Praise the Lord! We are so excited to finally be land owners!  Our new property is located on Yankee Street between Lyons Road and Spring Valley. We love this location! It is only a few minutes from our current facility and it is just a few short minutes from I-675 making access to our new facility very easy.

We have been incredibly busy taking care of buying property, securing zoning approval through our township, and closing through the bank on our new property. We have also been busy developing plans for the new facility. This is going to provide a permanent home for The Gathering. Without question, God has been directing our steps from the inception. We have tried on several occasions to follow other paths where many churches around the country have gone. We looked for buildings to convert. We looked at leasing in plazas. We have looked at all types of options. In every case, it seemed so clear that God was saying stay put.

So, we began to look for a piece of property where we could build a building. We thought we had finally found it. We began to take the necessary steps along the way to purchase the property. At the last minute, it became another of a ‘long line’ of closed doors through the oddest of circumstances. What we knew in our hearts and discovered over time was that God was steering us where He wanted us to go. A property that we would have initially wanted, but was out of our ability from a financial point of view, had been sitting there all along. Because the timing wasn’t right, neither were the terms. However, as God was teaching us, He was preparing our property. We were blessed to be able, at the right point in time, to purchase these combined properties in an even better location at a greatly reduced price – all the while making it fit into our budget. Yeah God!

As God so often does, He uses our journey…the joys and the pain, the problems and the set-backs, the victories and the valleys to teach us how to trust Him. He is always good and always provides for His kids. We are so excited and thrilled that He has shown uncommon grace to us. He has continued to change lives in our midst with some of the most extraordinary stories you can believe. What a mighty, awesome God we serve!

Shortly, we will be showing you plans and drawings for our new facility. On March 30th we will have a Gathering Get Together at 5:30 at the Rec Center. Mark your calendar now and make plans to come and see what God has in store for The Gathering!

March 11, 2008

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