Share the Vision

Share the Vision - the name says it all. Our church stands at the threshold of new challenges. God is calling us, in faith, to new perspectives of ministry. Sharing the vision is all about faith in God faith that God calls us, faith that God will lead us, faith that allows God to work miracles in us and through us.

What are We Building

The key components of the new building are as follows:

• Worship \ conference \ banquet space which will seat over 600 for worship or 400 for banquets, supported by a fully equipped kitchen
• New infant and toddler rooms and welcome center for parents
• New children's worship space
• New adult meeting space seating up to 150, supported by an expanded kitchenette directly across the hall.
• 60 new parking spaces

Construction has begun. Find updates and important information about safety and facility use here.

Why are We Building

While the building committee continues to work on the physical plans, the pastors, program staff, ministry leaders, and elders continue to work on the ministry plans for the new building. We have spent a great deal of time this year seeking out how these new facilities can further the Kingdom of God and make us more effective at reaching out beyond our walls? We believe that God will use this space by:

• Increasing Capacity - Whether thru watching visitors turn away from a crowded service, or our facilities not adequately supporting some new avenue of ministry, we sense that God is calling us to build for those we have not yet met, to invite a greater number of people from our neighborhood community into our community of faith, to use the life within our walls to strengthen their life outside these walls.
• Increasing Visibility - New spaces will provide new opportunities to share our space with groups within the community, ministries within the community, as well as increased support for Central's existing ministries. Those opportunities will allow us to engage the local community in new ways and increase our visibility within the community.
• Increasing Ministry - As we intentionally increase our capacity for ministry and increase our visibility within the community, we will be called to respond to a greater scope of needs within our community. As we seek to love God with all our heart, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves, we will be drawn into meeting the practical and spiritual needs of those around us.

How?

There are two big questions that we as the body of believers at Central must answer:

• How will we specifically use our facilities to increase our ministry beyond our walls? This is a question that is answered as we, together, seek God's will and movement in our midst. It is answered as God stirs our passions and imaginations as we seek to serve the neighborhoods around Central. Throughout the Spring, we will be providing congregational-wide opportunities to discuss what we feel God is calling us into as move forward.
• How will the project be financed? First and foremost, the project has been generously supported by your faithful gifts. To date, close to $2,000,000 has been given to the campaign. The Trustees are working out the details on a plan that will allow us to build everything in one phase and not hinder support for daily ministry or overseas missions. More details will be forthcoming as the plans are finalized.

Contact Information

If you have any questions, please contact any of the the following from the building committee:

• Mark Dinnino, Chair
• Les Bley
• Skip Harclerode
• Martha Hylton
• Jim McClure
• Art Moorshead
• Rob Smith
• Mitt Seward
• Bruce Stewart