Here we go! In the coming weeks, look around the parking lot at church. You’ll start to see the fruits of our Share the Light capital campaign starting to grow.
Have you ever walked in our parking lot at night after it rains? If you’re lucky enough to be able to see where you’re going, you need to watch out for the puddles! Starting next week, we’ll be making improvements to help make a difference. We’ll be installing new light fixtures to brighten up the space, installing a new drainage system, and repaving the front apron (area by the road). We are not going to repave the entire lot at this point, because we would need to do it again after the heavy equipment from construction. We’ll wait and do the whole lot after completion of the multi-purpose community space.
Thank you for your patience. There’s been a tremendous amount of progress made over the past several months, but it’s hard to see, touch, and feel most of it. Hopefully, you’ve seen the conceptual drawings that have been displayed in our Gathering Space of the sanctuary renovations and new multi-purpose community space. In addition to taking feedback from the congregation and adjusting our plans, we’ve also received zoning approval from West Chester Township. We’re excited that it is time to make those plans a reality!
With the conceptual plans now completed for the addition and sanctuary, we are headed into the construction documents and administration phase. The purpose of this phase is to complete the formal drawings, which will be used to secure funding from the bank to bridge us, while we continue to collect campaign commitments, and then we’ll get estimates and bids. Our target is to finish this documentation and administration phase before Christmas and hoping we can break ground sometime in the March or April timeframe for the new space!
Thank you for your faithful prayers and financial support of the Share the Light campaign. We are excited about what God is doing both in us and through us, as we share the light and hope of Jesus Christ with the world.
Looking ahead,
Greg Hasselbeck, Share the Light Guidance Team
Share the Light is our 3 year (June 2018 – June 2021), $1.1 million-dollar capital campaign to expand and update our facility for mission and ministry.
The project specifics include the design and construction of multi-purpose community space (estimated $382,000), design and installation of a sprinkler system (estimated $85,000), a drainage system, grading, and curbing in the parking lot (estimated $227,000), and sanctuary renewal (estimated $100,300). A tithe, campaign fees, and architectural expenses will also be included in our project total of $1,100,000.
If you would like to make a pledge to the Share the Light campaign or make a one-time gift, please contact our Financial Manager, Donna Harvey (