Century Approves Olive Baptist Gift Of Windows To Local Charity

September 18, 2013

The donation and installation of  windows for Carver Community Center on Jefferson Avenue in Century is moving forward after go ahead from the Century Town Council.

The Ministry Village at Olive Baptist Church was set to install new insulated vinyl windows for the facility to replace wooden single-pane windows that have been in place since the 7,200 square foot building was constructed in 1945.

The building is owned by the non-profit Carver Community Center Association, Inc;  the Town of Century has no ownership or interest in the building or the programs conducted there. The  non-profit  serves hundreds of children each year.

On September 6, the window replacement had received  blessings of the Century Architectural Review Board– required because the building is within the Alger-Sullivan Historical District.

The Century Town Council was set to ratify that decision on September 9.. The council first questioned if installing fewer replacement windows than are currently in the building would “look right”. And the council questioned if Carver Director Marilyn Robinson had agreed to accept the window donation.

This past Monday night, September 16, the Century Town Council ratified the Architectural Review Board’s approval for the project after announcing that the Carver Community Center Association board of directors had voted unanimously to accept the gift.

The Ministry Village was originally set to provide and replace 18 windows at the Carver Community Center, but a contractor’s mistake will end up benefiting the center. The contractor for the new Pensacola Bay Baptist Health and Hope Clinic building in Pensacola ordered beige windows, but they arrived white. The Olive Ministry Village will purchase the 23 white windows at the contractor’s cost, saving about $200 per window.

Completely funded by donations, the non-profit Carver Community Center provides a safe place for children to go after school and during the summer as the center provides meals for 150 to 200 children daily. The center also offers tutoring services for children year round. The center was one of 12 causes in need highlighted by the Florida Department of Children and Families during their statewide “Operation Santa Cause” campaign last Christmas, leading to numerous donations of time and services.

This is not the first time the Ministry Village at Olive Baptist Church has reached out to the Carver Community Center. Earlier this year, Ministry Village volunteers joined several other agencies and non-profit groups in painting the interior of the building.

Pictured top: The Ministry Village at Olive Baptist will donate new windows for the aging Carver Community Center on Jefferson Avenue in Century. Pictured inset: Volunteers from several groups painted the interior of the building back in January. NorthEscambia.com file photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

2 Responses to “Century Approves Olive Baptist Gift Of Windows To Local Charity”

  1. jeeperman on September 18th, 2013 11:27 am

    If the Town of Century has no ownership or interest in the building or the programs conducted there, why then does the town council have to stick their nose into the process?

  2. Duke of Wawbeek on September 18th, 2013 6:27 am

    I knew it would take them a few days, being the proud organization they are, they did not want to appear overly anxious to receive those windows. Those Baptist are a generous people.

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