We are pleased to announce that Mr. Greer Gunter will be joining our Northminster support staff as our Facilities Manager beginning February 23, 2026. Mr. Gunter holds an Industrial Technology degree from Mississippi State University, as well as various field-related certifications. He has worked over the past 14 years in contractor and facility technician roles, supervising and assisting in facility maintenance and repair work, and managing day-to-day tasks in facilities operations.
Background:
The Northminster Building Maintenance Committee, in collaboration with the Personnel Committee, identified during the summer of 2025 the need for an individual to be on-site to manage and tend to our facilities and grounds daily, and for this individual to possess specific qualifications and experience. This led to a collaborative effort in formalizing a detailed job description outlining the primary responsibilities for this new position.
As you may recall, the Personnel Committee provided an update to the congregation last fall on the church’s intent to seek and hire an individual with specific qualifications, recognizing this new position as different from the sexton position.
While our search was just getting underway for the newly identified position, Mr. Simeon informed the church of his intention to retire from his position as sexton at the end of 2025. After some reflection, it was decided not to hire a replacement for the sexton position and to incorporate some of the items performed by Mr. Simeon into the new Facilities Manager position, and consider alternatives for other duties previously performed by the sexton.
One of the more visible incorporated items our Facilities Manager will perform is assisting with assembling and staging furniture (tables and chairs) and equipment for church services and programs, including special events, weddings, and funerals.
We do anticipate that we will now begin performing a number of facility-related items and projects in-house that we previously were dependent upon outside vendors to perform, and in doing so, we also recognize that there are some tasks that may have been previously performed by the sexton position that may now be outsourced or performed by others. In particular, we are making arrangements to tend to the Great Hall and kitchen.
Regular cleaning of all facilities will continue to be carried out by Prewitt Contract Services, Inc., as has been our practice for the past several years. Presently, Prewitt is on-site Tuesdays and Thursdays (and as of recently, Saturday afternoons following activities by our friends from Beth Israel). The Facilities Manager will be responsible for ensuring all interior spaces are clean and maintained.
In keeping with our bylaws, and as with all support staff of the church, the Facilities Manager will be supervised by the Pastor in conjunction with the Personnel Committee. Given the uniqueness and specialization of this staff position, the Facilities Manager will receive direction and support from the Chairperson of the Building Maintenance Committee regarding the position’s primary responsibilities.
Facilities Manager Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Chairperson of the Building Maintenance committee and coordinating with the Church Office Manager and Senior Pastor, the Facilities Manager ensures that the worship space, auxiliary buildings, and grounds of the church are properly maintained, safe, and welcoming. This role involves routine upkeep, preventative maintenance, and timely, high-quality resolutions of facility-related issues to uphold the church’s sacred and community-focused mission.