Service Council

Heinz Archipow
Robert Gregory (Chair)
Alan Lambert
Pierre Roberge

Serving

The service council oversees a number of ministries such as finances and giving, the RBC libraries (audio, book, video), the building committee and related projects, RBC policies and procedures, the web site, sound and projection, as well as a host of other serving ministries.

Audio Library
Book Library
Video Library
Building Committee

Audio Library

The Audio Lending Library is located on the wall just opposite the church mailboxes, and is available to all those attending RBC. The library contains tapes of our Sunday morning speakers dating back from 1990 to the present! Included in this are special guest speakers. Those who borrow tapes simply sign them out in the logbook and sign them back in when they are returned. We encourage all those who have never borrowed a tape yet to come and have a look at what the library has to offer.

For more information on the audio lending library or to see how you can help, contact David Muir or Ed Hurdle.

Book Library

Too rushed to visit the library on a Sunday? Wonder if the library has a title that you're looking for? Good news! Members of RBC can now browse the Book Library online by logging into the members-only section of the web site. Search by author or title. Once you find what you're looking for, a visit to the library becomes much simpler! If you have any questions, we are there to help you!

We have over 2500 books due to many donations of used books, two book sales, and some books purchased through our budget. We have a good selection in many categories:

Bible study and Sunday School companion texts;
Books for Children, Youth and Teens;
Books for Singles, Couples and Family Living;
Books for Christian Living, Biographies;
Adult Fiction

We have a great team of workers for Sunday mornings. If you would like to help,we are always looking for additional help to join us. Reading will broaden your perspectives. We want this ministry to be a blessing to you. Come and check us out!

For more information on the book library or to volunteer at the book counter on Sunday mornings, contact Phyllis Morency.

Video Library

The video library has a variety of Christian tapes that we trust will meet the spiritual needs of our church. A special emphasis is given towards our children in order to give them alternate means of entertainment through a series of teaching tapes from Ministries like Focus On The Family, Zondervan and Billy Graham.

Our goal is to minister to all ages, and we are open to suggestions on any new material that you feel would edify the RBC community. Our library is growing -- there are presently 325 tapes available, and an average of 40 videos are borrowed each week! With that kind of volume, there is a greater need for help. If you would like to volunteer on Sunday mornings, please contact Greg Niphakis.

Building Committee

The Building Committee continues to meet on an "as-needed" basis to discuss and recommend action concerning church property including improvements to the building.

Please pray that the Lord will continue to bless and guide us as we continue to work together diligently in the future. Remember, there is always room for more helping hands as we endeavor to do His will.

The following lists some of the major items of maintenance and changes that were performed during the last six months (to April 2008):

Sanctuary: Bookracks in front of the pews were all repaired.

Main Lobby: A mail slot was made in the front panel door and a drop box was completed and installed.; All the carpet baseboards in the lobby were repaired.

Fellowship Hall: A computer screen cabinet to project the Rolling Announcements was made and installed in the basement.; Running carpet was secured in order to prevent people from tripping on it.; Ceiling tile and plastic lens covering the basement lights are regularly repaired and replaced.; The vacuum outlet sweeper was replaced.; Steps taken to have a contractor come and resand the floor.

Kitchen: Kitchen drawers and cabinets were adjusted or repaired.; A broken kitchen drawer was repaired.; Ceiling tile and plastic lens covering the basement lights are regularly repaired and replaced.; The vacuum outlet sweeper was replaced.

Sunday School Area: A faucet and drainpipe was changed in the upstairs bathroom.; The upstairs open area, the kitchen, the little room, the bathroom, plus the hall leading to the back emergency door, was prepared for the working crew to come in and lay the carpet. This included doing major cement work to repair the badly damaged floor.; Ceiling tile and plastic lens covering the basement lights are regularly repaired and replaced.; The vacuum outlet sweeper was replaced.

Toddler Area: Steps taken to find a contractor to install a new floor in the Toddler area.; A safe and secure child’s gate was hand made and installed in the coffee house.; Security exit lighting was repaired and repositioned.; A sump pump was installed when the air exchanger was put in.; The carpet was taken up and the badly damaged floor was removed.; Water seepage was evaluated.; The carpet-covered bench was then removed and the cement flooring repaired.; The floor was then rebuilt.; The bench was rebuilt.; Cleaned up and discarded old rubbish.

Furnace Room: The furnace room was re-organized: a new section has been installed for the maintenance supplies; the brooms and shovels have been hung up; an excessive clean up job was done.; New thermostats upstairs and downstairs were put in.

Outdoors: A big 20-year old bolt, which was situated in the ground near the coffee house entrance, was removed.; New light fixtures were installed on the outside of the coffee house entry.; The snow fence in front of the church building was put on in the fall and removed in the spring. The front and lane of the church were cleaned of all leaves, snow and debris.; The building committee co-ordinated the emergency repairs that took place when the gutter fell and severed a hydro line on the left side of the church.; Supervised the replacement of the gas meter.

Should you see any areas that require repair or improvement, or if you would like to give of your time to do any of the outstanding work, please contact Pierre Roberge for a complete list of jobs.