Building Update
Building Funding Update
- The interior painting is completed! The exterior paint will start soon (weather permitting).
- Outside, the curbs around the parking lot are being installed this week.
- Inside, the water fountains, toilets, and interior lights are getting installed.
Building Funding Update
- The playground has been funded! Thank you for your generosity! It is going to be a huge blessing and place of fun for the children.
- KITCHEN/COFFEE - Goal: $70,000. All giving to the "Unlock the Space" Fund is now going towards the Kitchen and Coffeeshop. What this will include:
- Prep Kitchen
- It will have sinks and a commercial dishwasher. It will have counter
space and storage along with fridges and freezers. - It is designed to be a full commercial kitchen in the future. All the plumbing and electrical is prepared for this. We will build it out further at a later date. To start, though, we have to have a prep kitchen for our daycare to move in.
- It will have sinks and a commercial dishwasher. It will have counter
- Coffeeshop
- We will continue to serve free drip coffee on Sundays.
- And we are going to open a fully operational coffeeshop. We will sell espresso, smoothies, and light snack items.
- All the proceeds from the coffeeshop will go into our Global Impact Ministry! This will support our international ministry partners like Deliverance church (and school/orphanage) in Kenya, the Bible translation work in Papua New Guinea, and the missionary pilot support services in Uganda.
- Coffeeshop Seating
- This includes funds for the seating around the coffeeshop and fireplace area. Life groups will love meeting in this space.
- How to Give
- Visit our Give webpage or app. Select the "Unlock the Space" Fund. Everything given to this fund will go towards the Kitchen and Coffeeshop.
- Prep Kitchen
- Financial Update - March
- March Giving: $108,172 (projected: $122,489)
- FYTD Giving: $1,011,958 (projected: $1,209,005)
- FYTD Giving to Build Fund: $695,635
- Budget – Member’s Dinner and Annual Meeting
- Our fiscal year begins on July 1. The Elders have approved the budget for next year, and we will vote on it at the Members’ Dinner. This year, we have rolled the annual meeting into the Members’ Dinner. This will be a joyful night of celebrating what God has done here this year and looking forward to the coming year.
- Copies of the budget will be available the next two Sundays at the Connection Center.
FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions on the New Building
How are we doing overall with the funding for the new building?
Great! The construction of the new facility is fully funded. We have had several unexpected additional costs, mostly from the county requiring we add the turn lanes and a fire suppression system. This required us to continue to raise funds for the finishes of the building (paint, décor, furniture, technology).
What is the total cost of the new building? How are we funding this?
- This is a $12m project, broken out in these areas:
- Land: $700k
- Design/Engineering/Land Prep: $500k
- Building Construction: $9.5m
- Finishes/Technology: $1.3m
- How we are funding that:
- $2.3m net profit from property sales
- $3.7m in cash has been raised so far
- $6-7m loan depending on continued fundraising
When will it be completed?
- Construction is scheduled to be done in early June.
- First Sunday – early July or perhaps even late June!
What parts are we helping with?
Landscaping, final cleaning, décor, moving in, and components of the technology build out.
What will our service times be?
Great question. It depends on what our attendance is later this spring. We want to be at or below 80% capacity in our services, so we have room for growth. We will most likely have two Sunday services in the new building.
Will all of the building be finished when we move in?
- Most of it. That largely depends on what we are able to fund before we move in.
- We will have additional landscaping to complete and small projects to finish around the building.
- For our daycare to use the space, we need the kitchen to be useable as a prep kitchen. We have it designed as a full commercial kitchen and all the plumbing/electrical is installed for this. It will take an additional $150k to finish as a full commercial kitchen. We will work towards completing it as a basic prep kitchen to start and add the full appliances later.