FAQ #2 - Why Do We Need A Building?

PostedThursday, September 10, 2009 @ 1 PMByBuilding Blog AdminTaggedNo tags

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 goal. It also makes continuation and expansion of ministries a real possibility by removing renter’s constraints.

We have no desire to spend the money a building would cost but there is a reality that to carry on effective ministries you need certain resources such as volunteer leaders and workers, an effective location to hold the ministry and at times funds to carry out the ministry.

Our ministry is beginning to face real obstacles to growth due to a lack of facility. We can see that our current rental agreements will handle our ministries for the next year but beyond that we have serious doubts that some of our key ministries would fit in the available rental buildings.

Plus renting is always a high risk. For example, did you know that our Sunday rental of any school is 100% conditional on the Principal of that school and that they could for any reason give us notice that we have to be out in 1 month and there is nothing we can do about it? And did you know that only two schools in the city currently fit our needs in terms of size of auditorium, availability 52 Sundays a year, on-site storage and want to rent to a church? They would be Oakridge and Banting and Oakridge had another church move in as renters after we left so only Banting meets all our needs - options are very limited. And if we can’t rent a school where can you find a building that has a good auditorium which will hold 500-600 people, have lots of open rooms for children’s classes, has a big lobby for the mingling that happens and have parking for all our cars … and wants us in for 52 Sundays every year?

Renting is a great option from a cost perspective but is a very high risk option and the risk is escalating as we grow.