New to Harvest?
Welcome to Harvest Bible Chapel
Our Purpose
Four Pillars
Worship, Walk & Work for Christ
History
Service Times & Location
What Should I Expect When I Visit Harvest?
Photo Tour
Leadership
Church Structure
Staff
Elders
How to Know God
What We Believe
Doctrine
Specific Issues
Church Membership
Baptism and Communion
Charismatic Movement
Church Planting Philosophy
Counseling Philosophy
Creation, Evolution and God’s Sovereignty
Eternal Security of the Believer
Process of Sanctification and Maturity
Spiritual Warfare
Sufficiency of Scripture
Women in Ministry
Worship
Plugging In
News
Blog - Info, Ideas and Insights
Events
Calendar
Partnership (Membership)
Constitution(PDF)
Join a Small Group
Group Requests
Work for Christ
Give to Harvest
Contact Us / Feedback
Submit Prayer Request
Ministries
Adults
Small Groups
F.O.C.I.S. Groups
Congregational Care
Benevolence
Families
Children's Ministry
1. Workers Page
2. 0-24 Months/ 24-35 Months
3. 3 Year Olds/ 4 Year Olds
4. 5 Year Olds to Grade 3
5. Grade 4 & 5
Student Ministry
Young Adult Ministry
Missions & Prayer
Local Missions
Prayer
Evangelism
Compassion
Gospel Outreach "GO" Teams
Global Missions
Romania 2012
Church Planting
Future Facility Plans
Worship Ministry
Sunday Support
Creative/Media Services
Operations
Setup Team
Parking Lot Ministry (PLM)
Finance
Technical Services
Media
My Story
Photos
Videos
Newsletters
Harvest London eNews
Harvest Students Newsletter
Sermon Audio
Weekly Messages in English
Weekly Messages En Espanol
Subscribe to our Podcast
My Harvest
Login
How to Use This Website
Administration
Share
Delicious
Facebook
Twitter
What if God Does... - Entries from September 2009
Home
-
Ministries
-
Future Facility Plans
-
Blogs
-
What if God Does...
-
What if God Does... - Entries from September 2009
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #7 - How Much Land Is Needed and Why This Much?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 9 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
We would like a minimum of 10 acres and preferable around 15 acres. That may seem like a lot to many people as churches have traditionally built on...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #20 - Will Having A Mortgage Prevent Harvest London From Providing Quality Ministry in London?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 9 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
One of the reasons we set a goal of praying for a minimum of 50% down on all building costs is to ensure we don’t hurt our ongoing ministry by...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #20 - How Long Will It Take to Pay Off a Mortgage On A New Building?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 9 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
Depends on how big the mortgage is. Our goal would be to pay it off as soon as possible so repayment would be a priority in all future budgets until...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #18 - Our Family Doesn't Have Much Money; What Can We Do To Help?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 9 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
First of all – the primary way we will accomplish this goal of having our own home would be to pray. So we can all pray. Start now, pray daily, pray...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #18 - What Can I Do to Help Harvest Raise Enough Capital?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
Currently we have raised about $120,000 in the growth fund. Some of that was some of what we had saved as a church and reallocated to this fund and...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #19 - How Much Money is Needed to Move Forward With Purchasing Property?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
We have announced that we would not like to spend above $750,000 for land. And all along our commitment has been to not place the church in a...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #17 - Can Harvest London Afford to Build?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
On our own – no! With God’s provision – absolutely! It is that simple. We will need to raise at least $450,000 to buy land assuming the cost is...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #15 - What's the Total Budget for the Entire Project?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
With the significant growth God has graciously brought Harvest London we now need almost double the building size we needed when we began our search...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #12 - Who Will Oversee the Entire Project?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
As with all ministries of Harvest London the Elders team oversees our building process. The elders realize the importance of empowering leaders who...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #13 - How Soon Will Harvest London Be Building or Moving to a Permanent Home?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
As soon as possible – that is the short answer! We would love to move this fall or next spring but since nothing is on the horizon a more realistic...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #9 - What Are the Challenges With Finding Property in London?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
The city has defined a growth boundary within the city – think of it like a big circle they drew around our city – inside (at times way inside) the...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #10 - How Much Does Land Cost in London?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
L and well inside the growth boundary – like on Wharncliffe Road or Southdale Road or in the Massonville area, Oxford street, Veterans Expressway –...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #11 - Has Harvest London Found a Piece of Property to Building On?
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 8 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
We are constantly looking for property but to be honest there is just very, very little available in London which meets our minimum needs. We need at...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
11
th
2009
FAQ #14 - Why Don't We Just Rent or Lease a Building
Posted
Friday,
September
11
2009
@ 7 AM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
We have looked at leasing and have decided against it based on cost. For example the building that The Brick used to be in at Wharncliffe and...
More
Thu
Thursday
Sep
September
10
th
2009
FAQ #8 - Why Can't We Just Buy a Warehouse or Other Existing Building?
Posted
Thursday,
September
10
2009
@ 2 PM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
We have actively looked at existing buildings to buy and continue to do so. There are several reasons why we think building new is best and here they...
More
Thu
Thursday
Sep
September
10
th
2009
FAQ #16 - What about just renting or leasing?
Posted
Thursday,
September
10
2009
@ 2 PM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
Normal.dotm 0 0 1 358 2045 Harvest Bible Chapel London 17 4 2511 12.0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Our lease with Banting High School...
More
Thu
Thursday
Sep
September
10
th
2009
FAQ #5 - How Does Renting Affect Ministry @ Harvest?
Posted
Thursday,
September
10
2009
@ 2 PM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
We know some people won’t come to a church that meets in a school because it doesn’t seem like a real church so we assume our attendance will go up...
More
Thu
Thursday
Sep
September
10
th
2009
FAQ #6 - What Are the Possibilities If Harvest London Had a Permanent Facility?
Posted
Thursday,
September
10
2009
@ 1 PM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
Straight up answers is who really knows! God has graciously grown us and there aren’t many churches running over 400 in attendance that don’t even...
More
Thu
Thursday
Sep
September
10
th
2009
FAQ #3 - What's Involved With Setup Each Week At a School or Rental Location?
Posted
Thursday,
September
10
2009
@ 1 PM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
We have faithful crews which arrive at 7am every Sunday and start hauling boxes out of storage and then setting up equipment, hanging banners and...
More
Thu
Thursday
Sep
September
10
th
2009
FAQ #4 - Why Not Continue Renting A School?
Posted
Thursday,
September
10
2009
@ 1 PM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
Only 4.3% of churches in Canada have over 350 regular attendees (according to 2003 survey conducted by Outreach Canada). Therefore, most church...
More
Thu
Thursday
Sep
September
10
th
2009
FAQ #2 - Why Do We Need A Building?
Posted
Thursday,
September
10
2009
@ 1 PM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
We don't have a "home". Even though bricks and mortar don't make the church a permanent home solidifies us as a group of believers focused on one...
More
Thu
Thursday
Sep
September
10
th
2009
FAQ #1 - Is Harvest London Growing?
Posted
Thursday,
September
10
2009
@ 1 PM
by
Building Blog Admin
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
By God’s grace yes! In 2007 God grew us by 21% over the previous year. Last year, 2008, we grew 25% over 2007. And in the first 6 months of this year...
More
Fri
Friday
Sep
September
4
th
2009
Frequently Asked Questions Series
Posted
Friday,
September
04
2009
@ 11 PM
by
Jon Sodeman
Tagged
No tags
0 comments
Add comment
Now that Harvest London has settled into our new temporary home, it's a good time provide you with some updates regarding the search for a permanent...
More
Recent Entries
New Facility Website
May 1, 2011 Family Chat - we bought land!
FAQ #7 - How Much Land Is Needed and Why This Much?
FAQ #20 - Will Having A Mortgage Prevent Harvest London From Providing Quality Ministry in London?
FAQ #20 - How Long Will It Take to Pay Off a Mortgage On A New Building?
FAQ #18 - Our Family Doesn't Have Much Money; What Can We Do To Help?
FAQ #18 - What Can I Do to Help Harvest Raise Enough Capital?
FAQ #19 - How Much Money is Needed to Move Forward With Purchasing Property?
FAQ #17 - Can Harvest London Afford to Build?
FAQ #15 - What's the Total Budget for the Entire Project?
Archive
March 2012
May 2011
September 2009
June 2009
March 2009
January 2009
December 2008
What if God Does...
If you're wondering what's happening with the Harvest London Facility search and building process, stay tuned. This blog is your source for regularly updated news and information regarding our search for a permanent home for Harvest London.
Connect with Harvest
New to Harvest?
Welcome to Harvest Bible Chapel
Service Times & Location
What Should I Expect When I Visit Harvest?
Leadership
How to Know God
What We Believe
Plugging In
News
Events
Partnership (Membership)
Join a Small Group
Work for Christ
Give to Harvest
Contact Us / Feedback
Submit Prayer Request
Ministries
Adults
Families
Missions & Prayer
Future Facility Plans
Worship Ministry
Sunday Support
Creative/Media Services
Operations
Media
My Story
Photos
Videos
Newsletters
Sermon Audio
My Harvest
Login
How to Use This Website
Administration
© Harvest Bible Chapel - London
Powered by iMinistries
Church Website CMS
.