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El Mesias United Methodist Church

825 Aransas Avenue, San Antonio, Texas 78210
(210) 534-4277



Room/Space Project Tools Needed # Of People Length
A/C Room Replace door handle Handyman Locking Handle 1 Person 30 Min
Hall Patch walls and paint Spackle, Putty Knife, Paint, Rollers, Trays 4 People 4 Hours
Hall Replace 140' vinyl baseboard  Basic Baseboard, Mastic 2 People 3 Hours
Hall, Kitchen, NurseReplace 50 acoustic ceiling tiles;
If new tiles don't match, replace kitchen tiles and 
use useable kitchen tiles in hall		 50 2' x 4' acoustic tiles, step ladder 2 People  4 Hours
Kitchen Replace Exterior Door Carpentry Steel Door 36" x 81" (3' x 6'‐9"), 
Crow Bar, Carpentry Tools 		2 People 2 Hours
Men's Room Rotate toilet, rotate handrail l ADA Handrail, Water Connection, Wax Ring 1 Person 2 Hours
Sanctuary Replace 12 hanging light fixtures 12 Light Fixtures, Tall Ladder 4 People 3 Hours
Secretary Replace rotten ceiling Carpentry Studs, Wallboard, 12' Ladder 2 People 4 Hours
Secretary Remove wooden shelves and bulletin board, Spackle Crowbars, Spackle 2 People 2 Hours
Study Finish suspended ceiling 14' x 2'  Hangers, 4 Acoustic Tiles, 8' Ladder 2 People 2 Hours
Study Install carpet 14' x 20' Carpet, Padding, Tackboards, Carpet Stretchers 4 People 8 Hours
Study Bathroom Install vinyl floor 4' x 4', baseboard, toilet 4' x 4' Floor Tile, Scraper, 16' Baseboard, Toilet, 
Water Connection, Wax Ring 		2 People 2 Hours
Wesley Nurse Remove carpeting, 
install vinyl flooring and shelves (2 racks) 		Flooring, Scraper, Shelves 4 People 4 Hours
Women's Room move partitions forward 1 Ft. Drill (and saw), Partition Extension / Plywood 2 People 2 Hours

Albright UMC

5800 Midcrown
Pastor Neely 210-422-2023

  • Repair gazebo.
  • Create a cactus garden

Trinity UMC

6800 Wurzbach Road
Pastor Devine 210-684-0261
Plant and tend a Victory Garden on the front lawn, to grow vegetables to donate to the SA Food Bank.

Poteet UMC

4TH St and G Ave
Pastor Joe Berkley (210) 833-0192

  • Repair stained glass windows (7) approx 34" X 8' each.
    • Scrape and re-caulk.
    • Paint.
    • Place cut plastic over windows.
    • Workers 3-7. Detailed work on ladders.
  • Repair window casings
    • Closed in windows with paneling in back of church have rotted (4) approx 34" X 8' each.
    • Replace rotted pannels with new wood 2 X 4's.
    • Cover 2 X 4's with black house sheathing siding in each window space.
    • Cut and nail metal lath in window spaces.
    • Plaster lath.
    • Paint.
    • Workers 2-4 carpenters on ladders.
  • Repair parking lot.
    • Clean cracks out with air compressor or broom.
    • Tar poured into cracks. (cold tar)
    • Workers 3-10 people. Could be messy. Need gloves.

Jefferson UMC

758 Donaldson Ave
Ed Valentine (210) 385-6014
Paint interior parsonage.

Aldersgate UMC

503 Kayton Ave
Nell Chesslen -534-4086
Convert bathrooms so they are handicap accessible