Meals

Meals & Breaks Guidelines
1. For the retiree crews, the local church is asked to furnish 1 or 2 meals per day on the days the
crew works (usually Monday through Friday) for the workers and their wives, depending on the
churches ability to do so. This usually is a light lunch (for instance, sandwiches and/or soup) and a
hot meal for supper. (Often other local churches will provide some of the meals if the church or
Associational Director of Missions contacts them.)

Volunteer Christian Builders will provide for their own breakfast and breaks. For non-retiree
summer crews, breakfast may be requested. We strongly encourage the local church members to
sit down with us for food and fellowship at all meals and breaks. We have a devotional period after
each morning break.

Garbage bags should be available to dispose of paper plates, plastic ware, napkins, and cups from
meals and breaks.

2. The church is asked to furnish ice for meals, breaks and drinking water at the work site.

Miscellaneous Guidelines

1. If cherry picker, forklift or front-end loader is available from a church member, this will save
time and work for the Volunteer Christian Builders if they do not have to set trusses by hand.

2. If equipment is available to off-load lumber, shingles, sheet rock, etc., it is very helpful.

3. Check with several suppliers of materials for best prices. They can also help determine
quantities of materials for you. Often suppliers will “throw in” two or three cases of nails if
requested when the lumber is ordered (if you request such nails, please ask the VCB Crew Leader
what type nails they will be needing prior to requesting them.)

4. The installer of the HVAC will need to coordinate ductwork installation prior to sheetrock work.

5. The Baptistery to be installed should on site by the first day of construction.

6. It cannot be over-emphasized that materials must be on-site prior the to start of construction.
Most churches and suppliers do not realize how fast a truckload of material can be used in framing
up a building with a crew of 20 men.

7. We strongly encourage church members to be a part of the construction crew.

8. The ladies are generally willing to join with members of the church to participate in other
ministries such as projects to benefit community ministries.