This past week, we met with the architect who showed us preliminary renderings of floor plans from what the building planning team had put together with input from various ministries in the church. We made some corrections, tweaks, and some more corrections – overall, we were quite pleased with what was presented.
The “final draft” of preliminary renderings is being composed as we speak. Then the architect will submit the plans to civil engineering to ensure compliance there. Their projected time of presentation with the completed project was in “a couple of weeks” which means we expect that the board will have the full picture and estimated costs sometime in April.
Upon approval from the board, an information meeting will be scheduled to present the whole package to you, the congregation. From that information meeting, we hope to schedule a business meeting for a vote about the building expansion project.
Here is my projection: with all around approvals, I think we should be able to have “a shovel in the ground” by June. The full project – under one building permit – will take about ten months to complete in three phases: 1) new offices & kitchen, 2) downstairs renovation, 3) upstairs renovation & new atrium. We could potentially have the expansion completed by April/May of 2026!
Contributions are being made to our building fund even now. In order for this expansion to become a reality, we will have to raise a good chunk of capital. If you would like to contribute to the building expansion, just write “Building Fund” in the memo line of your check written to Grace Bible Church or choose “Fund - Building” from the dropdown menu when using MyWell. Please be in prayer before the Father for His provision in our stewardship of this project.
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