The Lord is growing His church in our assembly at Grace! Lives are being transformed. We have scheduled a baptism for Sunday, June 15th after the morning worship service. If you are prepared to follow the Lord in public testimony to your faith, please connect with Pastor Adam or myself.
Our numbers are growing…AND we have an abundance of very cute shorter-than-average humans in our children’s ministries! I’m sure you’ve noticed that space is tight on Sunday mornings. Numerous folks have to sit in the Gathering Room to engage worship by video. So…here’s the good news:
After many months of planning team meetings, interactions with representatives from all the ministries in the church, board deliberations, expert insights from our resident architect, several meetings with our contractor, and numerous times back to the architect’s drawing board – we have an expansion plan that is board approved, and are preparing to present the information to the church! With a little more fine tuning, research, and well-crafted graphics from the architect an information meeting is scheduled for Sunday, June 22nd at 6:00PM.
We are confident that this plan will meet the stated needs of the congregation – three specifically: 1) a larger auditorium, 2) secure nurseries near the auditorium, and 3) a larger fellowship hall with an adjacent kitchen. This project is by far less costly than previous plans, and we have the funds to get started on the first phase right away. The entire project will take about ten to eleven months to complete through a series of three phases. The first phase will be new construction on the north side of the current building (behind the auditorium platform) that will house all the offices and a spacious kitchen. The second phase will open up the downstairs (rooms 1, 2 & 5) to create a spacious Fellowship Hall. The third phase will be renovation of the upstairs and will create a spacious auditorium with restrooms and nurseries nearby.
This expansion will count on the generosity of the church. While we believe this presents an economically feasible plan, it will require funds to be raised while the project has already started. Numerous resources are being explored also, but we are counting on God’s people to seek the Lord to provide where He guides. Please be before the Father’s throne to humbly seek His face in this matter. We pray that His Spirit will grant His people clarity and unanimity along with generous hearts.