Wednesday, 11 February 2015

Church Building Committee And Their Roles In The Community

By Beryl Dalton


Every successful venture that we have seen all started as plans. Planning is a fundamental need in organizing any kind of activity. Without it, problems and errors may happen along the way. Most of these can be addressed in advanced if a solid plan is created. This is the reason why there are individuals in charge of focusing on this matter.

For a community of believers, building a church is necessary. This is the place where they gather, express their faith and worship God along with the other members. The construction of the place is so delicate that a church building committee has to be organized.

The front runners of this group are those who have the technical skills for construction and those who are head of their community like the pastors and ministers. Together, then ensures the good flow of the creation. Here are some of the things that they are responsible for.

Supervision of the process. Any project will not be successful if there is no one who takes charge . The committee has the chairman as the head and is the one who oversees the developments of the construction. He has the power to call meetings and gather the rest of the group to plan or to agree on certain modification if any.

Making of project design. A design is important to ensure that every detail of the construction is looked into. This is where they planners deal with the specifics. From the needed material to the tools and number of people that need to be hired to do the manual labor, everything is addressed here.

Handles the financial needs of the project. Out of the things gathered from the design, the financial management team will then create or review the budget plan for the project. In here, they assess whether the current amount of money that the group has is enough to pay for their initial expense. They also create a sort of projection for the additional expense needed on the project.

Updating the community. Also, they ensure that every member of the community is informed. The money used for the building is theirs after all. Any progress will be announced. Also, if there are events that requires the cooperation of the members to forward the project, the committee ensures that they are well relayed.

Getting funds. There are times when the money received from the collection during mass or gathering is not enough. In this case, the committee finds ways to raise funds by organizing some activities. It could be in a form of a bazaar, an exhibit and the like. All the amount gained in here will be used for the project.

Just because you are not a member of this head group does not mean that you cannot participate. The church needs proactive members who have the heart to help. If you think you can contribute something, go ahead and let them know. They may need people today for an event as we speak. Be a volunteer.




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