May 2023 Update
PRAISE THE LORD!! 2023 is an exciting year for our journey to BUILD more room for God! Things are really happening! God is bringing more people to our church and to our Ministries to people outside our church.
Did you know that in some Sunday 11 a.m. services we are turning more than 50 children away due to lack of space? Did you know that each week our New Canadian Friendship Centre (NCFC) is turning away 15-20 people who are desperate for English classes, and some of this is because we are out of space! Our morning ESL classes are so full people are overflowing into the auditorium and the foyer of our current NCFC facility!
Our estimated Fall 2023 opening can’t happen soon enough! And this year as we celebrate 10 years of ministry to new Canadians, the NCFC is growing into the Centre for the City which we hope our Ministries to new Canadians will move into this Fall.
Seek God about how He may be calling you to give or to serve! Our expansion will provide more space for more people to come and find Jesus, but will we have the people to serve them? Whether God is calling you to serve new Canadians, or the next generation of Canadians at, there is a place to serve here at CSC! We will also need an army of people to help us move Children’s Ministry equipment and supplies to the new expansion on July 29 and possibly 30th. Seek God for whether one of these opportunities is for you, save the date if you can help and stay tuned for more information coming soon about BUILD volunteer opportunities and other ways to get involved with your church.
These are this month’s top construction updates:
- Acoustic ceiling panels and light fixtures have been installed in the gym.
- Glass for balcony railings has been installed throughout the expansion.
- Ceramic floor and wall tile has been installed in all new washrooms.
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- Painting of doors, door frames, window frames continues. All open ceilings have been painted.
- Tracks for moveable walls are in the ceilings.
- Connections between the existing facility and the expansion are being developed, including the expansion of the chapel.
- This summer we will be installing a second entrance to the south parking lot from 38 Ave.
- All three elevators in the Central Campus expansion have been installed but won’t be operational until inspected just prior to occupancy.
- Interior work continues including steel stud framing, insulation, drywall & taping, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire-spray, lighting, millwork/cabinetry, and primer/paint.
- Final construction work (some landscaping and the pergola) at our Bearspaw Campus will be completed this spring.
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Update Videos
Watch the video below of how God moved through the journey of Luisa from Columbia who came to our New Canadian Friendship Centre for English Classes but found so much more – God and her identity in Him!
“I arrived as an immigrant in Canada and started looking for where I could learn English. I went to the New Canadian Friendship Centre for help. But there was no room for me to take the ESL class at the time. Instead they found me a place in Len’s Bible study group. I thought this was a good opportunity to pray with others in the midst of my life that was full of uncertainty and despair. I look forward to coming to NCFC each week, just for the prayer at the end of class. I began to understand a little about the work of God and who I was to Him. This was a little strange for me because I come from a family with a strong catholic background in Columbia. I went to mass and did good works. Now, I had to humbly accept that I did not know Him and that good works alone would not save me… my life is changing dramatically, and now I put my trust in God”
- Luisa, immigrant from Columbia who was initially turned away from ESL classes due to lack of space. Watch more about her journey!
Importance of Prayer
Prayer of the month
Pray that God will touch all new Canadians, immigrants and refugees who are coming to our New Canadian Friendship Centre for support and friendship. Pray that as we celebrate 10 years of Ministry to new Canadians while growing into the Centre for the City, and moving into our new space next year, that God would make the transition smooth, that more people would come, more volunteers would rise up to serve them and more people would come to discover the love of Jesus.
Visit this link for a full list of BUILD prayer requests for May 2023.
Finance Update
We are grateful for how, through your generosity to April 2023, God has provided $20.4M (Chapter 1 $15.7M, Chapter 2 $4.7M) leaving $5.1M remaining in our Chapter 2 goal. We still have a way to go to reach our goal. Thank you for continuing to pray and persevere with us in our journey to “complete the work,” physically, spiritually, and financially, in the spirit of 2 Corinthians 8:11.
To see where giving is at today, visit here.
The financial plan for the project is available here.
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