O that men might praise the Lord for His
goodness and His wonderful works to the children
of men.
Psalm 107:21
It
is amazing to observe God's wonderful works in
providing for His church in ways that we would
never expect. For many years, we had endeavored
to purchase land to the west of our church
property for expansion purposes. However, in
2012 God provided land for us to purchase on the
east side of our property. Tallmadge's Overdale
School went up for auction in June 2012 and we
teamed together with Cornerstone Community
School to make the purchase. We were able to obtain
approximately 1.2 acres for our needed
expansion. Following the purchase, an expansion
committee was formed to develop a building
concept to meet our current and future needs. An
architect was retained and worked with the
committee to create preliminary drawings of our new
structure.
We
would like to thank God for His provision and
for the growth we have seen as a church, not
only physically, but spiritually as well.
In an effort to create more opportunities for
worship, ministry, and education at Faith Bible
Fellowship, construction began in 2017 on a new
sanctuary.
New Beginnings
After celebrating our 35th anniversary of Faith
Bible Fellowship in October, 2019, we met for
our very first service in the new sanctuary on
December 15, 2019. After much prayer, waiting,
and construction delays over the course of about
two and half years, our congregation joined
together and worshipped together for the first
time in the new building. Both of our Pastors,
Les Sutherland and Jeremy Music, shared the
first sermon in the new building together, which
you can listen to below. It was a wonderful
service, commemorating where we had been as a
church and what we looked forward to in the
future.
Sailing the High C's
Pastor Les Sutherland & Pastor Jeremy
Music | Various Scriptures
Sunday, December 15, 2019
Future Plans:
The
work is not done! While we are excited to be
using our new facilities as a congregation,
there are some projects on the horizon:
The old sanctuary at FBF is currently vacant
and unfinished. We will be discussing and
praying about the future of our old
structure and what we should do to utilize
the old sanctuary as classroom space, etc.
Our congregation enjoys fellowship in our
new spacious lobby before and after
services. We will be moving forward with
some extra touches to complete interior
decorating.
Our Need:
While this entire process has taken longer than
expected, we anticipate that God will do great
things and open more doors for the Gospel and
ministry to believers in the future. As we move
forward, we ask for your continual prayer as our
church leadership continues to discuss and move
forward in the future.
Pray for smooth sailing as we take on extra
projects to complete the expansion project.
Please pray that the project would not only
go smoothly, but that our church would be
unified and drawn closer to the Lord in the
process.
Ministry takes dedication. As we continue to
serve the Lord, we need helpers in our
various ministries
as well. To learn more about how you can be
involved with our various ministries,
please contact the
church office (contact number
here).
David Pelligra and Architects, Inc. handled architecture and renderings of the
expansion and remodel of Faith Bible
Fellowship's existing structure.
Early
Renderings:
Front view rendering:
Expansion is attached to our existing structure.
Click the image for a larger view.
Rear view rendering: Additional classrooms, new
sanctuary, expanded parking, and more.
Click the image for a larger view.
