Building On Purpose

Big Meetings Ahead...

As we have been sharing, May 4-7 we'll be having some very important meetings at which Pastor Wade will be giving us an update on our building plans.  Plan on attending one of these meetings as you won't want to miss hearing what he has to share.  Its always better to hear first hand what is going on, plus we'll even provide dinner so you don't have to cook that night!  You may sign up via the church's website (fbcmodesto.com), at church this weekend or call the church offices.

This week we are meeting with the Board of Deacons and praying, then making some key decisions on our campus development.  Would you please be in prayer for these men...for wisdom, discernment and clarity of direction from the Lord.

Until next week,
Paul

Planning...

Sometimes it seems like all we do is plan!  But as you might guess, proper planning really makes the difference when it comes time to actually build. This week is filled with more meetings and planning toward renovating office space and refining our multi-purpose building plans. 

One critical component to our project is the relocation of the public utilities that run through our campus.  We need to move these utilities in order to clear space for our new building.  This means that we must coordinate moving the electrical (MID), gas (PG&E), water & sewer (City of Modesto), telephone (AT&T) and cable (Cablecom) services that currently run through our campus.  The details in this coordination can be very involved but we are really making good progress in our planning and we are working with some really great people at each of the utility companies!  If all goes well, we'll begin to relocate these utilities in late May or early June.

Please pray this week that our planning will go well, that we won't miss any critical detail and that we'll be as efficient as possible in our design.  And, don't forget to sign up for one of the Building on Purpose dinners we'll be having May 4-7.  You'll get the opportunity to hear the latest news and enjoy a great dinner with us.

Until next week,
Paul

Dinner Anyone?

This week we sent an invitation to the church for some special dinners planned the week of May 4-7. Be sure to sign up ASAP ... we really want each person who calls First B their home to join us at one of these dinners and hear the latest developments on our building project, plus find out what the next six months will be like around our campus. It's going to get messy and somewhat inconvenient here on campus, but at the end of the project it will all be worth it!

By the way, if you are wandering around the church campus looking for the Kid Country offices, they are now located in the upstairs of The Point and the Women's Ministry offices are now in the Admin building. We moved these offices out of the CE Building while renovation is taking place. We are still working through a few details on the office relocation and will likely begin remodel in the very near future.

Until next week,
Paul