We've learned a lot over the past two years. We've learned that money is fleeting and family is first. We can't always keep the things we have but as long as we have our families we have all we need. Many of us have learned to relax a little bit more and not take life so seriously. As a church we've learned that planning isn't futile but it has to be flexible. When God gets ready to make a wholesale change in the way we think and live we either change the way we think and live or we miss out on what God wants to do next. So we've been changing the way we think and live.
The good news is while we couldn't completely anticipate what God was going to do two years ago the preparations we made allowed us to move along almost seamlessly without having to go back to the drawing board. Our greatest need was space for worship on Sunday mornings and now, added to it, space for our student ministry to meet on Wednesday evenings. The easy change at that point was to forgo building a Sanctuary that we could no longer afford and instead build the Student Ministry Building, that was meant to be last, and let it double as an Expanded Worship Area. And that brings us to the purpose of my blog today.
If you creep around the back side of the Education Building today you will see what we have been waiting so long to see...progress! The Student Ministry/Expanded Worship Building is currently under construction. As of today the asphalt and concrete have been removed, the site graded and formed, pipes laid, gravel poured and by the end of the week a foundation should be in place. The estimated time for the building to be dried in is eight weeks. I will keep you posted on the progress from week to week.
We currently have enough money to dry in the building with approximately $20,000 left over. The second phase includes finishing the inside to the point of obtaining a certificate of occupancy. It includes dry wall, carpet, insulation, sprinklers, lights and HVAC. At that point the Student Ministry will move in and begin using the facilities. The second phase will cost approximately $120,000 meaning we will need to raise $100,000 in addition to the $20,000 we will have in hand to allow the building to be usable by our Student Ministry. Phase three will be the final phase which will include extra lighting, sound and simulcast system allowing us to begin using the building as an Expanded Worship area that will house approximately 280-300 people. This phase will cost around $110,000.
We need you to do something for us to make the dream a reality. We need you to pray and we need you to give. This is something, with God's help, that we can accomplish together. The building itself will be exciting but the joy will come in knowing that we aren't giving up on reaching the community around us for Christ, no, we are moving forward full steam ahead. We believe God has greater plans for us than we have ever dreamed up on our own and we are following Him. In Hebrews 11:6, 2 Chronicles 16:9, and verses scattered all over the Bible we are reminded that God desires to reward and strengthen those who follow Him with all of their heart. Seek Him with all of your heart and ask God if He would have you be involved in the work He is doing at FBCL.
I love you guys and look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Don't forget to invest in someone this week and invite them to come connect with God. Ronnie is beginning a new series on being the "salt of the earth" and I promise you don't want to miss it.
In Him,
Daniel Godfree
Executive Pastor
dgodfree@fbcloganville.org
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