Church Family,

Our building fund currently sits at $420,989. I pray that you are as encouraged as our elders are. This number represents a combination of gifts given specifically to the “building fund” as well as our ability, in a season of low expenses, to apply excess tithes and offerings as well. Thank you so much for your continued faithfulness and generosity.

The elders have decided to proceed with constructing a building with only the cash we have in the bank and not pursue a loan from the bank. Because of this, we are currently only building one building for the purpose of having a multi-use gathering space for ARCC to meet throughout the week. We would hold events for youth, men's and women's bible studies, gospel communities, men's steak night, women's breakfast, etc., while still meeting at the YMCA for Sunday morning worship. We are calling this building Phase One.  After completing this Phase One, our goal is to build a separate worship center building so we can fully move from the YMCA on Sunday mornings. We are calling this Phase Two.

To clarify further, for Phase One we will build the entire building during construction, however we will only be finishing-out and using the front lobby for cost reasons. We will only occupy this front portion of the building while the back portion will remain unfinished. The future plan for the unfinished portion of the building to turn it into children's classrooms, and will be finished-out during Phase Two construction. Our current efforts and money will be going towards finishing the lobby as a usable and comfortable meeting space.

While we have good intentions and plans laid, we are still in need. We are looking for help from the  body of ARCC to carry out Phase One. Specifically, we are looking for skilled laborers, contacts for major trades (plumbing, electrical, HVAC,), help for discounted materials (paint, flooring, light and plumbing fixtures, cabinets, etc.).  However, if we are able to get financial donations, this will help enable us to hire out the major trades and cover our other costs listed above.

We are currently still waiting for approval from county Fire Marshal for permits. We hope to have that as soon as possible. Once we get the Fire Marshal permit, we will be able to start construction. We are hoping to begin building later in 2026!  Be sure to follow the ARCC podcast for more updates.

In June of 2022 we purchased a little over 9 acres of land right off of 1604 just past Potranco right next to Flix Brewhouse.  We were meeting at the Courtyard Marriott at the time and decided to take on a smaller project up front that would allow us to use the limited funds we had available to produce something that would give us opportunities to make this space our own and use it for special family gatherings.  We decided to build our “back porch” first.  We recently invited our people to join us out at “The Porch” for Christmas Eve and then Good Friday.  This space has created many other ministry and outreach opportunities as well.  In short, we have already had a small taste of the goodness that comes with having a permanent place to call home.

Last year the Lord moved us from the Courtyard Marriott to the YMCA at 151 and Potranco.  That move was providential for many reasons with one of the primary ones being the extreme reduced cost for rent.  The children’s space is great and our relationship with the Y has been very encouraging.  God is good to get us where He wants us in the present, but we also believe that He is setting us up to begin to prepare for the future.

We believe that we are in a place and in a season where we are ready to begin running hard towards building a building that will become our “home”.  There are quite a few steps that need to be made before we can even break ground. Many of those have already begun to play out.  We have very gifted men completing the administrative, architectural, and engineering tasks necessary to be ready to move dirt. Thank you so much for your willingness to be a part of this next season in the journey for ARCC to be a home for the community for the sake of discipleship for the mission of planting churches all over the world.