Several people have asked about the Sandy campus. As you may have learned, we are postponing for a little bit while we get a feel for where we are financially. But here's what we do know:
George and the Elders have been praying about a campus in Sandy for over a year, and feel like that's where we are being directed.
I spoke with Greg Chastain of Fellowship Bible Church in Sandy, and I'm excited to have Abundant Life represented there. He and the other churches in Sandy refer to themselves collectively as "the church in Sandy." They do service projects together, and even all close down for Labor Day to do a service together in the park. Very cool.
One of our Elders, TJ Johnson, has been shopping for a location for our campus for the last 12 months or so. The latest place we've been looking at is the old Galaxy Games just south of 26 as you enter Sandy, by the theater. The lease is too high, and build-out will be expensive, though.
TJ has been focused on a permanent home, but we may need to do "church out of a box," and just rent for the weekend services to save both rent and improvement costs associated with a full-time home.
Our latest thoughts for a launch date are starting to sound like the first of the new year. Please join me in praying for God's perfect timing and resources for this new work!
What about our worship at Happy Valley?! I love Dustin's heart and the new songs he's bringing to us. I had new worship music floating around in my head all day yesterday from the weekend. Thank you all for giving Dustin the opportunity to join the Abundant Life family in worship each weekend.
And what about our new Worship Pastor? Well, in God's perfect timing and sense of humor, our College Directors, Rob and Leslie Hidebrand were vacationing and asked if the worship guy I was talking to was anywhere close to where they were. He is literally just down the street at the church they have visited every year for the last five vacations there! So they connected Sunday!
Please pray over the time these couples will spend together; that God will reveal His perfect will for this family and whether they should join us here at Abundant Life.
Hey, feel free to shoot me an e-mail with anything you wish I would cover in this blog. I'm here to serve, and will share what I can!
Comments