Construction Update

Grace Family,

After 3½ years of prayer, planning, waiting, dreaming, revising, and trusting God’s direction, the time has finally come!

We are incredibly excited to share that Grace Methodist Church has approved the final Construction Documents, and construction of our new facility has been cleared to begin. Our Construction Team is expected to mobilize on our site next week!

This is a tremendous milestone in the life of our church.

When we look back over the past 3½ years, we can see that this journey has been about so much more than constructing a building. It has been a journey of faith. There have been seasons when progress seemed fast and others when we wondered why we were still waiting. There have been changes to plans, budgets, timelines, engineering, site work, and even the vision for how our Phase 1 facility would serve our growing church.

But through it all, God has been faithful.

Our Building Team has worked diligently through every stage—from site preparation and engineering, to architectural design, financing, permitting, and the many revisions necessary to create a facility that will serve not only the needs of Grace today, but also the ministry God has planned for our future. The project has continued to move forward one milestone at a time, and we have repeatedly seen God's timing and provision at work.

To our Grace Methodist Church family: thank you. Thank you for your prayers. Thank you for your patience during the seasons of waiting. Thank you for your generosity, encouragement, excitement, and willingness to trust God's plan. Thank you for continuing to believe in the vision and, even more importantly, continuing to believe in what God can do through this church.

As we shared earlier in this journey, sometimes God's timeline is different from ours. Looking back, we can see blessings that may have been missed had we simply pushed forward on our schedule.

And now, after all those months and years of preparation, we are moving from planning to building!

Soon, there will be equipment on our property. Soon, foundations will begin to take shape. Soon, steel will rise into the sky. And before long, we will be able to walk through the doors of a new home for Grace Methodist Church.

But let's remember what we are really building.

We are not simply building a church building. We are preparing a place where people can encounter Jesus, where families can grow in faith, where disciples can be made, where children and students can discover God's love, and where generations of people can gather together to worship our Lord.

So as construction begins, let's celebrate—not just because a building is finally going up, but because God has been leading us every step of the way.

We are grateful for the past 3½ years. We are grateful for every person who has played a part. We are grateful for every prayer that has been prayed, every dollar that has been given, every hour that has been invested, and every word of encouragement that has helped carry us forward.

And now we look ahead with great excitement and great expectation.

The plans are approved.
The team is ready.
The site is ready.
And God has brought us to this moment.

Grace Methodist Church—it's time to build!

Please continue to pray for our Construction Team, architects, engineers, contractors, church leadership, and everyone involved as construction gets underway.

Most of all, let's continue to pray that this new facility will be used mightily by God to reach people, make disciples, serve our community, and proclaim the Gospel for generations to come.

God has been so good to us.
God has been faithful through the waiting.
And we cannot wait to see what He does next!

Praise be to God!

David Watson,

Trustees Chair