Christ the King Center is organized and licensed as a non-profit corporation by the Ohio Secretary of State.  Its Articles of Incorporation and Code of Regulations serves as its legal basis of operation.  As any corporation, it is a public entity governed by a board of Directors who provide strategic and operational direction.  All its assets are owned by the entity, not by its directors or employees.  Christ the King Center, as other corporations, are put in place to ensure that the entity lives essentially in perpetuity, beyond the lifespan of its founders or board members.

Christ the King Center Board of Directors has expanded from its initial 3 members to 6: Elton Schroeder (Glandorf, OH) - President, Angie Kuhlman ( Miller City, OH) - Treasurer, Deacon Don Inkrott (Glandorf, OH),  Karen Homan President Do Good Restaurant and Ministries in Osgood, OH,  Father Eric Kaufman (Mansfield, OH), and Adam Schnipke (Ottoville).  As the Center moves into construction and then operation, board membership will expand to 7 or more with one member being an ex officio member; that is seated by His Excellency Bishop Daniel E. Thomas with full membership voting rights.

The proposed campus consists of 18 acres at the edge of Glandorf, presently the homestead of Elton & Jeanette Schroeder, with a few adjacent acres presently owned by the Catholic Church.

The proposed entrance will be off Blanchard Ave, west of St John the Baptist Cemetery.  

To minimize construction periods, it has been planned that both major entities would be built at the same time.  As planning matures, or a phased construction be advisable, the priority will be the retreat center. 

Yes, as much as possible.

Yes, as much as possible.

The initial preliminary cost estimate for Christ the King Center is $15 to $20 million.  About 33% of those funds are already pledged and committed.  Delays are sure to impact the project cost.  A fundraising effort will begin once the project receives approvals and permitting  to raise the remainder.  Construction will only begin once the bulk of all construction funds are pledged.

Once zoning is approved, design, permitting, and fundraising can begin with construction soon after.  A Letter of Intent with the Catholic Church is in place for property access through property they own.  

Glandorf Village zoning and then state and local permits are required.  A specific agreement with the Catholic Church, aligned to an existing Letter of Intent, will be worked out to provide access though the adjacent Church owned property.

No, retreat traffic is minimal (a few cars).  Retreats usually begin evenings and often end on Sunday.  All in all, the restaurant could affect existing traffic along major village streets by about 10% around lunch and then dinner hours.  Traffic during school commuting hours will be minimal  as these times will not be busy influx/outflow times at the Christ the King Center.

No, it will not have an adverse effect on flood waters. The planned Dead Sea will serve as a retention pond, not only for Christ the King Center runoff but also for water runoff from neighboring farm land, slowing flow to the Blanchard River.

Only limited staffed 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 and not disposed to criminal activity.

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.

The property being proposed is at the eastern edge of Glandorf along the Blanchard River, not far from its northern edge.   It is isolated from neighbors by farmland toward the village of Glandorf to its west and south.  All proposed new structures are greater than 150 feet inside existing property lines and more than 900 feet from the nearest neighboring home. That is, the nearest new neighbor will be more than 2 ½ city blocks away from any new structures.

Absolutely not.  The Code of Regulations strictly limits the use to its stated mission.  Christ the King Center does not and will not offer any onsite prison ministries, nor is it a drug treatment/rehabilitation facility, a penal institution, nor any type of reform school. .  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 God fearing 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.  Christ the King Center relies on catering services to provide 3 meals per day, buffet style to the retreat dining hall for retreat functions.  DoGood restaurant will provide some such meals, but the retreat house will also use other local food service entities to provide varying menu items during retreats; lunch time sandwiches, pizza, etc.

A small gift shop with books and materials relevant to retreat even, 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 could share roadways and parking with St John's Parish cemetery.  Christ the King Center parking lot will be made available for funeral use.  The plan also accommodates centuries of St John the Baptist cemetery growth.

Yes. Bishop Thomas is well aware of this project.  He has expressed his enthusiastic support for Christ the King Center to be built as proposed in Glandorf.  In a  letter to the Village Council he stated, “It is clear that such a pioneering and forward-thinking proposition would hold multi-faceted benefits for our diocese, the local parish, and the local community at large.  The spiritual and material fruits that could come from such a center, would make concrete the spiritual and corporal works of mercy not only for members of the Catholic Church but for every retreatant, visitor, and resident.  Christ the King Center has the potential to transform lives for the good, enlighten minds and hearts in truth and offer an encounter with beauty.”  He goes on to say, “It is my sincere hope that those of good will who consider this endorsement might keep

an open mind to promising possibilities which we may not now foresee but which the Holy

Spirit may have in store for the Glandorf community.”

Yes, Christ the King Center has been discussed with Fr Matt Keller, and prior to his assignment, Fr Tony Fortman.  The parish council has also been briefed several times going back to November 2021.  The Church and Parish see the need for it and are supporting it. In April, 2024 Saint John the Baptist Church restated their support for Christ the King Center to the Glandorf Village Mayor with a Letter of Intent to allow access through Church property to the proposed Christ the King Center campus. The Church and Parish will be consulted regularly as Christ the King Center project 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 be obligated to pay the prescribed Glandorf City income tax.  Specific employment positions and pay scales are not yet determined, but the payroll could be about $500,000.  At the present village tax rate, Glandorf will be entitled to collect $7500 annually in payroll taxes!

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 hope to  stay in the Glandorf area devoting all their time to the Center for as long as they live.

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 always 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, millennia.  Its code of regulations (bylaws), as required by Ohio law, stipulates its foundational and on-going operating principles to be aligned to its original spiritual endeavors.

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 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.  These zoning requirements pass on to any possible future owners unless modified/approved by the village council.

Yes! 

First of all, the development plan is for the campus to be built and then operated with no long term debt.  Construction will not be initiated until the bulk of the funding is committed from donors.  The financial inflow/ outflow plan is such that positive cash flow is maintained during construction.  Then the operating business model is that receipts will always cover operating expenses.  Thus financial risk is mitigated throughout the life cycle of its existence.

The confidence in this arrangement is based upon the proven operational feasibility of two closely related proven enterprises; The Spiritual Center of Maria Stein and the Do Good Restaurant in Osgood.  Both have been in successful  operation for years; the retreat center since 1999 and the restaurant since 2019, even surviving COVID at its start up. We can be confident that Christ the King Center will successfully thrive for decades.  It is highly probable that it will impact Glandorf in very favorable ways; spiritually, culturally, and economically now and for generations to come.

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.  The nearby elementary school also has a small retention pond which is generally dry.