russhutto
10-18-2007, 01:27 PM
Hey all,
Please be in prayer for us here at "The House"
Situation: We've been meeting in a theater for the last year and a half. The managers were kind enough to allow us to store the majority of our equipment for ALL departments on-site. We have 2 crews that either set-up or tear down each morning that consist of about 4 people each.
One of the managers just recently said that he was "unaware" that we were storing our stuff there at the theater, and that we would have to stop. He cited liability issues for his staff and facility, etc. (which is understandable).
BUT, we have MILLIONS of dollars of insurance that would cover just about any occurrence (theft, injury, etc). So that "liability" issue is kind of moot.
Anyways, it was just odd that after so long he finally became "aware" that we were storing stuff there.
Where it leaves us: Basically, if he doesn't change his mind, we will have to bring in and set-up EVERY area of ministry each Sunday from off-site. Problem is, we just moved to 2 services, so the "set-up" crew comes in early and sets up attends the early service and then is free to leave. We have a separate crew that comes in to the late service and tears down afterwards.
Each of the other main areas of ministry (Kids and Nursery) have a HUGE amount of set-up and tear down associated with their respective ministries as well, so basically we'd have to almost quadruple the number of people to come early and/or to stay late, which if you know anything about getting people to "serve" in this capacity isn't the easiest thing to do.
Our other option is to relocate. Which is kind of the stinky option because it has been going so well where we are. BUT in the big picture I'm leaning more towards this option if we're able to find a better location.
We do have some prospects, but we need God to work through the people who "control" the locations. One is one of the city schools performing arts center (which rocks, by the way), but the school system has a 3-month time limit on how long churches can "rent" their facilities, so we'd need that to change.
The other option is one of the cities "auditoriums"...It's a nice big space with several rooms that we could house our nursery and kids spaces in (which is HUGE).
The costs of each of these places would be about the same as leasing the theater.
One other option that would be miraculous if it worked out is the abandoned Winn Dixie building that sits right next to our current storefront office/teen facility. The owner lives in California and has a ridculous sell price attached to it. We're pretty sure God wants him to donate it to us, haha:D.
Thanks, for your prayers! We need some resolution in this issue and we need it fast. We've had the top 2 sundays of the year in visitor attendance the last 2 sundays and we'd hate for something like this to derail our momentum.
Please be in prayer for us here at "The House"
Situation: We've been meeting in a theater for the last year and a half. The managers were kind enough to allow us to store the majority of our equipment for ALL departments on-site. We have 2 crews that either set-up or tear down each morning that consist of about 4 people each.
One of the managers just recently said that he was "unaware" that we were storing our stuff there at the theater, and that we would have to stop. He cited liability issues for his staff and facility, etc. (which is understandable).
BUT, we have MILLIONS of dollars of insurance that would cover just about any occurrence (theft, injury, etc). So that "liability" issue is kind of moot.
Anyways, it was just odd that after so long he finally became "aware" that we were storing stuff there.
Where it leaves us: Basically, if he doesn't change his mind, we will have to bring in and set-up EVERY area of ministry each Sunday from off-site. Problem is, we just moved to 2 services, so the "set-up" crew comes in early and sets up attends the early service and then is free to leave. We have a separate crew that comes in to the late service and tears down afterwards.
Each of the other main areas of ministry (Kids and Nursery) have a HUGE amount of set-up and tear down associated with their respective ministries as well, so basically we'd have to almost quadruple the number of people to come early and/or to stay late, which if you know anything about getting people to "serve" in this capacity isn't the easiest thing to do.
Our other option is to relocate. Which is kind of the stinky option because it has been going so well where we are. BUT in the big picture I'm leaning more towards this option if we're able to find a better location.
We do have some prospects, but we need God to work through the people who "control" the locations. One is one of the city schools performing arts center (which rocks, by the way), but the school system has a 3-month time limit on how long churches can "rent" their facilities, so we'd need that to change.
The other option is one of the cities "auditoriums"...It's a nice big space with several rooms that we could house our nursery and kids spaces in (which is HUGE).
The costs of each of these places would be about the same as leasing the theater.
One other option that would be miraculous if it worked out is the abandoned Winn Dixie building that sits right next to our current storefront office/teen facility. The owner lives in California and has a ridculous sell price attached to it. We're pretty sure God wants him to donate it to us, haha:D.
Thanks, for your prayers! We need some resolution in this issue and we need it fast. We've had the top 2 sundays of the year in visitor attendance the last 2 sundays and we'd hate for something like this to derail our momentum.