A SPECIAL CHURCH CONFERENCE
		COMMUNITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
		    June 11, 2008 – 7:30 p.m.

		Rev. David Eichelberger, Presiding

		 A RESOLUTION TO LEASE FACILITIES
			        FROM
			NORTH CENTRAL COLLEGE

WHEREAS The Administrative Board on June 14, 2006 formed a Facilities 
Study Committee, according to The Book of Discipline (2004)  par. 2543,
 for the purpose of (1) analyzing the needs of the congregation and 
community, and (2) studying the feasibility and determining the cost 
of constructing temporary and permanent facilities to house the 
ministries of the congregation; and

WHEREAS The Community United Methodist Church Conference approved in 
August, 2006, a proposal of the Facilities Study Committee to install 
an all-seasons tent on church property to provide alternative space 
on Sunday morning for the On Center contemporary worship service; and

WHEREAS the City of Naperville issued two “Temporary Structure” permits 
allowing the Tent to be in place for a period up to two and one half 
years; and

WHEREAS in the period following the installation of the Tent, the 
Facilities Study Committee, with consultation from the Aspen Group, 
conducted a congregational assessment and planning process to determine 
future ministries and the facilities needed to accommodate those 
ministries; and

WHEREAS several options were proposed relative to building renovation 
and expansion to accommodate the church’s ministry plans, and

WHEREAS the proposed options to renovate and/or expand the church 
building were tabled for the present due to the lack of widespread 
support from the congregation for any one of the options; and

WHEREAS the time limit on the Tent (March, 2009) is drawing near; and

WHEREAS the Church’s continued commitment to provide alternative space 
on Sunday morning for the growing On Center service has lead the 
Facilities Study Committee to consider various options of times and 
spaces to house that service; and

WHEREAS all of the options considered were determined to be inadequate 
at the present time; and

WHEREAS North Central College offered to lease to Community Church use 
of the theater in the newly renovated Meiley-Swallow Hall (formerly 
Grace United Methodist Church) located at the corner of Ellsworth and 
Van Buren streets; and

WHEREAS the Administrative Board voted May 14, 2008 to authorize the 
Board of Trustees to negotiate a lease agreement with North Central 
College for use of Meiley-Swallow Hall for Sunday morning On Center 
worship; and

WHEREAS the Board of Trustees has negotiated an agreement with the 
College (see Lease Terms and Conditions); and

WHEREAS the Committee on Finance has prepared a financial plan to raise 
the funds needed to cover the cost of the lease agreement (see Proposed 
Financial Plan); and

WHEREAS the Committee on Christian Education has prepared a plan for 
providing Child Care and a Christian Education program for children 
involved in the On Center service (see Christian Education Plan); 


THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that Community United Methodist Church, through 
its Board of Trustees, enter into a lease agreement with North Central 
College, effective August 24, 2008, for use of Meiley-Swallow Hall for 
Sunday morning On Center worship and Christian Education programming; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Church, through its Board of Trustees, 
accept the conditions of the lease agreement including the three year 
term at a total cost of $220,000; and

BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Facilities Study Committee continue to 
work to fulfill its charge to develop a feasible plan for the renovation 
and expansion of the church building to meet City Building Code requirements 
and to accommodate the future ministries of the congregation in line with 
the Church’s mission and vision.


Submitted by,

The Facilities Study Committee:

Rich Fleming, Chairperson
Ed Cotner 		Gwen Burke		Ed Green
Jim McCloud		David Hollander		Martha Sanders
Bob Atcheson		Dean Craig		Becky Klein-Collins
			Tom Babler		Lauralyn Theodore