Wednesday, June 16, 2010
"We're almost there!"
Almost a year ago I wrote a blog asking "are we there yet?" I was referring to the launch of our 5th campus. At that time we were looking to launch in the fall of 2009. However, God did not open any doors for us showing us a location and timing.
Instead, He opened the door for the launching of the West campus. We were faithful to His leading and put our immediate focus on the up fitting of the building He made available to us. The West campus was launched on November 1, 2009. All the while, the 5th campus which we felt God leading us to launch in the Lexington/Midway area was still be planned. Actually the plans for this 5th campus have been in works for almost 2 years as we searched for a location and decided on timing.
Well, to answer my year old question...we're almost there! We will be launching the Lexington campus on Sunday, August 29, 2010. We have our Core Team of current HRCC members from other campuses who have committed to at least 1 year of service and support for Lexington. At this point we have 23 Core Team members. We have been meeting as a group since January. We are talking to others who feel led to be part of the Core Team families and individuals. We are also discussing with others who have said they want to support the campus and help with the launch and serve with us for several months. We're calling these faithful volunteers the Launch Team. I will keep everyone posted of our progress and ask that if you have a desire to help us that you contact me at the church.
We have been looking at many buildings over the past year but nothing has opened up in a manner which clearly indicates to us that "this is the place" God has selected for us. We are continuing to look for a building and when the time is right and we feel that God has shown us the location and timing, as he has in Denton, Kannapolis and West, we will we react. So while we wait for that revelation of location, we have decided to launch the Lexington campus as a "portable" church. This is how we launched the Denton and Kannapolis campuses.
We will launch in the banquet and meeting wing of the J. Smith Young YMCA in downtown Lexington. We have almost 6000 square feet of space and will have 3 rooms to use, one as the worship area, others for Kid's Club and nursery and welcome area.
I will use my blog to provide updates of our progress towards launch. We ask that you keep these plans and efforts in your prayers. Again, if you want to help in any way, please contact me.
In Christ,
Mike
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