A MESSAGE FROM REV. LINDSEY ALTVATER CLIFTON: PROCESS UPDATE
Greetings, dear ones,
It’s good to be getting back into the swing of things after my five weeks away on mini-sabbatical! Just before my time off, we launched our Call for Offers process with Foundry Commercial and the Presbyterian Foundation. That process is still underway, but I wanted to share an update with you –
First, our partners at Foundry Commercial have 
been very impressed by the quantity and quality of interested parties reaching out for more information and to engage the process. We are excited about this feedback and have every confidence that means we’ll have a range of strong possibilities to consider!
Second, at the end of June, we set and announced a July 31 due date for responses to the Call for Offers. Foundry spent the first month of the process getting the word out, having initial conversations, scheduling property viewings, etc. Now, they’ve communicated to groups who are interested in submitting an offer that they should do so by the end of this month.
As August begins, the Steering Committee will gather to review all the offers submitted. We’ll begin with an initial review to identify any potential questions for clarification and to get a sense of whether there are a few which clearly rise to the top. Then, we’ll work with our partners at Foundry and the Foundation to have some further conversation with top prospects and refine those submissions as we work to discern our way to a single recommendation on which partnership(s) to pursue, which we’ll bring to Session, the congregation, and the Presbytery. We’re still hopeful that will happen by the end of this calendar year.
We want to remind you that the review and discernment phase will likely take a few months this fall and that you’ll hear very little from us during that time as confidentiality becomes critical to a successful deal.
The Steering Committee and I continue to be deeply grateful for your support and your prayers as we keep charting this path forward!
Onward with faith in God’s promise for the future,
Lindsey