August 2014
A new Expansion Planning committee is established. Their first meeting was on August 5, 2014.
Those volunteering to serve on the committee -
Bruce Atherton
Jill Craven
Nancy Day
Helen Freeman
Jamie Graves
Gaylen Heaberlin
Andrea Hackett
Torie Hermann
Saundra Stuart
Janice Williams
Pastor Gary Forster - Ex Officio
September 2014
Expansion Planning committee scheduled a Charge Conference for October 5, 2014 after church with District Superintendent David Weesner for 2 agenda items:
To approving the concept of expansions of the Sanctuary, the Fellowship Hall, and the parking lot.
To approve a slate of persons to serve on the Building Committee for this expansion project.
October 2014
Charge Conference on October 5, 2014 voted for the Expansion committee to continue studying adding to the church facility.The committee formed sub committees, made up of members of the congregation, to study:
Fellowship Hall
Kitchen
Narthex
Parking Lot
Sanctuary
November 2014 - March 2015
Expansion committee and the sub committees developed plans for each area. Each sub committee met several times and two congregation wide presentations were made to share the preliminary work and give all a chance to ask questions, make suggestions and provide opinions.April 2015
Expansion committee submitted the plan to the Central District Board of Church Location and Buildings.October 2015
The Central District Board of Church Location and Buildings approved Centennial's Expansion Committee report.January 2016
Charge Conference on January 24, 2015 voted against the Expansion committee report and moving to Phase 3, which terminated the expansion process for Centennial.