Members of the Oconee Street UMC discussed the rebuilding of the former sanctuary and education building in an open congregational input session on June 30, 2013.

The meeting was hosting by the Building Committee, charged with the determining the process for demolition, construction and fundraising for the new church building. Brian Leahy of the University of Georgia J.W. Fanning Institute … Read the rest

We will be posting occasional updates here about the rebuilding process of Oconee Street UMC here. Last month a Building Committee was established and charged with the massive responsibility of planning and overseeing the rebuilding process.

The Oconee Street UMC Church Council held its monthly meeting on June 19, 2013 at Tucker UMC. The following information was reported about the … Read the rest

We will be posting occasional updates here about the rebuilding process of Oconee Street UMC here. Last month a Building Committee was established and charged with the massive responsibility of planning and overseeing the rebuilding process. Here are notes from their June 10 meeting (the third meeting of the group):

• Committee members discussed the importance of developing a “policies and

We will be posting occasional updates here about the rebuilding process of Oconee Street UMC, as well as current news about the church.

• The final meeting and inspection with the church’s insurance adjuster has taken place. It will likely be weeks before we hear back from the insurance company.
• ServiceMaster has removed all carpets from the education building. Next up:

UPDATE: April 18, 2013

Each day, we will be posting updates about Oconee Street UMC. 

• A story in today’s Athens Banner-Herald confirms that the fire was accidental.
• Church member Joe Dennis wrote a touching story published in Athens Patch.
• Yesterday the education wing of the church, which suffered severe water and smoke damage, was boarded up by volunteers.
• We met