Providing accessibility for all people is a moral issue. We want all people to have access to what we offer in Christ’s name. Our faith calls us to a compassionate response and service to all.

No. The last project though rightly called a “capital campaign,” was done in-house and was a fundraising effort to pay for a pre-determined project to be completed regardless of money raised. We will limit expenditures for this campaign to the amount pledged by our people. If this means we are unable to complete all five facets of the A Place for All vision, we will focus on the top priorities.

Yes. But mornings in Waxahachie are pleasant about 9 months out of the year, and the average number of rainy days is small. The space will function as a hub for many other types of gatherings besides just Sunday mornings. While it is not included in this phase of our planning, the possibility exists that it may become a covered space at some time in the future. 

We ask that you don’t. This campaign seeks to raise funds in addition to our normal operating expenses. It’s important that we continue to fund our present mission and ministry. 

Yes, but only one or two classrooms. We will seek to make best use of Funday School’s scheduled breaks, but at least a couple of their classes will be displaced for a time. We will do whatever is possible to help their ministry to continue to operate.

There are several next steps, in this order: finishing architectural drawings with input from our staff and church leaders, gaining permits, receiving competitive bids, and then completing the work. Most of these can be done in short order, over the next couple of months. Supply-chain and building materials acquisition are matters beyond our control. If all goes well, we expect to begin within three months of the capital campaign completion and hope to complete the work within 10 months’ time. 

Yes, the work will impact our ministries. However, we will seek to stage the work such that there is always an alternate location for classes to meet. For example, we’ll move upstairs classes to the FLC during renovation of their areas and move FLC classes to the main building when that space is under construction. 

We hope to raise between 2.8 -3.5 million dollars or more over a three-year giving period. $2.8 million is the amount required for the “absolute essentials of elevator, skybridge, and FLC upstairs completion” (items 1 and 2 of the listed priorities on pg. 9 of Campaign Guide). Everything over 3.5 million will go to reduce our existing debt.