003..... The existing programming needs were reviewed and revised and were be presented to Excel Engineering for preliminary site study and space allotments.
September 9, 2003..... A New Contract with Excel Engineering for architectural and engineering services was negotiated. Existing contract with Stodola-Maas Construction for consulting construction manager approved.
October 20, 2003..... Excel Engineering used the needs analysis provided from our revised programming assessment and prepared a schematic site plan design, site analysis, and details for our future facility.
December, 2003..... A Kairos and Associates consultant and an executive team formed of several congregation members organized twelve teams with each taking responsibility for some part in the capital appeal drive with a theme "Building for the Future".
February 22, 2004..... The capital appeal "Building for the Future". packets were distributed to all members in attendance that Sunday and delivered to members not in attendance or mailed if not in the immediate area.
March 28, 2004.....Was commitment Sunday and a festive day to offer pledges to the "Building for the Future" campaign.
April 2004.....While awaiting the results of the capital appeal the Facilities Task Force committee continued working on the best action to take concerning building on the new site. It was determined construct the main buildings in phases. The first being Phase I would include preparing the site, constructing a utility building, Family Life Center, kitchen, youth room ,offices and several class/meeting rooms.
June 2004..... After numerous forums and through a special mailing, information was provided about Phase I to all congregational members for a vote. The vote gave approval to borrow funds for the Phase I project.
August 29, 2004..... Land Dedication service ceremony on the property purchased in 2003.
September 2004.....The site plan, building elevations and floor plans were approved in concept by Facilities Task Force committee. Specific building details and construction drawings began.
November 2004.....The final site layout was submitted to the city of Fond du Lac with necessary permits obtained. The site was staked out; soil borings were taken for Phase I and at areas for the future Phase II and III.
Later part of November 2004..... Site preparation and grading began with the clearing of trees, brush, stripping of the topsoil and forming of the building pad.
December 2004.....The slab was poured for the utility building that will be contructed by volunteers as soon as weather permits.
February 7, 2005.....Construction drawings were completed by Excel Engineering for Family Life Center and bidding process began.
