Not as proposed. Vision Fund spending is limited to funds received, and any loan to cover Vision Fund costs requires a separate membership confirmation. The Council cannot borrow on its own authority under this proposal.

At this time, no decision has been made and we want to consider all our options. The Council has been evaluating financing options, which could include bonds sold to members or a bank loan, in case construction costs come due before gifts and commitments are received. If the Council ever recommends one, the terms would come to the membership as a separate proposal, with time for questions, before anything is issued.

A church bond is a loan from a member to the church. The church promises to repay the principal with interest on a set schedule. Unlike a gift, it is repaid. Interest is taxable income to the person who holds the bond, and a bond purchase is not tax-deductible. Because bonds are securities, federal and state securities laws apply, including antifraud rules, and the church would use legal counsel to issue them.

Borrowing from within the church family can cost less and keeps the interest within our community. The tradeoffs are real. Members who buy a bond are lending money they expect back, so the church would owe them a repayment even in a hard year. Bonds can also concentrate risk among those closest to the church. These are the reasons any bond proposal would need its own vote, its own terms and its own limits.

Five years, from January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2031. Our goal is to raise the first $4 million, which funds Ministry Spaces, within about two years. That is a goal and not a deadline: it lets us lock in today's construction prices before they rise further.

The 10-year vision runs from 2024 to 2034, but the fund does not need ten years. Raising it faster lets church planting, starting with Greater Cypress, move sooner, and planting continues throughout the campaign rather than waiting for the fund to be completed. It also protects us from construction costs that keep rising.

Through gifts of every size: one-time and multi-year commitments, monthly recurring gifts, and planned and legacy gifts. Raising about $2 million a year on average reaches $10 million in five years. The chart in the brochure is an illustration of that pace and not a fixed plan. CONFIRM what you can say publicly about the plan: leadership gifts first, a feasibility check, and the number of giving households. For reference, 909 donors gave $4.55 million over 20 months (January 2025 to August 2026), about $2.7 million a year.

Vision Fund spending is limited to funds received, so we would not spend money we do not have. Any extension of the campaign requires membership confirmation. If gifts fall short, the Council would bring options, such as phasing the work, to the membership rather than deciding alone.

The campaign closes on December 31, 2031. After that, any additional gifts designated to the Vision Fund go to the general fund, so fundraising does not continue indefinitely. 

No. Planting is ongoing work during the campaign. It is already funded in 2027 from our Church Planting Reserve, separate from the Vision Fund 

The current plan (Scheme D, the June 2026 master plan) has five parts:

• A new classroom building of about 3,590 sq ft with two first-floor rooms. Each holds about 75 people, and together they open into one room for about 150.

• A renovated back lobby of about 3,193 sq ft.

• A new covered drop-off at the back entrance of about 1,140 sq ft.

• A renovation of about 1,647 sq ft in the second existing building.

• A new consolidated children's playground of about 3,717 sq ft, plus paving, landscaping and utilities.

The drawings are marked for reference only, and the plan is not yet approved for permitting or construction.

Our existing buildings total about 48,652 sq ft. The plan adds about 3,590 sq ft of new building and renovates about 4,840 sq ft.

The $4 million covers construction and site work, a 20% contingency, architecture and engineering fees, and furniture, equipment and permits. The estimate is preliminary.

The plan does not solve parking, and it does not make it much worse. We have 341 spaces today, and the City of Houston requires 173 for our building. The plan removes 24 spaces and adds 7, leaving 324. An earlier parking garage was set aside because of its cost. Offsite parking with shuttles remains an option on busy days, and we see it as a chance to partner with neighbors.

In 2019 the Council asked the Building Committee to develop a master plan. The Committee compared three architect firms and chose Studio Red, a Houston firm with extensive church experience, who had already helped us build the youth room and restore the sanctuary and gym. The first master plan was set aside because of COVID, and Studio Red has since revised it to the current design and will continue the design process if and when the proposal is approved.

Once the membership confirms this proposal, the building committee will evaluate three general contractor bids and select the best one.

Yes, and there are no suitable sites available. Leaving our current location would also mean giving up a strategic ministry area that has experienced increased growth and will keep growing. Even if a facility were found nearby, it would likely need major renovation to fit our ministry, which adds to the purchase price. 

A second service is one way we are considering reaching people who are far from God or have been away from church. It is a ministry opportunity, but it does little for our Sunday morning space needs, because we would not ask current attendees to move. At most we would invite them to serve at that time. Its biggest benefit is easing parking. It also needs more staff and volunteers, especially in children's ministry, where each congregation that is not in worship staffs the children's program.

Holding the children's program offsite means more volunteers and equipment for setup and teardown every week, and recruiting children's ministry volunteers is already hard. It would also move our youngest members away from the rest of the church family.