Cornerstone
Cornerstone is the name of the project that is seeking to revolutionise our facilities.
St Michael’s is seeking to provide first class facilities for congregation and community that can meet the needs of the existing Church family better and provide facilities that allow us to reach out to the whole town in a more effective way.
The Internal re-
The interior of St Michael’s is stunning and
in many ways very historic. It has become
clear that even when 28 Hightown is
complete there will still be a need for more
flexible space that can be used in a variety
of ways.
We also have practical problems with the
interior concerning, heating, lighting,
electrics, disabled access, flexibility for
modern worship, toilets, coffee making etc.
Balancing the needs of more traditional
styles and modern styles when it comes to
worship is a constant challenge and there has been extensive consultation with both
the congregation and the community. No definite plan has yet been finalised although
a working group hope to recommend a scheme to the PCC very soon, that will probably
include a re-
Further updates are available in the December 2008 & February 2009 Messengers which are available as pdf files from our webmaster.