Parking Changes at Calvary
Calvary has engaged a new partner to manage our weekday parking by recent action of the Finance
Committee. Beginning October 1, Xpress Parking will manage the parking in our lower lot (cornered on
Limestone and High Streets) and the gravel lot (south of the former Counseling Center Building along
Rodes Ave toward Maxwell). They will control the parking in these lots 24 hours per day, six days a
week. The church will retain full use of these lots on Sundays as well as Wednesday evenings. Xpress
Parking will take over our list of monthly parking clients as well as monitor weeknight and event parking.
We will announce our plan for basketball game parking in the near future.
There will be no change to the availability of our upper lot, bus lot or paved parking on the church side
of the white house. So, there is no interruption for those of you who park there during the week for
church business, activities or by prior arrangement. However, we do ask that if you are parking in our
upper lot during the week for convenience, please let us know in the office.
We are making this change for several significant reasons. First, the church’s mission is more than
managing parking. Parking has become very time consuming for our staff. Second, we are not equipped
to monitor the lots as needed to maximize their potential. Third, Xpress will take on many of the costs
we currently incur. Fourth, we anticipate an increase in revenue over time. Finally, increased and active
monitoring will improve the safety of our campus.
Xpress Parking provides parking lot management for other churches in downtown, including both First
United Methodist Downtown and First Presbyterian. Our partners at Xpress have demonstrated an
understanding of the unique challenges of church parking lots and are willing to work with us when
additional parking is needed. We will retain access to all of our spaces for large events, even during the
week if needed.
This partnership represents a step forward in the stewardship of our property here in downtown. If you
have any questions, feel free to call the church office.
For non church event parking information including monthly parking, please contact dcrouse@xpress-parking.com