Thank you.

A huge thank you to everyone who contributed time and money to make the project happen. We are blessed to partner with each of you to follow the vision that God has given Mosaic - to follow Jesus in authentic community for the world!

We'll be having an OPEN HOUSE after each gathering this Sunday, August 9. Walk across 39th and up the stairs by Baskin Robbins to tour the new Mosaic office space.

Moving Over

We're moving over!


Last week the staff had a semi-official ribbon cutting ceremony, with Tim awarding Doug Holcomb a (very serious) Move Over award of excellence for his project management.

The staff and many volunteers spent a few days moving most of the offices across the street. There's still a bit of finishing work to do, but we have a functional bathroom and kitchen!


There's still a bit of cleaning out to do...


But certain people in the children's department are managing to be productive in the midst of chaos.

We look forward to getting things wrapped up over the next month and having some sort of "office warming" party. Stay tuned.

Already, plans are in motion to utilize the vacated space at the church for more kids classrooms, meeting rooms and a welcome area! Thanks to all of you have donated time, labor and prayer to keep moving the vision of Mosaic forward. None of this would happen without you.

Can You Help?

Time to MOVE OVER
The time has finally arrived. After months of sweat and sacrifice, we are ready to move the Mosaic offices across the street. There are still some details to finish up in the new space, but we'll be moving and working through it.

We’d love your help. 2-4 hour shifts are available next week:
Monday: morning, afternoon, evening
Tuesday: afternoon
Wednesday: morning, afternoon
Thursday: morning, afternoon

To sign up, email Doug: dholcomb@mosaicportland.org. Thanks for moving the vision of Mosaic forward.

The reception area:

We have doors!

The break room, complete with a refrigerator.

Details Schmetails

In go the can lights,

the window frames,

and the bamboo flooring.


Thanks to the hard work of the volunteers and work crews who are helping bring things together in the home stretch. Thanks also to Doug Holcomb, who is working day and night to move Mosaic over.

Colors and Cubes, Part 2

Progress at the new offices is now fast and obvious. From the top of the rickety stairs, you can see the freshly painted deck and the caution tape flapping in the gentle spring breeze.

The main room is now home to a fully assembled cube farm.

This is the future (and apparently current) staff breakroom.

This will be lead pastor Tim Osborn's office.

And this will be lead pastor Tim Osborn's sweet view. (Yes, that is the roof of My Cahn. And yes, that is the Hollywood Budweiser sign in the distance. He's been told not to climb out the window and walk around out there, but sometimes you can't be accountable for what you do on a sunny day in Portland.)

Single office carpet meets main room carpet. We think they'll get along ok.

If you really want perspective on the progress, check out this old post about the space before we started renovation.

Colors and Cubes

Last Wednesday, volunteers hauled two truckloads of used cubicles from Beaverton to the new office space.
Everything had to come up this flight of rickety stairs. Not an easy task.

This chair didn't make the cut.
Doug Holcomb (Mosaic's resident wheeler dealer) negotiated a bunch of free filing cabinets with the cubicles. The staff was thrilled; the volunteers less so. Notice the blue and green walls in the background. Very nice.

This is evidence of all their hard work, worthy of lunch at My Cahn downstairs:
And finally, our happy and useful (and patriotic) ladder:

Paint changes things too

This is Isaac, as in "Isaac needs an office". He's maybe the most excited of anyone about all the progress. Though he hasn't been told yet that he'll be in a cubicle.

Sheetrock changes things

The sheetrock is up and the office space is really starting to take shape. Here's the front door, which will open into a reception area. Now you'll actually have a place to sit while waiting for an appointment.

A close up of the unicorn decal on the window... We're debating about whether to keep it or put some sort of Mosaic logo on the door.

This is a view from an office on the north end, looking south through the soon-to-be cubicle farm in the center.

More walls

The rest of the walls are up. Coming soon: sheetrock, paint and CUBICLES!



Future break room:

The first wall is up!

Or at least the first wall frame...

Espresso and Fawn

Deciding on the right ceiling colors is crucial. The wrong color can make anyone who comes into the office feel unwelcome, uncomfortable or even squelched. It's color psychology.

The first step is picking the right paint company. Mike the Contractor struck a deal with Portland's MetroPaint, a company that collects leftover latex paint, recycles it into 15 beautiful colors and sells it to environmentally-conscious nonprofits at a discount.

The next step was to eliminate 13 of those recycled colors. Each color was considered with implications for atmosphere and mood, but in the end the Move Over team decided that nothing says "Jesus loves you" like Espresso and Fawn. What do you think?

The ceilings (and wall mural) were done by Ryan Taft and his Taft Painting crew.

What's next? Supplies are due in tomorrow to start getting the walls framed and the sheetrock up. Then it will really start looking like an office.

How you can help

The place is cleaned out and ready for the building phase. Over the next six weeks, the team will be pushing hard to get the project finished.

This is where you come in... Whether you're a licensed contractor or have never picked up a hammer, there's a place for you. Email Doug (dholcomb@mosaicportland.org) to sign up to receive email notifications about upcoming opportunities to help.

Thanks for being a part of Move Over, and helping to move the vision of Mosaic forward.

Possible Designs

Top three possible layouts for the new space:

Top three choices for the conference room:


Possible office for Tim's favorite employee of the month:


And his least favorite:


Photos from www.officedesigngallery.com and www.hawaiianwebmaster.com/alcatraz/rock.html

P.S. Just kidding.

Cleaning House

Throughout the demolition stages, Mike Reynolds (our general contractor) has worked hard to recycle as much of the material as possible. What was left has got to go. On Saturday we rented a large dropbox to clean house. Six happy volunteers came at 7am and spent an hour and a half throwing unusable ceiling tiles, sheet rock and insulation off of the second story deck into the dropbox below.
Here's a little story to brag on our volunteers... A guy who had responded to a craigslist posting came to pick up scrap metal. On his way out, he mentioned to Mike that he had never been treated so kindly. He said that, as the 'scrap guy', no one usually pays much attention to him, but everyone there had been friendly and helpful. Just one more way you are loving Jesus in authentic community for the world.

The space is looking better and better each day. The next steps are finalizing the layout and beginning to install the bathrooms. If you'd like to volunteer, contact Mike: 503.318.3302.
For now, we'll leave you with a recent quote from Michael Scott:
"Nobody should have to go to work thinking, oh this is the place that I might die today. That's what a hospital is for. An office is for not dying. An office is a place to... live life to the fullest. To the max... An office is a place where dreams come true."

Demolition Work

Last weekend volunteers helped to demo the walls and pull old carpet in the new office space.

Now that the old walls are down, we are able to see the true potential of the space. There are a lot of really good options. We are working with a professional to help us use the space in the best way possible.

This weekend we are planning to take down the entire old ceiling grid. Mike Reynolds will be supervising a volunteer crew from 9am-12pm on Saturday. If you are able to help out, just give him a quick call. We need a couple ladders, anyone with a truck to hall things to the recyclers, and volunteers to help take the ceiling down. Here is Mike's number: (503) 318-3302.

Thanks to all who helped out last weekend. Over the next 4 weeks, things will really start coming back together. Keep checking back for more updates!