Building Project

The Building Committee decided upon three options for Mountain View Church:

1. Build a new building
2. Purchase a building
3. Expand our current building

Among the options we have in front of us, they have each proven to have their own complications. While we are currently working on improving our current space, we are also prayerfully entertaining the idea of purchasing a property and building a new building that will better suit our needs. The rate of growth we are currently experiencing would lead us to outgrow what we had planned for a building expansion relatively quickly.

As you can imagine, it takes money to make things happen. We trust the Lord to bring the funds that are needed for our daily operations as well as to bring this to fruition. The Building Committee is actively working out ideas for fundraising efforts. In addition to that, Mountain View Church will be dedicating the tithes of the final Sunday of each month to the Building Fund.

Gathering items for the silent auction has begun! Take a look at our booth in the foyer when you come into service.

We will be hosting a Kickoff Event on Saturday, May 2 @ 5:00pm. Be on the lookout for more details concerning that event. 

If the Lord lays it on your heart to donate directly to our Building Fund, you can do that below.

One of our largest issues through our growth has been parking. The dirt lot to the North of our property has been utilized to increase our parking volume. Markers have been placed to designate parking spots, effectively doubling our spaces.

Additionally, we have completed the walkway from the top to the bottom, making the task of parking in our upper lot just that much safer. A railing is being added to those stairs as well.

There are current plans to move the shed that is in the upper lot to provide more parking spaces.

Instead of doing a stage remodel, we have opted into adding a third service. This will save us money as well as resolve many of the issues we are currently experiencing with our limited space.

We are still looking to make early upgrades to our Audio/Visual department. This is something that impacts the way we do ministry NOW. A better system does not just mean we have more stuff going on. It means we have better control of what is going on. This will impact our in-house and online worship. Current plans are being made for building a sound booth in the sanctuary that can house all of the tech equipment.

While it gets nice and toasty in the winter months, it also gets extra toasty in the summer months. We are looking into costs of extra fans or adding A/C to our building.

The ladies got a much needed upgrade to their bathroom recently. It is in our sights to also upgrade the men's bathroom. We will take a closer look at this when things get a bit warmer outside as we would need to utilize port-o-potties.

We are working on preliminary designs for future expansion of our space. Part of this will also entertain what is needed to get the building up to code so that we can overcome that hurdle.

We are engaging in conversations with a commercial real-estate agent to explore the option of purchasing a new property.

One of the larger areas that has been impacted by our growth has been the children's ministry. As we are seeking to make improvements to our building in the interim, a few upgrades have been added to the upstairs classrooms. They now have dutch doors and a new TV has been donated.

In addition to these changes, the A/V equipment is getting ready to be moved to open up more space upstairs. The pre-school room will be expanded into the current office space that is there.