Hi everyone. It's been awhile since I blogged so I thought I would update those of you who are curious as to what the future holds in store for our WH location.
We've been meeting at Anthony Wayne High School since Easter 06. Hard to believe we're coming up to our 2 year anniverssary. It has been a true blessing from God having our 2nd CedarCreek location meeting out here. But the question keeps coming up, "When are we going to get our own permanent place to call home?"
Most of you know that part of our 2-year "Beyond Our Walls" (BOW) campaign that we kicked off the end of 2006 includes purchasing land to build our own facility someday. We have had a deposit on 10 acres in what's known as the "Whitehouse Square" which is on Rt. 64 just north of Finzel accross from the canery.
Recently, we have been in weekly contact with the devolper about the possibilty of building a facility sooner than excpected and still controlling our cash flow by leasing it initially from them and then buying it out a few years later. We're already paying a good chunk of change to AWHS so it might make sense. The money that comes in for BOW for the land could then be used to furnish out the auditorum and kids classrooms.
We're hoping to know what we're going to do with this proposal in the next serveral weeks. This is a huge prayer request to say the least.
I caution those of you earger beavers who have been hopeing and waiting for our own place to be careful not to spread rumors that this is all going to come to pass. It's on the table and so far, we like the idea but still there's lot's to discuss and work out.
More updates as I get them. By the way, if you're reading this and have not visited us, stop by and check us out at AWHS and be sure to introduce yourself to me.
Steve Hutmacher, AKA "Hooty", lead pastor, WH