January-April 2025:
- Plans were made and finalized with Station 19.
- We held Town Hall Q&As (view one of those here).
- We prayerfully voted on April 27 and received a 97% approval rating to move ahead with the facility project totaling $3 million dollars.
May 2025:
- We asked the congregation for an initial campaign pledge.
- That initial pledge amount totaled $1.1 million.
- You can still participate in our three-year giving campaign, by filling out a pledge card in person or online.
June-August 2025:
- We refreshed the children’s wing with the goal of moving all of our children into one wing of the building. Painting was completed thanks to dozens of volunteers, and new carpet was installed throughout.
- Read our July and August construction updates.
Fall 2025:
- We are working closely with Langer Construction and Station 19 to finalize plans and obtain building permits.
- Our finance team is securing construction financing.
- We are continuing to pray that God will provide $2 million so we can finish this project debt-free! Please join us in praying and giving.
- Read our September and October updates.
Winter 2026:
- We have officially raised over $1,000,000! With over $500,000 in outstanding pledges, we are halfway to our goal. Praise the Lord!
- Unexpected HVAC updates delayed the finalization of our engineering plans, delaying construction by a couple of months.
- We received the final construction plans from Langer Construction on February 13. They began the process of getting bids from subcontractors and getting permits from the city on February 17.
March 2026:
The permit and construction loan process took place in March and we continued preparing to move out of the construction area.
April 2026:
The construction loan closed on April 7. Demolition began a few days later.
May-July 2026:
Demolition and structural work began, followed by structural and framing work. Our old building gave the contractors some headaches, and we had a few delays as we waiting for some additional structural steel to be put in place.
August 2026:
We had plumbing, electrical, and mechanical teams on site during most of the month of August working hard to complete "boring" essential stuff before we could move on to the fun stuff like walls and flooring. Framing and drywall began at the end of August.
September-October 2026:
Painting, ceilings, tile work, and many other finish touches will be put in place from now through the end of October.
November 2026:
If all goes well, the last of the flooring will be completed at the beginning of November and we can start to move back into our newly renovated spaces!
