Vintage21 Church

Pastor Tyler · Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Posts: 80 Location: Downtown Raleigh

Building Usage, Wisdom & Weddings:

We have an amazing facility. Our building at 117 S. West St. (where we hold services) is incredible, and we’re amazed to be there. We’ve grown, and God has seen fit to bring us into a place that we love and can actually call “Home”. However; here’s the struggle we’re facing. Though the building has got many incredible advantages, it’s got some large disadvantages as well. We have the difficult task of paying much larger operating bills with close to the same amount of income we had at our previous building. We pay almost 2.5 times the rent, and 6 times the utilities. The reality is, that because of extremely high utility cost, every time the building is opened it cost the church more money than just the rent we pay. The costs per use are in the hundreds of dollars. For stewardship reasons, we’re forced to make tough calls, frame working how the building is utilized. Here’s the filter through which we make the decisions.

1. The Building is used for Mission. (Here’s what lies in mission)
a. Sunday Services
b. Follower Development. (Classes and Training)
c. Conferences

2. The Building is used to bless the City. (Enables us to Practice Hospitality)
a. V21 Productions
b. First Friday

3. Owner Weddings.

We would love the building to be opened up for many other uses but because of the lack of finances and the lack of volunteers we are unable to do so. We have just a few people laboring hard who are willing to sacrifice time and energy, and we need to make sure these folks are care for well and not stretched too thin. The simple facts are these: To open up the building more, means we need more money and more volunteers, both of which we can’t seem to rally, though we’ve made numerous challenges. Humbly, as you think through building usage, please don’t hesitate to ask graciously why we’ve decided to open the building or not open the building.
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Pastor Tyler