To the editor:
At Hope Community Church, we’re not only looking forward to the future of our church, but also the futures of families right here in Shawano. On Sunday, Sept. 13, we held the official groundbreaking ceremony for our new Kids and Family Center. We are in the early stages of construction of an 18,000-square-foot addition to our current facility.
This addition will include a Kids and Family Center that will serve as a multipurpose area for games, seminars, large group meetings and other events not only for our church members, but also for our entire community. This addition will contain additional classrooms, a new nursery, a preschool area, a resource center and a new, bigger entrance that will allow for easier access to our new Family Center.
Our current facility was built with growth in mind — and our current attendance numbers demand that additional space. In fact, our Sunday morning attendance has surpassed 540, with more than 130 new families visiting this past year! The growth of our Sunday morning attendance, along with that of many other programs that take place at Hope during the week, were part of the decision-making process that led our church leaders to pursue this expansion.
At Hope Community Church, we strive to invest in kids and families in the Shawano area in a way that inspires people to live generously and make a positive impact on the world around them. We believe in reaching the whole family with the hope of Jesus, and this expansion will help facilitate even more opportunities for parents to engage in activities with their children, especially during the week.
Not only do we want to encourage others to be generous and make a positive impact on their community and the world, we want to walk the walk. This building addition will be paid for entirely by families at Hope Community Church who have made financial commitments to do so. Part of our church’s commitment is to give back 10 percent of what is raised for the building to our community. This means that more than $60,000 will go toward investing in outreach and compassionate initiatives right here in the Shawano area over the next few years!
Hope Community Church is excited to continue positively impacting our community through this expansion.
Todd A. Bonnin,
Director of Ministry,
Hope Community Church
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