February 28, 2008 by Andy Lunt.

While still disappointed with the delay in getting into our new facility, I’m increasingly recognizing the ways God is continuing to provide for our transition. Over and over again, God is providing the right people in the right places at just the right time.

I ask you to join me in the 100 days of prayer, using each day’s prayer as a means of helping us discern how God is leading us to use these days before our move to prepare ourselves and our church for the great mission God has in store for us in this community.

And, while we’re experiencing a slight delay in completing the Phase 1 construction, we are beginning to see signs that we may be able to move much more quickly to construct the Phase 2 education building than we had previously thought.

While Phase 1 itself will offer us 20% more space than we currently enjoy in all three buildings combined, there are some limitations. Though we’ll be able to seat nearly twice as many folks for worship each Sunday in the large multi-purpose room and use that same space for a variety of activities throughout the week, classes for children and youth will have to be held in rooms that are designed primarily for youth activities. In addition, the music ministry will have to share space in one of the large community rooms, rather than have their own designated space.

Completing the Phase 2 education building will enable children’s classes to meet in rooms designed specifically for their age level, will provide a larger child-care suite designed especially for the needs of infants and toddlers, and provide dedicated space for Glen Mar’s extensive music ministry. In addition, the building will include offices for all staff, as well as for volunteers.

And, best of all, the completion of Phase 2 will enable us to move totally to a single campus, end our lease for which we currently pay $20,000 per month for the Glen Mar Road buildings, and save the costs of paying for utilities and custodial care at that location.

Clearly, being able to move fully to our new site is a great win-win situation for everyone. Over the next few weeks and months we’ll learn more; but it is safe to say that our ability to be on one site depends on a successful stewardship campaign this spring. Already we are taking early steps to assure such a success.

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February 28, 2008 by Larry Resch.

The windows are going in. We are now one step closer to closing up the building and able to start more inside work.

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