Fire Update

Fire Update http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/ en-us Copyright 2008 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:18:26 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Results of the Dominy Survey
The results were very informative and gave us insight as to the direction we need to take in order to arrive at our final Church design. As always, BRC committee members are available to talk to before or after Sunday services. In addition, please send us your thoughts through the church website at www.malibupres.org, click on "BRC Update," scroll to the bottom and type your questions or comments. Or you may e-mail the committee directly at building@malibupres.org.

Download the results (.pdf)

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/07/results-of-the-dominy-survey.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/07/results-of-the-dominy-survey.html Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:18:26 +0000 BRC Update
Our New Architect - Dominy + Associates

Based on the BRC's recommendations, the Session of Malibu Presbyterian Church unanimously selected and approved using Dominy & Associates (www.domusstudio.com) as the lead design architect for our project. Dominy & Associates is a well respected firm based in San Diego, one that enjoys an outstanding reputation for church design. The firm was chosen based upon multiple factors, including experience in designing church projects similar in size to ours, historical ability to meet project budgets and schedules, efficiency in the costs of their design concepts and their ability to understand the unique way in which Malibu Pres uses the facility for its various worship and ministry activities.

After receiving Session approval, the BRC negotiated a design agreement with the firm and is now prepared to start the design process. Our first meeting with the Dominy &Associates design team took place during the middle of the month of April. We introduced the principals of Dominy to the congregation.
In addition to hiring an architect, the BRC has also been at work engaging the services of independent firms to perform soils/geotechnical studies as well as on-site wastewater treatment options. This information will be necessary when we eventually apply for building approval from the City of Malibu.

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Collecting Information - Building Consensus

The other important step we are taking is to gather the necessary information to create a design that will best serve the interests of our church, moving forward. Since last fall, we have been soliciting and analyzing input from survey forms, programming questionnaires and interviews. This process continued again in April with a planning study conducted by Resource Services, Inc. which included two focus groups, online surveys and additional interviews. We want to thank everyone who participated in these activities and gave us your input.

While everyone has their own thoughts and ideas about what our next church should be, we hope this process will provide us with direction in developing a campus that will allow us to fulfill the vision and mission of MPC and, most importantly, bring glory to God Our Father.

Next Steps

In the coming months, the BRC will begin the challenging task of working with our architect and creating the design for our new church campus. We will be reconciling what we would desire in our church with the constraints imposed by our building budget, schedule considerations and regulations imposed by the City of Malibu. Tough, but necessary, decisions will be required to get all the pieces of this puzzle to fit together properly. While trade-offs are a natural part of this stage of design, the BRC will be working cooperatively with Session and MPC staff in seeking the optimal solutions for our future church home.

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/05/since-our-last-update-the.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/05/since-our-last-update-the.html Tue, 20 May 2008 19:31:00 +0000 Demolition Begins
Bulldozers begin demolition of the remains of MPC's structure. Click the numbers below to see more.

Demolition began this morning on the foundation of MPC's site. ]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/05/-bulldozers-begin-demolition-o.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/05/-bulldozers-begin-demolition-o.html Mon, 05 May 2008 18:22:12 +0000 Building Resurrection Update

As we transition from recovery to a rebuilding phase, we will devote this page more specifically towards the efforts of the Building Resurrection Committee.

We are on an amazing journey of rebuilding our Church and we want to bring you all along with us. We will posting updates of our progress here, so please check in frequently! Additionally, we will have our own e-mail address for you to communicate with us. We welcome your questions, your thoughts, and your prayers. We also welcome you to talk to us at anytime, we are all so passionate about this and want you to be informed so that you may share our enthusiasm.

For any questions, contact building@malibupres.org

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/03/building-ressurection-update.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/03/building-ressurection-update.html Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:36:52 +0000 Our New Offices

It has been 3 months since the fire, and we are settling into our new workspace. Our offices are located in two new modular buildings located on a portion of our parking lots.

Remarkably, these structures were constructed one month after the fire. We moved into them the first week of December with most rudimentary systems in place. The mobilization of efforts to get these structures up has been amazing.

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/01/our-new-offices.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/01/our-new-offices.html Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:21:04 +0000 Christmas Eve Service at MPC on Fox

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/01/christmas-eve-service-at-mpc-o.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2008/01/christmas-eve-service-at-mpc-o.html Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:31:17 +0000 One Sunday Morning

Tim Jones woke early on the morning of October 21st to see an orange glow rising over the Malibu skyline. Realizing that a fire had broken out, he called the Malibu Presbyterian Church staff and got in the car. He recounts his memory of that morning.

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/12/one-sunday-morning.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/12/one-sunday-morning.html Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:56:27 +0000 Making It Beautiful

It’s funny to reflect on Charles Hummel’s classic 1967 essay “Tyranny of the Urgent,” where he identified the telephone as among the worst offenders against our peace and well-being. And that was even before we started to carry the offending instrument with us everywhere, embellishing it with email, computers, cameras, downloadable ring tones, TV, movie and music files.
]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/12/making-it-beautiful.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/12/making-it-beautiful.html Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:20:15 +0000 MPC Building Survey

As we begin the first steps of recovery after the fire, our hearts naturally turn to the future. What will we rebuild? Our Building Resurrection Committee has wrestled with these questions in the recent weeks.

We want to keep in dialogue with you at every phase. We are asking members of the congregation to fill out a simple form, telling us what you liked about the old building, and what you would like to see in the new one.

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/12/mpc-building-survey.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/12/mpc-building-survey.html Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:12:23 +0000 MPC Responds To Corral Canyon Fire

Now that the Corral Fire is mostly contained, we are mobilizing efforts to reach out to the community. If you know of anyone who is displaced or has lost a home in the fire, please contact Tim Jones at tjones@malibupres.org. Or respond by commenting, below.

Despite the loss of our own structure, we remain the body of Christ, and stand alongside all those who have suffered a loss this past month. We will let you know of ways to assist in the coming days.
]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/mpc-responds-to-corral-canyon.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/mpc-responds-to-corral-canyon.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:42:30 +0000 Malibu Threatened By Fire Again

One month after the fire that engulfed MPC, a second fire has broken out in Malibu that already has burned at least 35 structures and threatens about 200 more. Several of our parishioners are evacuated from their homes. Please pray for those affected by this second blaze.

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/malibu-threatened-by-fire-agai.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/malibu-threatened-by-fire-agai.html Sat, 24 Nov 2007 18:59:16 +0000 Stewardship After The Fire

Greetings Brothers and Sisters in Christ of Malibu Presbyterian Church,

I am still in a state of shock about what has happened these past two-weeks. I have come to grips with the fact that our church building burned down, but what really is amazing to me is that our story received top billing in the news. We were the lead story in the LA Times even over Iraq, Iran and the other fires raging in southern California. Since the fire, I have done dozens of interviews with local and national network stations including: ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, CNBC, CNN, and TBN. A friend of mine was surprised to see me on German television, speaking German no less! Can you believe it?

My “fifteen-minutes of fame” are now over, but I believe MPC’s time to shine more brightly is still ahead. ]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/stewardship.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/stewardship.html Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:44:45 +0000 MPC Memory Project
Among the many items we lost in the fire were our archives and memories of the church. We encourage you to participate with us in building anew our memory of God’s house at Malibu Presbyterian Church. What a wonderful way to remind one another of what our Heavenly Father has done for us individually and as a church body.

Journaling can be a precious gift for future generations to enjoy.

There are two ways you can contribute to this project: ]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/mpc-memory-project.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/mpc-memory-project.html Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:33:07 +0000 Gallery, After The Fire

Our Youth Leader, Eric Smith, took these photos a day after the fire.

There is an unreal quality to standing on the church grounds. The weather is peaceful now, and otherwise beautiful.

See Eric's Gallery Here

]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/gallery-after-the-fire.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/11/gallery-after-the-fire.html Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:30:39 +0000 ...But It Doesn't Make It Any Easier Mike Rupp, a member of the church for 24 years, offered this reflection of his feelings about MPC and the recent fire.

I confess, I am upset about the loss of the building. In my search for “why, it’s just a building” I started thinking.

I figure the first time I came into Malibu Pres was in 1983. I was playing for the Expos and had met my wife and probably attended Christmas service that year, 24 years ago. I was married there in 1989, 18 years ago. My kids were baptized there in 1994 and 1998, 13 and 9 years ago respectively. I was 22 years old when I first came to this church, I am now 46. I have been here more than half of my life... ]]> http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/10/but-it-doesnt-make-it-any-easi.html http://www.malibupres.org/fire_update/2007/10/but-it-doesnt-make-it-any-easi.html Wed, 31 Oct 2007 05:14:14 +0000