WE PASSED OUR FINAL INSPECTION and got our Certificate of Occupancy! Thank you so much for praying; it really took a miracle for this to happen.
Now that we have the Certificate we can start putting in the lights and furniture! There is so much to be done; thankfully we have tons of help!
Here's my advice for the day: don't start a church and do a building project at the same time! Vince told me that 80% of pastors who start a building project leave their church shortly after it's done. Gulp! I totally understand why! Starting a church is one of the hardest things you can do; doing a building project is insanely difficult. Combining them is just plain stupid!
We made the choice to get the building for a bunch of reasons, primarily the cost. Las Vegas has been hit especially hard by the economy. People are dying to lease their space; even at a fraction of the price. The cost of renting a movie theater on Sunday mornings is just about the same as leasing our own 10,000 square foot space.
We also want to be a church for people who work on the Strip. Most of them work on Saturday night until the early hours on Sunday. They aren't going to get up and go to church. That's why we're starting a Monday night service that's exactly the same as the Sunday morning services. The easiest and most affordable way to do this was to have a space of our own.
I'm glad we made the decision, but it's definitely made things more difficult and stressful.
The kids and I passed out door hangers after school today. I met a girl who asked about using our space for her Mom's group. How awesome would it be to have a bunch of moms meeting in our space on a regular basis?! I guess it's worth it after all!!!!
Thanks again for praying and for all your support!
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