Christ the King Center is organized under, and licensed as a non-profit corporation by, the Ohio Secretary of State.  Christ the King Center owns and operates the center and all its facilities.  As any other corporation, it is governed by a board of directors.  Its Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations serves as its legal basis of operation. This and all corporations are put in place to ensure that the entity lives essentially in perpetuity, beyond the lifespan of its founders or board members.

Initially the Board of Directors has 3 members:  Elton Schroeder - President, Don Inkrott - Treasurer, and Karen Homan - Member, and President of the Do Good Restaurant and Ministries in Osgood, Ohio.  As the Center moves into construction and then operation, board membership will expand to 5 and then 7 members.  One member will be an ex officio member; that is seated by Bishop Thomas with full voting rights as other members.

The campus consists of 18 acres.

No.  Blake St. access will be reserved for emergency vehicle entrance/exit.

To minimize construction periods, it is anticipated that both major entities will be built at the same time.  

Yes, as much as possible.

Yes, as much as possible.

The initial preliminary cost estimate for Christ the King Center is between $15 to $20 million.  About 33% of the needed funds are already pledged and committed.  A fundraising effort will begin this Fall to raise the remainder.  Construction will only begin once the bulk of all construction funds are pledged.

Once zoning is approved and property access negotiated, design, permitting and fundraising can begin. Based on this schedule, construction is anticipated to start during the Spring/Summer 2024.

Town zoning & parish approval, and then state and local permits.

No, retreat traffic is generally weekend or evening.  All in all, visitor traffic will effect existing traffic along major village streets by about 10% during dinner hours.  Traffic at morning and after school rush hours will be minimally effected as these times will not be busy influx/outflow times at the Christ the King Center.

No, it will be built with the regulations needed to insure that doesn't happen. The Dead Sea will serve as retention pond to gather area watershed, slowing flow to the Blanchard River.

Only limited manned security will be required.  The buildings and grounds will utilize security cameras to monitor activity. Outside of staffed time periods, buildings will have electronic entry systems.  Christ the King Center will generally attract visitors and clientele seeking a deeper relationship with God, people who are morally upright.

Christ the King Center is responsible for all operating and maintenance costs.

All property improvements, including roadways, are part of the capital cost of the project to be funded by Christ the King Center.

All proposed structures are more than 150 feet inside existing property lines and more than 950 feet from any neighboring home.   

Absolutely not.  The Code of Regulations strictly limits the use to its stated mission.  Further, the Village of Glandorf Zoning Ordinance restricts penal and mental institutions from any parcel within the village including the property on which Christ the King Center is planned.

It is anticipated that visitors to Christ the King Center will invariably purchase food, gas, gifts and supplies from local businesses.  Christ the King Center is not intended to be a competitor to, but an instrument of growth for local businesses as it will attract people to the village.  Furthermore a "Visitor Corner" with a pamphlet rack will be placed in the Retreat House lobby for area businesses to advertise.

In addition to construction contractors and trades having roles during the facility construction, there are opportunities for food service entities to cater meals to the retreat center.  The model employed relies on catering services to provide 3 meals per day, buffet style to the retreat dining hall for reatreat functions.  DoGood restaraunt will provide some meals, but the retreat house will also use other local food service entities to provide varying menue items during retreats. Lunch time sandwiches, pizza, etc.

A small gift shop with books available from the retreats, and Christ the King Center branded materials will be near the lobby of the retreat house.  Visitors will be directed to other full scaled catholic gift shops like the Mustard Seed.

No. Christ the King Center is a separate legal and financial entity.  It is aligned to the Catholic Church, but is not in any way legally or financially connected.

It is proposed that Christ the King Center share roadways and parking with St John's Parish cemetery. The new roadways will connect Church Street directly to the cemetery . Christ the King Center parking lot will be available for funeral use.  The plan also accommodates centuries of cemetery growth.  

Yes. Bishop Thomas is well aware of this project.

Fr. Tony, Fr. Matt, and the parish council have been briefed on this project and will be updated and consulted regularly as it moves forward.

The center will employ about 50 full and part time people.  The staffing will be supplemented with numerous volunteers who will work anywhere from 2 to 15 hours per week.

Employment and volunteerism is always a challenge.  Christ the King Center will employ about 50 full time and part time personnel for key leadership and support positions at competitive wages.  A number of volunteer positions of 2 to 15 hours per week are also expected.  Help will be recruited from the larger area and not just from the Glandorf community.  Faith plays a vital part in this project as it has proven to be for the Do Good Restaurant in Osgood, Ohio and the Spiritual Center in Maria Stein, Ohio.  These entities are in neighboring small towns, much smaller than Glandorf and both have been able to recruit employees and volunteers without adversely affecting other local businesses.

 Yes, all employees who work for the Christ the King Center will pay the prescribed Glandorf City income tax.

Elton and Jeanette Schroeder will be  moving out of their existing house to make room for a retreat dining hall. They have made Glandorf their home and plan to keep it as their home for the rest of their lives.  They will stay in the Glandorf area devoting all their time to the Center for as long as they live.  In fact due to the interest in this topic, they will be building a small caretaker's house on the edge of the existing property.  Jeanette and Elton will live in this house, as long as they are able to serve in that role.

Elton and Jeanette Schroeder will be involved as long as their health allows them to. Christ the King Center is organized as a 501c3 corporation and is registered with the Ohio Secretary of State.  It is and will be led by a board of directors and senior staff members, just as any for-profit or non-profit organization is.  As with any corporation it is organized to outlive the original leadership and to exist for years, decades, millennium.  Its code of regulations (bylaws), as required by Ohio law, stipulates its foundational and on-going operating principles.  

Christ the King Center is organized under Ohio law for the expressed purpose of its Catholic based mission.  It cannot be used as a reform school, senior citizen living, low income housing or any purpose outside that as granted by the State of Ohio.

Yes, be assured that the Village of Glandorf Zoning Ordinance of 1997 prohibits multi-family dwellings of any kind without approved variances.  Further the B-1 zoning as requested for Christ the King Center excludes reform schools, penal institutions, industrial uses, and more.  Senior citizen housing and any multi low income housing is also excluded.  B-1 zoning regulations allow only enumerated specific uses.  (The complete list is on the Village of Glandorf web site).  These zoning requirements pass on to any possible future owners unless modified/aproved by the village council.

This storm water retention area / pond is planned to be located next to an existing pond on the property. It is being designed to normally be a dry retention area that provides capacity to accept, fill, and retain storm water during extreme rainfall events. After these types of heavy rainfall events, it will bleed down the retained water until it is dry once again.