Building For Eternity update: We are in the home stretch!
August 30, 2010: Building work is proceeding at rapid pace and we are on target for our December 15 move-in date. Interior stud walls are up. Most of the outside walls have been covered with block and brick finish, and electrical wiring is proceeding. Soon the interior drywall will be going up.
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Pray for the workers - that through this project they may come to know Jesus. Pray that the building is completed on time and on budget.
Other prayer requests:
Pray for finances. We need funds to cover cost increases incurred since the original plans were drawn up four years ago.
Pray for speedy completion of the building. Our target date to move in is December 15.
Pray for the safety of those working on the building.
Pray for wisdom for the building and finishes committee. They have been meeting regularly since January. Pray for wisdom in their decisions.
Next event: Join us on July 25 after each service to sign your name and write scripture verses on the walls and floor. The Royal Rangers will provide food from the grill.
WHY A NEW BUILDING?
Monmouth Worship Center has long outgrown our current building located on Rt. 79 in Marlboro. We are short on parking spaces, classroom space, office space, seating capacity and event space. Due to commercial zoning codes in place, the current building cannot be expanded any more than it already has. The only way to expand is to construct a new church building from the ground up.
WHAT WILL THE NEW BUILDING PROVIDE?
In terms of raw data, the new building will provide:
39,000 square feet of total space (double our current space)
Seating capacity in the sanctuary for 800 people (up from 490)
300+ parking spaces (up from 145)
17 meeting / classrooms
9 offices (up from 4)
Larger fellowship hall / multi-purpose room
Expanded nursery and pre-K rooms
Larger prayer room
The building will also have a hospitality room, food bank room, and four bathrooms. The building can also be enlarged in the future as the need arises.
HOW MUCH WILL THE PROJECT COST?
The current cost is $12,187,000, a typical cost for a project of this size. This includes the land already purchased, all of the site work, construction of the building and mortgage payoff. We are paying for this through the sale of our current building (a contract has been signed), funds the church has saved, the Building For Eternity fund and a mortgage.
We just completed the three-year BFE Stewardship Campaign, which netted the church approximately $1.8 million. We need to raise $200,000 to complete construction on the new building.
WHAT WILL GROW WITH THE NEW SPACE WE HAVE?
Everything! The new building will not only accommodate more church members and larger Sunday services, but also allow expansion of our existing ministries and help new ministries get started.
