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October 2019 Update on the Van Pelt Accessibility Project

The Lift Procurement process continues with the goal of having all information needed to make a decision regarding the lift at the end of October. Our group has encountered many frustrations with the process, including quagmires in licensing, requesting proposals, mapping ADA standards, and assessing for quality in potential manufactures, but our quest is nearing an end.
     Currently three vendors have submitted proposals with a 4^th vendor proposal in the works. Site visits are being scheduled enabling the team to experience first-hand the operation and quality of the proposed lifts. In a few weeks a scorecard will be updated allowing the team to compare the attributes of the proposed lifts and the reliability and responsiveness of the vendors.  

     Safety concerns are also being worked. Using a mockup of the plan two of our Congregants in wheelchairs “tested” the design of the lift and the platform giving it an OK for usability by experienced wheelchair users.  Onlooking Congregants stressed the need for signage and clear markings highlighting the stair just beyond the platform where the Van Pelt Street Lobby door opens.

     Should you have questions or would like to make a financial gift towards the accessibility needs of the Church, please feel free to call Norman Fouhy (Business Administrator, pronouns he/him) or Nic Tenaglia (Building Superintendent, pronouns they/them) at (215) 563-3980.

In the Spring of 2016, we called Rev. Abbey Tennis to our congregation.

She is passionate about building multigenerational and multicultural ministries that enliven the mind, grow the heart, engage the body, feed the soul, and transform the world.

You can learn more about Rev. Abbey Tennis on her personal website here.