Redevelopment

The First Met congregation voted in March 2018 to approve a redevelopment proposal developed by BC Conference (now the Pacific Mountain Region) at the request of First Met.

At this time, the First Met Redevelopment Project is on hold while the region's Property Resource Team (PRT) and the United Church of Canada examine several options that could help us to get pre-development work moving.

Project Backgrounder and Progress Update July 2021

First Met's Redevelopment Task Group thanks congregation members and adherents for their support for this significant proposal.

Redevelopment Proposal for First Met

The congregation and Council of First Met voted Mar. 4, 2018, to approve a redevelopment proposal developed by the Property Resource Team of BC Conference (now Pacific Mountain Region) at the request of First Met. Council directed First Met's Redevelopment Task Group to present the proposal to the congregation for review and discussion before a formal vote was taken.

The results of the vote of First Met members were 95 in favour, zero opposed and 1 abstention. A survey of adherents was four in favour, one opposed.

For minutes of the Mar. 4, 2018, Congregational meeting click here.

For an overview of the proposal, click here.

Background

The Redevelopment Task Group (RTG) was established in 2010 following an engineering consulting firm's comprehensive assessment of all church buildings. The general role of the RTG is to examine redevelopment of church buildings to meet the future needs of the congregation and broader community, is based on our core values and is mission and financially sound.

Purpose of the RTG

To ensure that First Metropolitan has sufficient and suitable space from which it can deliver programs in a cost effective manner and support Church operations well into the future, the RTG has two primary objectives: