The Way Forward Task Force began meeting in March 2022 and has continued to meet regularly throughout the year. Olanda Carr, from the Presbyterian Foundation, has worked as a consultant with our task force, and we began our journey together by reading the book “Sailboat Church” by Joan Gray.
Following our discussion of that book, we entered into a period of 40 days of daily devotional reading, prayer, and discernment before coming back together to begin conversations about what might be an exciting new future for Trinity Presbyterian Church.
Our discussions have centered around ways in which we can utilize our land to best serve existing missions like the Weekday School and Philips Academy, while also exploring new mission opportunities like affordable housing that could serve the needs of our community.
We have had initial discussions with organizations like Dream Key Partners, Give Impact Charlotte, and the YWCA, and have also researched other churches that have recently done similar work.
In early 2023, we will begin a financial analysis performed by the Presbyterian Foundation and continue to meet with organizations in the area to help us learn more about what exciting opportunities might exist for our church.
The Way Forward Task Force 