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Memorial Garden Columbarium

Presentation of Design, Construction and Funding at Church Conference November 21, 2013

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What is a columbarium?

• A grouping of niches
• Eternal resting place for those in our church

family who wish to be cremated

• Garden setting with walls containing secure

niches for urns that contain a deceased’s cremains

• The Memorial Garden Columbarium at FUMC-

Cary will also feature the Memorial Wall for those interred elsewhere, and a prayer labyrinth

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What would the Columbarium Memorial Garden look like?

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Another view of the Columbarium Memorial Garden, from Waldo Street

This view shows a fountain through the left wrought iron railings, but the Committee abandoned that idea because of upkeep and maintenance. We do, however, hope to be able to add the cross at some point.

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What is the mission of the Columbarium Memorial Garden for FUMC-Cary?

• Our columbarium garden will be a mission and ministry for our

members and their families: – A dignified, peaceful and beautiful place to remember and care for those who love FUMC-Cary even after death – A place for families and friends to remember those who have requested an eternal resting place on our grounds – A statement of faith in resurrection, eternal life and the triumph of the church – Another way that FUMC-Cary can carry out its mission of bringing people to Christ through the visitation and the use

• f the columbarium garden

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Why provide a columbarium at FUMC-Cary?

• Columbaria are replacing church cemeteries because of lack
• f space, environmental concerns, and economic factors.
• More people are choosing cremation over a traditional burial,

even here at FUMC-Cary.

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Local Columbaria

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How did we get here - history of the project

• Interested church members

started the process - some already having urns of loved

• nes needing a resting place
• Ad Hoc Committee created by

Admin Board in late 2009 to investigate the details

• Many area churches with

columbaria visited

• Learned how other churches

financed, built and maintained their columbaria

• Learned that the columbaria

are self sufficient and funded through the sale of niches, memorial plaques and other columbaria features

• Admin Board asked the

committee to review all possible sites

– front of church behind our sign – Templeton Building courtyard – site of the former “yellow” house (just past the playground) – log cabin site

• At about the same time, the

church was acquiring the Griffis property

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How did we get here - history of the project

This study included suggesting a site for the columbarium garden.

• Reasons current site location was

favored: – visibility of columbarium garden from the church and Waldo Street – accessibility to columbarium from parking lot and church – best location for future development of buildings on the Griffis lot – quieter setting that will lend itself to reverence, meditation, and reflection – Large enough site for a good number of niches

• Council on Ministries and Trustees

and Administrative Board approved the columbarium concept for FUMC-Cary

• Charge Conference appointed

Columbarium Building Committee to finalize plans in late 2010

• Town Meeting to explain Memorial

Garden Columbarium held in Fellowship Hall on June 26, 2011

• Committee work on columbarium

suspended temporarily as Administrative Board/Church Council commissioned Tise Kiester Architects to revisit our church’s old long range plan in view of our church’s current overall needs.

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How did we get here - history of the project

• Church conference in

December 2012 approved the revised long range plan, which included the site for the columbarium.

• Committee developed
• perating policies and

procedures documents approved by attorney

• Committee interviewed many

columbarium niche companies and selected the company and materials for our columbarium niches made by Architarium in Austin, Texas

• A niche display was made by

Architarium and is onsite at church for church family to view

• Jim Davis, Landscape Architect,

Community Land Design, and church member, worked with the Committee on the landscape design for the Memorial Garden Columbarium

• Bids received from:

– J.C. Edwards, Inc Gen Contractors – Riley Construction – Scotia Construction

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How is the Memorial Garden Columbarium funded?

• Funding will be through the sale of niches, memorial wall

plaques and other memorials such as benches and a featured cross.

• Niche and plaque sales will also provide for any

maintenance of the Memorial Garden Columbarium. Funds will be accounted by church Financial Administrator according to church financial policies.

• The present design allows for a total of 400 niches. 120

Niches will be included in the first phase.

• Once construction is paid for, funds received from niche

and plaque sales not needed for maintenance or expansion will flow to the FUMC-Cary treasury.

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Who may purchase a niche?

• Members of FUMC-Cary and others approved

within guidelines, including: – Children or stepchildren of members – Parents or stepparents of members – Current or past ministers of the church – Other persons with strong ties to FUMC-Cary approved by Columbarium Committee (that will be asked to serve by Lay Leadership Committee/pastor at completion of construction)

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What is the memorial wall?

• What is the purpose of the memorial wall?
• What will it look like?
• What will be the cost of a memorial wall plaque?
• Who may be memorialized on the wall?

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Long Range Plan Schematic Approved Church Conference December, 2012

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Location of Memorial Garden Columbarium Prior to Parking Lot Modifications

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Columbarium East Elevation

• Brick construction to closely match Church in appearance in color

and bond

• Wrought iron gates and panels for appearance and interior visibility
• Interior and exterior landscaping and plantings
• Irrigation system for maintenance of landscaping
• East elevation is front entry

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Columbarium Interior Elevation

• Columbarium niches by Architarium of Austin, TX
• Niche construction is welded stainless steel
• ‘Salmon run’ granite niche faceplates are removable for

engraving

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Construction, maintenance and security

• J.C. Edwards, Inc General

Contractors has been selected for the project

• Maintenance will require Trustees

involvement, costs covered by sale of niches and plaques

• Lighting as required by Town of Cary

code with ambient landscape lighting inside

• Security - niche construction details as

it relates to security

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How do I reserve a niche?

• Cost of the niche
• What is included in the cost of the niche?
• Can I pick the location of the niche?

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Funding for Memorial Garden Columbarium

• Up to January 15, 2014 the cost for a niche is $2,500.
• Beginning January 16, 2014 the cost schedule below applies:
• Installment payments, monthly or annual, can be used if

desired.

• A Memorial Wall plaque cost is $300 and includes engraving.

Plan Cost Deposit Balance One Year $2,700 $500 $2,200 Two Year $2,800 $500 $2,300 Three Year $3,000 $500 $2,500

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Who do I contact?

• For information, visit www.fumc-cary.org/columbarium
• For niche reservation, return the application form to the

church office, Attn: Columbarium Committee; or call/e- mail the church office, 919-467-1861/info@fumc-cary.org, for information on members of the Columbarium Committee to contact

• The Columbarium Committee and church staff will be

responsible for keeping records and collecting monies according to established operating policies.

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Memorial Garden Columbarium Committee Members

• Elizabeth Broome
• Jim Davis
• Angela French
• John Gardiner
• Charlie Hatch
• Tom Herndon
• Velma Herndon
• Dick Ladd
• Bill Lefes
• Sheron Megredy
• Marcie Sugg
• Bob Warner
• Curtis Westbrook

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Motion

On behalf of the Columbarium Building Committee, I move that the Church Conference approve the plans as submitted for construction of a columbarium; and that the Conference grant approval to enter into contract for construction, which will commence when funds are available, and that the Conference authorize the Finance Committee on April 1, 2014, to create a line of credit for $100,000. Authority granted to Finance may continue until Columbarium project is completed; such monies to be repaid to the church by the sale of niches and memorial plaques.