revkev Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 As many of you know the title of Revkev is for real. I'm the Senior Pastor of a Congregation of 1,000 people that operates a Christian Day School of 250 or so students ages 2 through 8th grade. We have been on our current property since 1960 and our sanctuary was once hailed as the most beautiful church in the South. You could visit our website www.grace-lutheran.com and you would see why! Sadly our sanctuary has fallen into disrepair and the congregation has experienced several aborted attempts at building the one thing that our school facility lacks. A gym! Those two factors have hampered the ministry and limited the families that we can do ministry for. (Market to for the non-church folks). In developing a Long Range Plan we decided once and for all to determine whether or not the city of St Petersburg would allow us to even build a gym on our property. After two years of meeting with them they said yes, so long as we repurposed existing spaces and didn't add too much square footage outside of it's footprint or go higher than our existing structures. We hired an architect and went to work. The City liked what we came up with so much that they told us we needed no approvals beyond the normal building permits because in their opinion is a remodel. And so after a year and a half we presented the plan to the Congregation. It includes a sanctuary refurbish, a new narthex (pre function area), new restrooms and the repurposing of a wing of our school as a gym/multipurpose room. On Sunday the congregation voted by a margin of 85 to 15 percent to not only accept the plan but to fund it's 2.5 million dollar cost through a combination of fundraising and a loan from our church body. Best case scenario we break ground New Years, worst case in the Spring. This is the third parish that I've served. I don't know why but it is the third time that God has used me to lead the Congregation into a project that provided something the Congregation needed and lacked. The other two congregations are flourishing in large part because of the addition to their facility. I hope and pray that I get to stick around to see this one through and to see some of it's benefits come to roost. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPY VIP The Dansome Posted October 7, 2014 SPY VIP Share Posted October 7, 2014 You're one of the good ones Rev. All the best and look forward to completion. Yo #JustPlayBetter Follow @GolfSpyMBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozcycle Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Now that is one big undertaking........I was part of a church that constructed a Family Life Center (fancy words for Gym) in Louisiana.....when we opened the doors in 1983 it was paid for. I know that costs are much higher today. It became the center of activities for the church as it housed, Boy Scouts, After School Program(1st one in town), several Ladies groups, Sunday Schools classes, Gym for Winter Volleyball and Basketball Leagues,the Men's Association and a terrific kitchen used for all fundraisers. I applaud your undertaking Rev, and wish you many successes with your school. Driver: 0311 XF 10.5* w/Project X Cypher 40 gram Senior shaft or 0811 XF 12* w/Evenflo Riptide CB Senior shaft Fairways: 0211 5W & 7W w/ Evenflo Riptide CB regular shaft and Tour Edge E521 9W w/Fubuki HD50 regular shaft Hybrid: None in bag at the moment Irons: Titleist T300 5-PW w/Fubuki MV Senior graphite shafts w/Golf Pride Tour Wedges: Edison forged 49*, 53* and 57* wedges with KB PGI Senior shafts(80 grm). Putter: 33” Evnroll ER6R or ER2 or Bellum Winmore Model 707, or Nike Method Core Drone w/Evnroll Gravity Grip Bag: Vice cart bag(Black/Lime). Ball: Snell MTB Prime X, Maxfli Tour/S/X CG, Titleist Pro V1x or Titleist TruFeel Using Shot Scope X5 and Pinned Rangefinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG STU Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I also echo the sentiments of MBP and Foz. With the Lord's help you are a natural born leader and "sparkplug" one of those that gets things done Driver ---- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha Speeder 565 R flex- 5W TM V-Steel Fubuki 60r--- 7W TM V-Steel UST Pro Force Gold 65R----- 9 W TM V Steel TM MAS stiff---- Irons 2015 TM TP CB Steel Fiber 95 R--- GW Callaway Mack Daddy 2 52* shaft unknown junk pile refugee. SW Callaway PM Grind 56* Modified sole grind--- KBS Tour Wedge-- LW Vokey 58* SM5 L grind--- Putter Ping B90I Broom Stick G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Congratulations with Phase 1 and best of luck with Phase 2! In the bag: Driver: Darkspeed X 9° UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F4 Fairway: Apex UW 19° & 21° Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 5.5 Irons: JPX 923 HMP 5-PW UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Wedges: T-22 Denim Copper 48°, 52° & 56° UST Mamiya Recoil 95 F4 Putter Sycamore 005 Wide Blade Bag: Fairway 14 stand bag Balls: Chrome Tour Cart: CaddyLite ONE Ver. 8 God Bless America, God save the King, God defend New Zealand and thank Christ for Australia! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmikecpa Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Congrats on the project. Having built and run two casinos in the last 4 years I think that the build is a true rush and a lot of fun. I was on my way to building another in Vegas and last night I found out that I will be staying in NY and running one for a few more years at least. Also, any finance issues that you may have I would be willing to lend and ear and give some advice if you need it. My role during our construction projects was the Director of Finance and Construction so that kind of became my wheel house these days. WITB 2024 Driver: Qi10 LS 9* HZRDUS RDX Smoke Blue 60 6.5 Fairway: M5 15* Evenflow Black 75g 6.5 Fairway: Sim 19* HZRDUS Red 75g 6.5 Hybrid: 0317x 22* KBS Proto 95x Irons: X Forged CB 5 - PW MMT 105 TX Wedges: Jaws Raw 50*, 54* & 58* TTDG "OG" Spinner Putter: Toulon Madison BGT Fire 34.75" Ball: Z Star Diamond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 Thanks everyone. I'm not so worried about the construction stuff JMike, one of our lead people is a land use attorney with great connections. We wouldn't be where we are at if it weren't for her. This project has been tried twice by the congregation with no success because it kept getting shot down at P and Z. Jessica found a way to do it with a little help from two other friends. Fundraising and financing are another matter. This will be the fourth big project of my pastoral career but all are different and I know tha. Florida is weird. We have a church body lending agency that will give USA loan. Sustaining the effort we need to make the payments or better fundraising to pay the note down quickly is far more difficult. Of course more students would take care of that also. That's the goal, more students = more parishioners. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kygolfer1980 Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Good luck Rev!! Sounds very promising so far! Driver: Titleist 915 D2 9.5 with Diamana Whiteboard S flex 3 wood: Titleist 915F 15*, Whiteboard S Flex Titleist 915H 18* and 24* with Whiteboard SFlex Irons: Mizuno JPX EZ Forged 4-PW with S300's Wedges: Mizuno MP T4 50*, 56* with DG Spinner Putter:MannKrafted Long Slope or Odyssey #7 Versa Metal milled or Betti Tour Stock; Ball: Bridgestone B330 or Titleist NXT Bag: Titleist 'Murica colored carry bag or MyGolfSpy Tour Bag RH, Western KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wbealsd Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Great development, God Bless! What's In the Bag Driver - GBB Hybrids Halo XL Halo 18* & T-Rail 20* Irons T-Rail 2.0 Wedges 60* TS / SCOR 48* 53* 58* Putter Ball Bag Datrek DG Lite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverickping Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Sounds wonderful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK in TEXAS Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Good deal! Occasional pics along the way would be cool. MENTOR, L4 COACH & TRAINER FIRST TEE GREATER HOUSTON HDCP: 8.3 (GHIN: 3143312) In my bag, April 2023 TS3 Driver & 4 Wood Hzrdous Smoke Shaft (Stiff Flex) TS2 Hybrids Mitsubishi Tensei Shaft (Stiff Flex) MP-59 5-PW; KBS Tour (Regular Flex) SM8 Wedges EVNROLL ER2 Putter SRIXON Z-STAR DIAMOND BALL Sun Mountain Cart Bag 4.0 Push Cart (I'm walking 9 outta 10 rounds!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeeRed Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Congratulations Rev! Here's wishing you continued success with the phases to come. PING i20 8.5*, TFC707D (S)Callaway RAZR Fit 15*, neutral setting, stock shaft (S)PING i20 20*, TFC707H (S)Adams Pro a12 23*, Matrix Ozik Altus (S)PING i20 5-PW, TT DG S300, 1.5* flat (purple dot)SCOR 50*,54*,58*, Genius 12 KBS Tour (S), 1.5* flat, -1/4"STX xForm 3, 35" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 good luck Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 and congrats as well on the new building. Hope that everything stays on time and any issues are resolved quickly. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted October 10, 2014 Author Share Posted October 10, 2014 and congrats as well on the new building. Hope that everything stays on time and any issues are resolved quickly. Check this out - one of our congregational members is a land use attorney. The group that worked on the proposal is made up of her, a mortgage broker and another attorney. They are very professional and well connected. We have another member who was the deputy mayor of St Pete for 8 years and now have her onboard for the project. We've done tons of things upfront to make sure that the project will go as smoothly as possible. We've already had the upfront site inspections so that we know what we are getting into in regards of site prep and issues with the spaces that are being remodeld. I'm sure that there will be issues but we have the right folks in charge of the project, ones that know how to handle these types of issues on a professional basis. Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp0rtsfan86 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Check this out - one of our congregational members is a land use attorney. The group that worked on the proposal is made up of her, a mortgage broker and another attorney. They are very professional and well connected. We have another member who was the deputy mayor of St Pete for 8 years and now have her onboard for the project. We've done tons of things upfront to make sure that the project will go as smoothly as possible. We've already had the upfront site inspections so that we know what we are getting into in regards of site prep and issues with the spaces that are being remodeld. I'm sure that there will be issues but we have the right folks in charge of the project, ones that know how to handle these types of issues on a professional basis. sounds great Rev... keep the updates coming. Driver: Epic Flash 12 Degree Wood: GBB 3 Wood Hybrid: Razr 4 hybriid stiff stock shaft. Irons: X2 Hot 4 iron (pro version) 5 iron - Gap Wedge (non pro version). KBS 120g Shaft stiff cut 1/2 inch bent 1°upright Wedges: 52° 56° and 60°. All grips are Golf pride grips midsized Putter (lefty): Odyssey Metal-X #8 34", stock shaft bent 2° Superstroke grip Golf Balls: 2018-9 Pro-V1x and Prov1s Shoes: Dryjoy tours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revkev Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 We break ground, I mean start demolition in mid-January. I will have some renderings here shortly.d Taylor Made Stealth 2 10.5 Diamana S plus 60 Aldila R flex - 42.25 inches SMT 4 wood bassara R flex, four wood head, 3 wood shaft Ping G410 7, 9 wood Alta 65 R flex Srixon ZX5 MK II 5-GW - UST recoil Dart 65 R flex India 52,56 (60 pending) UST recoil 75's R flex Evon roll ER 5 32 inches It's our offseason so auditioning candidates - looking for that right mix of low spin long, more spin around the greens - TBD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny B Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Great news! Sounds like you have a wonderful opportunity here. Keep us updated. “We don’t stop playing the game because we get old; we get old because we stop playing the game.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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