Dear Caldwell,
I wanted to update you on two developments relating to our property and our ministries.
1. The word came yesterday that a key element of the funding for the proposed supportive living development at 333 Hawthorne (property that is adjacent to the church) has fallen through. The developer and would-be operator of the proposed facility have suspended their plans. They had explained that the financing for such affordable housing developments is intricate and somewhat fragile, so this is not a major surprise. This is all we know at this point.
2. This week we say goodbye to a long-time friend and partner in ministry, Partners for Out of School Time (POST), which is being merged into the Larry King Center of the Council for Childrens’ Rights. POST has leased office space in three rooms off the Shelby Room since 2008. Executive Director Claire Tate is an avid supporter of Caldwell’s missional efforts. She is a devoted Presbyterian and a tireless advocate for children. We thank her for her partnership and wish her well in her future endeavors.
We are blessed with the arrival of a new campus partner that will take over the space that POST has occupied. Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) is a Boston-based, education-focused non-profit. This will be BELL’s first Charlotte office. We welcome them and look forward to learning more about their efforts on behalf of children. As with POST, BELL’s operation and use of space will be during business hours Monday through Friday, leaving plenty of room for us to use the Shelby Room when we most need it.
One aspect of God’s abundant provision here has been campus partners with whom we have had constructive and healthy relationships. BELL’s arrival means God’s space here will continue to be well used in furthering the kingdom of God on earth.
A brief pastoral report: Carol King’s father-in-law is now out of the hospital and in a rehabilitation facility for serious pain in his back, and her mother continues to receive treatments for her eye. Peg Robarchek is in Alabama tending to her brother, who recently had serious surgery. Troy Bowles, who has been back at the hospital last week, is now out and recuperating. Please keep them all in your prayers.
More later this week.
Yours in Christ,
John