Buildings and Grounds Workgroup
The Buildings & Grounds workgroup was pleased to welcome Art Peterson as our Building Superintendent. Art has had a long and impressive career in landscape design and building management; since joining the staff, he has done an outstanding job identifying and resolving a host of building-related issues.
Thanks to our workgroup members for their engagement. Members, as pictured, included (in front) Art Peterson, Ralph Worth, Paul Truebig, (in back) Bob Cave, Joe Tobin, Court Lewis, Doug Evarts, and Jim Warner.
Special thanks must go to Bob Cave who invested so much time and energy in the successful renovation of the Steeple. Behind the scenes, he spent fully three years getting the project off the ground and overseeing its completion on behalf of the Congregation.
The JPW Library and the Buildings & Grounds Team are exploring the possibility of restoring easy access to the church and JPWL by constructing a sidewalk from in front of the sanctuary to the church’s south entrance. Historically, church members used the south entrance for access to JPWL, the choir room, and the sanctuary. At the time, the Town of West Hartford provided a public sidewalk and stairs that made the entrance very accessible. Expansion and renovation of the Noah Webster Library next door during 2006 through 2008 resulted in the removal of the Town’s sidewalk and the construction of a fence blocking all access from Main St. Our hope is that by rebuilding the sidewalk on our property we can restore visibility and access to our church library and open First Church’s doors to a wider community! Feel free to contact 