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Thread #72933 Message #1260781
Posted By: wysiwyg
31-Aug-04 - 11:36 AM
Thread Name: BS: have you ever renovated your church?
Subject: RE: BS: have you ever renovated your church?
Don't do what a neighboring church did-- they got bids and plunged right into the work, after ignoring the advice we gave them about doing it right from the git-go. They ended up spending far more in the long run than they would have by working with the referral we gave them, and in terms of church relations, the project killed their spirit and set them all against one another. You see, our contractor is honest-- they put ALL the work needed into the bid, instead of underbidding to land the deal and then upping the cost every time a new little surprise is discovered.
My husband can tell you so much more, but.....
We used:
Fiske & Sons Inc. Complete building preservation and restoration. Jeffrey and Jesse Fiske Sr., a fourth generation company.
They can probably give you leads in your area or tell you how to dig 'em up.
Another source for leads would be parishes that belong to the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes. They are likely to have done work as you describe and/or to know who did. I did not find any members in KS, but in MO:
St. Michael & St. George The Rev. Andrew J. Archie 6345 Wydown St. Louis, MO 63105 Work Phone 314-721-1502 Preferred Email ajarchie@aol.com Web Address http://www.csmsg.org
St. Louis-St. Peter's The Rev. James Hughes Purdy 110 N. Warson Road St. Louis, MO 63124 Work Phone 314-993-2306 Preferred Email purdyj@mindspring.com Web Address http://www.stpetersepiscopal.org
THE LIVING CHURCH magazine is another potential source. There are display ads for a variety of church-related businesses, and there is a classified section where you could run an ad seeking bids and/or referrals.