Oholiab's Offering: April 2010

This blog was created to help all our friends know about what we are doing with the old Park Market. We purchased this property on January 22, 2010. We made the purchase as a way of helping the previous owner, but also with hopes of renovating a wonderful old building and making it a positive part of the neighborhood. It is our hope to renovate the 3 apartments and rent them. With this revenue we will be able to maintain the building and use the store front for ministry. It is hoped that an artists' ministry will develop, but that other ministries may also find this space useful. Right now we are looking at installing new furnaces and replacing all the plumbing. We have an incredible amount of garbage to remove from the property. When dumpsters are ready to be filled we'd appreciate any help anyone wants to offer with cleanup. We'll post the clean up dates at this blog.

About the building

Built in 1931, the building has always been a grocery store and/or meat market. Three beautiful apartments are waiting renovation. They each have windows overlooking Lincoln Park. Walking distance to the Milwaukee River, close to shopping and on a bus line makes the location a lovely place to live. After renovation they will be available for renting. The store front has great potential; it will make a wonderful meeting place for groups, especially an artists group. Future plans for this are still being developed.

Monday, April 26, 2010

April 24 Clean up

Thanks to Nick, Nate, Luke, Victoria, Melissa, Amanda, Manuel, Dan, David, Lee, Glennda, Chris, and John for helping out at the Park Market again. Working in the rain, clearing out the moldiest basement ever, clearing the alcholic beverages from the store, cleaning a few more rooms in the store front, and piling up scrap metal galore for Mark to haul away! You are a blessing! WE will be out of town this weekend and the next is crammed full of activities so our next clean up date won't be until mid May. Watch for details.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

April 15 UPdate

Thanks to the team who showed up Saturday! Camille, Rosemarie, Manuel, Dan, Wally, Mark, George and the boys from Basketball. Toliets and sinks came out of the bathrooms, Apt 2 bedroom was cleaned and the infamous 2nd basement was opened and a path was cleared to get in. Who would have thought that so much stuff could still await disposal!!!!! One large room is full of empty 2 liter bottles. So this Saturday we aren't having a morning clean up time becasue we will be across the street cleaning up the river!!!!! BUT the next Saturday April 24 will be a huge, huge clean up day! Bring your friends and let them experience the joy of garbage removal :)

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Signs are down!

The ugliest signs on the building have now been removed! WOW DAN! You didn't let the rain stop you! Thanks Geroge, Annah and Rob for your help in getting some big clunky furniture out of the building. Where will the mice go now that their bedding is gone?

apt 2 looking better

Thanks to the Eastbrook Senior High service project team who came and hauled out garbage from apt two! It now looks like there is a floor.

Oholiab and Bezalel

"And he had given both him and Olholiab son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan, the ability to teach others. He had filled them with skill to do all kinds of work as craftsmen, designers, embroiderers in blue and purple and Scarlet yarn and fine linen and weavers-all of them master craftsmen and designers." Exodus 35:34

Our business name is Oholiab's Offering, based on the artist Oholiab who was filled by God with skills in the arts and teaching of the arts. Oholiab and his friend Belzalel were given the task to create art for the tabernacle. Our hope is that one day our business venture can be a place of encouragement to Christian artists as they worship God through their art and reach out to others declaring His Glory.