Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV has issued a report with the regretful news that construction on the new monastery church has been brought to a halt. In mid-July, it was discovered that the general contractor had not been paying his subcontractors.
After attempts to resolve the issues in good faith failed, the monastery reluctantly decided to terminate the contract. It has retained legal counsel and is currently in the process of identifying and paying all debts owed to subcontractors and suppliers. This is a necessary step to move forward. They are also searching for a new general contractor to take over the job.
The previous general contractor is disputing the termination of the contract, despite having failed to pay obligations to subcontractors and suppliers and forcing the monastery to satisfy his debts to avoid subcontractors and suppliers placing liens on the property. The attorneys are working to ascertain all relevant information (including hiring an expert to assess the total value of work done on the project to date), and will be advising the monastery on how best to proceed in this matter.
The brethren apologize sincerely to all of the many people who have contributed toward the new church, and want to assure everyone that they are doing everything in their power to rectify the situation and get construction back on track. The monastery will share further updates as soon as it can. Please pray that God will help the monks through these difficulties and bless the construction efforts going forward.
