Building For Eternity update: Construction has begun!
Monmouth Worship Center is about to enter yet another era in our rich history… constructing and moving into a state-of-the-art church building on Vanderburg Road, Marlboro, NJ.
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.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
Right now we need prayer – pray for a smooth closing, pray that the building and finishes committees make wise decisions, and pray for our new neighbors, that they will come to know Jesus through us.
Go and see the new property – the foundation is poured, the steel frame is up, and the exterior studs are in. If you have not been to the new property in the past few months go and take a look.
Give – we still need to raise $200,000 to finish paying for the new construction. We will continue to receive our building offering each month on Sunday mornings.
Check out the photos of the new building on our website. – go to www.monmouthworship.org and look for the Building For Eternity tab on the About MWC menu.
