Update on Building Projects!

I wanted to bring you up to date on the Philly Wiss plant and take a bold step to ask if you would be willing to help us out.

Here is what is going on. The building we received is now ready for the first phase of construction. Since we received the building in January, Grace Bible Church of the Northeast, several extra-local work crews and our little core group have been working hard to make our new building functional. At this point we have cleared out 27 radiators, 6 pianos, demo’ed the basement and four large rooms, filled four 30 yard dumpsters, patched and painted the auditorium, rigged up some music equipment and the list goes on…and on. We now stand ready to begin our first phase of construction.

Phase 1 of construction is all about the necessities – two bathrooms and a nursery/toddler room. The two bathrooms, from top to bottom, will cost roughly $15,000, and the nursery/toddler room will cost roughly $5,000

Although we have been gathering together since April we hope to officially launch mid September. It is our desire that God would provide the resources necessary to finish phase 1 by then. We have several work crews who are eager to get to work, but we are in need of purchasing the materials or having those materials donated.

It is our hope that in rehabbing this building God would demonstrate to our neighborhood that Jesus is alive! We would appreciate any help in making that happen. Please go to www.plantwiss.com to see how you can give.

Blessings!

Dan 

Phase 1: Bathroom Area

Phase 1:Toddler Room

Phase 1: Toddler Room

Planting in Wissinoming: The Provision and Need

Planting in Wissinoming: The Vision

Planting in Wissinoming: The Story

Church Cleanup: This Saturday!

So it begins! We thank God for the blessing of gifting us with a building. It our desire to utlize the building for the good of a new church and for the good of our neighborhood. However, this building, first, needs some work.

This Saturday, January 19th, from 9am to 4pm we will be cleaning out the 'Wiss. building'. It is located at 6035 Walker St.

As we haul out the trash from the building we are reminded that our labors have eternal significance. That may seem odd, but it is one of the first steps toward seeing God call out a people for himself in the neighborhood of Wissinoming.

"I will be their God, and they will be my people." -GOD
 

Church Planting in Philly

This video would be good to check out for any of you who didn't see it. It is a video that tracks God's work at Grace Bible Church, but it also introduces you to an individual who, along with a pastoral team, has led our church exceptionally.

We thank God for our leaders at Grace Bible Church!

Organizational Meetings

Earlier this month we began our first step toward organizating a core group to be sent from Grace Bible Church of the NE to the neighborhood of Wissinoming to become a team of church planters.

We gathered together to discuss the plan and timeframe of the church plant. Lordwilling we hope to begin core group meetings January 27th. The core group meeting will meet on Sunday nights every other week until the end of February when we will transition to more formal gathering in preparation for our neighborhood launch on Easter Sunday, March 31st.

In the mean time we are going to enjoy the holiday season, celebrating God's mercy upon his people in the sending his one, unique Son. We will also be getting ready for a church building clean up in mid January. The building is in significant need of cleaning and we would appreciate your prayers as we, Grace Bible Church of the NE, attempt to clean up the clutter.