We expect you may have questions so we have put together a few key questions for review below:

1. Why Now? Is this the best time to do this?
   • Considering the current global economy, this is a logical question. Yet, the work of God does not occur only when WE think the timing is right. We are called to be wise stewards of God’s entrusted resources regardless of the season. Our church leadership’s decision to move forward with this project today was not arrived at lightly or quickly. With an original church building over 80 years old and our current facility (former gym) nearly 30 years old, maintenance costs are rising exponentially. Combined with our tremendous growth in both adult and child attendance, our current campus is inadequate to our mission and vision. Ultimately, we believe now is the best time because this is where God is leading us.
2.  $11.5M is a lot of money! Couldn’t God use this better elsewhere?
   •  It’s OK to ask this question! Think about it this way: how would the global church grow without local investments? How would you equip people to serve remote places without local ministries to send them?

     More Specifically, consider the missional opportunities in our own backyard. Pew Research says that in the 80 years our campus has existed, over 30% of the U.S. population has left the Christian faith. If these trends hold, less than a third of our neighbors will identify as Christian within the next 30 years.

     With rising construction costs across the nation, we recently obtained insurance replacement assessments for our current campus. If we had to rebuilt it with no improvements, we would still spend $4M+ to stay exactly as we are today! The fast-paced revitalization of the surrounding East North Street community has left our campus behind. Rather than confuse neighbors with the inadequacy of our facilities, we want them to hear and experience the beauty of the Gospel.

3. How will this project be funded?
   •  By the generosity of your giving alongside many others.
     Although we are part of the Carolina Conference (a local grouping of Seventh-Day Adventist churches across the Carolinas), we respect that there are currently no established building campaign programs or funds available for existing churches.

     In fact, the majority of our pooled financial resources held by the Conference are normally directed toward missional needs our local churches couldn’t accomplish themselves: running summer camps, education institutions, global evangelistic projects, and even Adventist-operated hospitals. Additionally, pastors, educators, and missionaries are funded through these collective funds.

     While those funds continue making an impact globally, we are asking our local communities to give sacrificially to a project that we trust will create not a mega-church but a mega-impact.