The Greater Vision

Last Sunday was a historical moment for BridgePointe Church. For the first time in almost 10 years, we took a step forward out of our mobile condition towards a more permanent home. What a day! On that day, we stood on the shoulders of great leadership teams, countless hours of work, hundreds of stand out volunteers, and the dedicated hearts of the BridgePointe family. You, BridgePointe, are the reason I dream about the future. 

The Arnold Mill facility we occupied last week for our worship center on the lower lot, and the facility for the Pre-School on the upper lot, is intended to be an intermediate step towards a greater vision. Our greater vision is to occupy a larger warehouse unit at the upper level parking lot, directly across from the Foundry. This business park with its’ ample parking, proximity to popular Downtown Woodstock, agreeable owner,  and cost effectiveness of starting with a primitive warehouse are attractive features. We believe we could build a future with many options for growth at this location.

Of utmost importance, the larger warehouse would allow us to have our Pre-School environment under the same roof as the worship center. The Elementary School facility would then be in close proximity at the Foundry. We have a value for family that we want to reinforce and our kids facilities would be an upgrade from anything we have experienced before. Our intention is to bring the offices at the Foundry into the warehouse and turn the existing offices into the small group areas for the kids. Having us all in just 2 facilities on Sunday morning, right next to each other, would be ideal. Although we are grateful for the intermediate worship center and Pre-School facility, having three separate facilities on Sunday morning is not the best long-term option in making things practical for families and attracting guests on Sunday, which is a primary value for us.

So, as we spend the next couple of weeks settling in we are at the same time preparing a presentation to cast an informative vision for the bigger picture. Our two signposts in going forward will be to demonstrate strong and consistent giving in our weekly offerings and to raise the needed dollars for the basic and entry level build out costs. 

But for now - we want to celebrate the moment with genuine gratitude for God’s hand over BridgePointe and the incredible resilience of this church family to move forward!  Our current Sunday series, “One Small Step for Man” is designed to stretch our faith and belief that God does great things through us to draw close people close to Him. Come this Sunday and receive a small keepsake to remember this important milestone. 

We’ve made history. Now let’s envision the future!