Rise Up and Build

04/10/08

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"And they said, let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for his good work." Nehemiah 2:18

The notion of “Making Room To Make Disciples” centralizes around Anderson’s vision and mission statement. This project is not just about the addition of rooms to a physical church, its about reaching out to the lost and helping them to find Christ, furthering His Kingdom for eternity. Some of you may be thinking, Making room to make what? …To Make Disciples, but what is a disciple?

A disciple is one who is continuing to trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of their sins and who desires to live in obedience to Him. We are commanded as brothers and sisters in Christ to go and make disciples. Some will respond because the Holy Spirit is pulling them and others will refuse because they want to live their own life.

“Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Matt. 28:19-20

Our Need

God is at work in and through this church! People are “under construction" here ... people of all ages ... discovering and expressing God's grace through relationships with each other and with Christ. Our church family's growth in numbers and in spirit is wonderful, but our growing family is overtaking our means to accommodate ministry. We need to build new spaces where all of that "life-building" can happen. We can no longer do all that we need to do, or all that God might call us to do, with our present space. The proposed addition will provide:
  • Additional classrooms for education programs for all ages
  • More space for worship services, with flexibility to grow
  • Additional space for nursery, and making that space more secure
  • More space for fellowship and special event activities
  • Rehearsal space for our wonderful music ministries for all ages
  • Flexible space for our expected continued growth
  • Additional parking for our growing family
  • Additional storage space and restroom access
How can we meet such needs? We need our people to grow along with our church. We need our sense of commitment to grow along with our growing ministries. We need each person to discover his or her own calling, his or her part, within the calling of the church. We need you, and what only you can do. We need a church family full of faithful disciples who are willing to Rise Up and Build. 

Our goals are:

  • to extend our ministries.
  •  to provide facilities that meet the needs of our church family, both now and for the future.
  •  to look for God's guidance and direction, seeking the ways in which God wants to work through each of us.
A Challenge goal requires not equal gifts but equal sacrifice from our whole church family. Only you can give your part. Every gift is important.

A Celebration goal is stepping forward in faith, a testimony to God moving in our hearts and in our lives, leading each of us, and all of us together, to accomplish more than we imagined.

What is our financial challenge?
Individually, the challenge is for each of us to find the unique ways we can help achieve our goal for our church. For some it means a weekly or monthly offering beyond our current support. For others it means giving a tangible asset to the church (stock, bonds, property, etc.). For still others it means transforming time, talent or ability into a financial gift to invest in the future of the church.
 
Together, we want to go beyond the "milestones" set to gauge our commitment progress.
 
Expanding the Vision
  • ENOUGH SPACE for all of our needed classrooms: children, youth, adult and older adult Sunday school classes, plus our many other special study classes
  • ENOUGH SPACE for music ministries of children, youth and adults
  • A SECURE NURSERY to keep our babies and toddlers safe
  • ENOUGH SPACE for our ever-growing church family dinners
  • ENOUGH SPACE for large gatherings and special events
  • ENOUGH SPACE for our growing worship services
  • ENOUGH FLEXIBLE SPACE to develop new ministries in response to the needs of our church family and our community
  • WITH ADDITIONAL SPACES available, who knows what new directions God will send us? Share the Vision will continue as we move into our expanded home.
What Can YOU Do?
Pray constantly -- Seeking God's will is the foundation. Pray for our church and our ministries. Pray that God will enlighten the eyes of your heart to know the hope of God's calling.
Get involved -- See what is happening and what God is doing in the church! Learn everything you can about our ministries, our building plans and God's vision for our future.
Share your faith -- Take this opportunity for worship and for study to deepen your faith. The entire church family is on this journey! Listen for and learn from the faith of others. Share what you are learning; encourage others with what you are excited about and with how you see God at work in your life and in the life of this church.
Make your own prayerful decision -- Turn your prayers and faith into action. Make a giving decision that honors God and that is right for you. Faithfully and joyfully join your gift to the gifts of the entire church family.

 

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