· Narthex cleaned out
· Balcony cleaned out
· Carpet removed from Sanctuary aisle and chancel
· Brick entry steps repaired
· New lights installed in narthex
· Limbed and removed dead trees from property
· New roof installed on chancel area
· Removed all equipment and old pulpit furniture from sanctuary
· Removed one bathroom
· Replaced entryway threshold
· Refinished pulpit, narthex cabinet and table
· Cleaned and sanded chancel floor
· New Board of Directors installed, Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws Updated
· Received Federal Tax ID determination letter for non-profit status
· Received our Federal Tax ID Number
· Back sanctuary wall painted
· Chancel ceiling disassembled and cleaned out
· Replaced water damaged ceiling boards in chancel
· Brought in gravel for drive entry and spread
· Brought in clay for side yard
· Narthex table and cabinet painted
· Chancel windows scraped, repainted, and reglazed
· Chancel section of sanctuary jacked and pillars reworked from original materials($)
· Chimney taken down ($)
· Bricks from chimney cleaned to be used for walkway to front steps
· Electricians wired in a new light and switch in the narthex and moved the ceiling light for the chancel to the center
· Roof edge patched from chimney hole ($)
· Latch hardware for front door removed, cleaned, and reinstalled
· Pediments for back of narthex cut, painted, and installed
· Chancel walls scraped, sanded, caulked, and repainted
· Chancel ceiling caulked and painted
· Leaks in roof temporarily sealed from inside attic
· Curved entry doors to sanctuary sanded, painted, reinstalled with original closing mechanism reworked
· Front tall wall of sanctuary painted ($)
· Pulpit front reworked and given a coat of polyurethane
· Pediments for chancel cut, painted, and installed
· Baseboards for chancel cut, painted, and installed
· Hardware for doors, windows, and cabinets acquired and installed
· Narthex walls and ceiling cleaned and painted
· Windows reinstalled in chancel
· Trim removed from entry to sanctuary
· New trim for entry to sanctuary and around front door cut, sanded, painted, and installed
· All pews stripped of white and green paint. Finish work in process.
· Began cleaning the exterior back of the building with bleach and water
· Installed light in chancel
· Final finishing of chancel floor complete
· Detail finishing of three pews complete
· Hung cross in chancel
· Shiplap cut and primed for patching exterior
· Deed acquired from Presbytery and register with County
· Bank Account Opened
· Window sills in sanctuary repaired
· Side sanctuary walls and wainscoting repaired and repainted
· Trim for narthex cut, painted, and installed
· New crystal sconce shades acquired and installed
· Brick walkway installed
· Obtained salvaged wavy glass to replace window panes in balcony
· More gravel laid in drive ($)
· Wrought Iron hand rail for front steps donated, shaped, installed, and painted ($)
· Wiring in balcony replaced
· Website is being developed.
· Social media accounts established
· Online donations through CashApp and Venmo set up. Zeffy donation platform created.
· Grant request filed from National Trust Preservation ($2000) – Turned Down
· Ongoing historical research of Faith and Sarah Lincoln Academy
· Foundational piers are in the process of being rebuilt
· Faith Church sign cleaned and painted
· Friends of Faith, Inc. sign procured and installed
· Balcony posts and side balcony walls painted
· Windows in balcony removed
· Balcony walls painted
· Balcony trim installed
· Balcony ceiling repair work in process
· New to us HVAC unit installed ($)
· Fire hydrant repainted
· Trees from yard thinned (chopped down, cut up, wood given away)
· Trim and pediments for sanctuary windows completed and installed
· All sanctuary windows refurbished and installed
· Crush and run spread in the parking area
· New address marker created and added to the front of the building
· Attic cleaned of debris
· Roof leak patched
· Small pulpit chair made
· Window ledges (outside) replaced where necessary
· Water line from town to building and into bathroom completely replumbed replacing galvanized and copper pipes with PEX ($)
· Balcony windows refurbished and reinstalled
· Landscaping done around “rock” and screen of bushes planted in woods behind cemetery
· Applied for grants Spring 2026 - Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Moore County Community Foundation, and Marion
Stedman Covington Foundation
· Back balcony wall and trim scraped, cleaned, and painted
· Balcony ceiling repair and painting begun
· Preservation Easement with Preservation NC Deed filed with Register of Deeds Moore County, May 7.
· Exterior of church pressure-washed.
· Paint for exterior bought.
· $20,000 grant awarded for roof from Marion Steadman Covington Foundation May 8, 2026.
· Met with Bill Case, writer for the Pine Straw magazine.
· Facia boards obtained and donated by Toby Johnson were painted and installed.
· Pulpit bench finished.
· Received $10,000 check from Preservation NC for foundation work May 13, 2026
· Foundation work completed – Final report sent to Preservation NC
· Preservation NC presented Preservation Plaque to Board Members
· Roof replacement completed by Roofwerks – Final report sent to Covington Foundation
· Exterior painting ongoing
· Met with Ana Risano from the Pilot
· Communion Table Eagle Scout Project completed
· Trim for sanctuary walls cut