Build an AI Project Management App for a Church Renovation

I’m 71 years old, retired from owning a large cattle-feeding operation, and fairly new to AI and software development. I’ve discovered that I really enjoy using AI to build practical tools in Replit. My latest project is an app for our church to help us oversee a $13.5 million renovation of a 65,000-square-foot former movie theater into our new church facility. I’m not a programmer or a construction expert, so I’m using AI to help bridge both gaps. I built the app almost entirely by describing in plain English what I wanted it to do, testing what it built, and working back and forth with AI to improve it. The app uses AI to read meeting notes, emails, texts, and general project updates and identify decisions, action items, important dates, budget changes, and project events. Nothing is accepted automatically. I review, edit, approve, or reject what AI finds before it becomes part of the project record. The app also keeps our budgets, documents, meetings, and project history together. My goal isn’t to replace our project manager or construction software. I want to see whether someone my age, with no programming or construction background, can use AI to build a useful tool for helping an owner understand and manage a complicated real-world project. Step-by-step: 1. I described in plain English what I wanted the app to do. 2. I used AI in Replit to build the app based on those descriptions. 3. I tested what AI built and worked back and forth with it to improve the app. 4. I designed the app to read meeting notes, emails, texts, and general project updates. 5. I use it to identify decisions, action items, important dates, budget changes, and project events. 6. I review, edit, approve, or reject every item before it becomes part of the project record. 7. I use the app to keep our budgets, documents, meetings, and project history together.