Space And Communication

I love walking into one of our buildings here at Central, and finding different groups of people participating in an activity or class or just enjoying fellowship with one another. All the laughter and singing and talking jumbles together to make a ‘joyful noise unto the Lord’! So much activity in one place just feels right.

Church buildings are meant to be full of life and used extensively…and I think we do a pretty good job of using the buildings here at Central…for our groups, and for groups from the larger community. There are those times when we do have to turn down a building-use request, because the desired space is already occupied or because we can’t provide adequate security or custodial coverage. Our desire is to be as hospitable as possible, and we try to keep such occurrences to a minimum.

Scheduling our buildings as tightly as we do requires a lot of communication. The church staff must communicate with each other to make sure rooms are available at particular times and are prepared for their intended use. Members and friends must communicate with the church staff, so that we are aware of your desire to use a particular room at a certain time. It takes even more communication with an outside group that will be using a space in the church.

Central’s Office Manager, Laurie Kuhn, is the hub of communication for building use. She is the keeper of the master calendar, and tries very hard to make sure people get the space they want, without being in conflict with another group. There is nothing more frustrating than showing up to the room your meeting is suppose to be in, and finding another group there!

When you are planning a meeting or group event at Central – no matter how large or small – please make sure you give Laurie a call and calendar the space you want. It is always best when you can offer more lead time. Laurie will make every effort to schedule you and your group in the room you want. But also know that there are times when more than one group wants the same room, and that your second-choice space may be the only option.

God has blessed us abundantly with beautiful, functional, large, and well-maintained buildings at Central. Let us help one another and the larger Lafayette community take advantage of and enjoy this abundance by communicating, communicating, communicating!

I’ll have some exciting new vision information to offer in next week’s blog, so please check back!!

See you in church this Sunday…