Oholiab's Offering: August 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.

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.