Construction began in September 2025.

The construction timeline is estimated at 18-24 months.

We are continuing to meet each Sunday with two morning worship services and one evening worship service. Services are held in the Fellowship Hall, which seats over 300 in worship seating set-up. The pulpit, baptismal, Lord's Supper table, and piano have moved to the Fellowship Hall.

The Fellowship Hall along with kitchen, new restrooms, Loft, and foyer will remain open throughout the duration of construction — both on Sundays and during the weekdays. Regular weekday events are continuing. Set-up/take-down normally occurs on Fridays (to convert from table seating to worship seating) and again on Sunday evenings (to convert from worship seating to table seating).

The sanctuary and most of the old building will not be accessible for the duration of construction. However, the foyer, Library, and new Nursery will remain open on Sundays only. These spaces will have to be accessed through the main foyer from the outdoors and may not be accessed directly from the Fellowship Hall. The existing corridor that contains the old Nursery, Resource Room, and old restrooms will be closed for the entire duration of the project.

The site and majority of the parking lot will remain open. The exit drive, front yard, and a few parking spaces will be used for construction staging and will not be accessible. All congregational traffic will enter and exit via the existing entrance drive.

The new sanctuary seats 658.

Our Session believes a church of 400-600 is both small enough to be well shepherded and also large enough to be self-sustaining with a full complement of ministries plus extra energy for fruiting and for scattering seed across the Kingdom. We do not seek to grow, nor do we seek to restrict growth, but we do seek the Lord's will. Thus far, His clear providence has guided us to a site that continues to be well suited for our current size and also allows ample growth in worship space. This space may be used to accommodate more worshipers — whether new members, visitors, or perhaps even a group who wants to build strength to prepare for a future church plant. We will not turn away worshipers.

Absolutely. We do not plan to plant a church in order to curtail growth, but if God brings people who have a desire to plant in our region, and if He brings men who are willing to lead and pastor that plant, we will be delighted to harbor them, to build them up, to enable them, and to support them in a church planting mission.

We don't know. The Lord brings growth, and the Lord also restricts and removes numbers. The Lord only knows. Some congregations lose attendance during a building process, while others remain unaffected. A new sanctuary may attract scores of new visitors, or it may not. Regardless, it is prudent to build a sanctuary that fits both our current congregation well and also has ample room to grow. Our entire site is fit for 600, and all of the Fellowship Hall, bathrooms, kitchen, and grounds are designed to accommodate 600. The new sanctuary affords 658 seats for our current congregation of 477 attenders on average today. This allows a 38% growth in worship attendance if needed. We are currently growing at 3.5% over the past year.

Yes, the side aisles provide for 64 overflow chairs.

Yes. The Fellowship Hall, new restrooms, and kitchen — and all areas except the children's classrooms — are all already sized to support accordingly.

The project includes two new children's classrooms, representing a 50% increase in classroom space.

The project includes an enlarged nursery that is divided into two sections — one for infants and one for toddlers — providing more functional and quiet space. A secure check-in desk restricts view in and out of the nursery.

Our parking lot has 194 spaces. Architects expect three people per vehicle. Thus, our lot is technically sized for 582 people. However, our current parking lot usage exceeds the three person per vehicle average. This may be due to the two morning services, for which families drive more than one car. Regardless, this project adds several new spaces along our exit drive. If this increase is not sufficient, we have two further options: (1) Our site allows for an additional parking lot below the main entrance parking lot, or (2) Friendly Avenue Baptist has graciously offered 114 spaces in their lower parking lot (directly across Jefferson Road) indefinitely.

Yes, the plans add a second entrance and narthex to the sanctuary. This will dramatically reduce flow through the halls and the current foyer.

Yes! The greeters will have a coat closet with hangers right by the new main entrance doors.

Yes. A janitor closet will be located centrally and will incorporate the "breaker boxes."

Yes. All new areas will be pre-wired for security and AV.

Yes. With the increasing number of weddings in our congregation, we are adding a dressing room, which will also function as a convenient "family restroom" each Sunday and throughout the week.

Yes. A prayer room for the pastors and elders will be located to the left of the chancel.

A Deacon's Room for Lord's Supper and other supplies will be to the right of the chancel.

Yes. A Cry Room will be located at the back corner of the sanctuary and will have easy access to the family restroom in the hallway.

The sound equipment will be securely located in the new Resource Room with mobile monitoring. Worship service streaming will be able to capture piano and congregational singing.

Acoustical and lighting engineers have fully evaluated the plans and advised.

Yes. They are cushioned and upholstered for comfort but also for acoustical sound absorption.

The sanctuary offers main floor seating, ADA wheelchair seating, and "quieter" seating in the balcony.

Yes. These elements are part of the heritage of the church.

With just regular budgeted giving, the loan pay-off is 12 years.

The loan would be paid off in under 7 years.

$844,502. Initial giving over the next two years is most impactful. An additional $1 million reduces the total interest of the project to $488,087 — less than 6.7% of the entire project cost.

Absolutely! Please join in prayer right away, and click on the “GIVE NOW” button or the “MAKE A PLEDGE” button on this page to support this effort financially.

Our Treasurer Eric Ostertag would be happy to advise. All gifts to the church and building fund are entirely confidential.