How Big is Phase One Going to Be? We are going to build approximately 10,000 square feet.  This will include a large lobby, which will double as a coffee area, a warming kitchen, a bookstore, bathrooms, an auditorium that will seat 200, and a preschool facility that will double as offices and Sunday school rooms.  Also, on the first phase we will have a playground for our children and those attending our preschool.

How is our Building a Great Heritage Capital Campaign going? Very good under the circumstances.  We have commitments of $287,000 promised over a three year period with over $80,000 having come in already.  This is a very difficult period for many people during this recession.  Many people have either lost their jobs or have been cut back.  Some are behind and others are ahead.  We are confident that everyone is going to meet or exceed their commitments plus we have new people in the church who are going to be joining us soon.  Please do not feel condemned if you are behind, it is alright to catch up as you get your jobs back on track.

Substandard Road Analysis (SRA): One of the items that is holding up our project is the SRA evaluation of Livingston Road from US 41 to County Line.  Pasco County is requiring our church to hire a special engineer to determine Livingston Road’s ability to support increased usage by a new church being built.  It was a $10,000 project that we were going to have to pay for.  A great praise report is that an apartment building north of our property, who is also building on our road, is paying to have this done.  They have done all the work and are negotiating with Pasco County on their findings.  When done, we will be able to piggy back off of their finding at little cost.  The results will determine how much “proportionate share” we will have to pay into a “superfund” to fix roads in other parts of the county.  At some undetermined time in the future, Pasco County will upgrade the road in front of our church.