The last few months have been one of change with our building. We are being challenged to Rise Up and Build, and while the theme for 2026 should be focused on our spiritual lives as God’s people, Rise Up and Build also applies to our facility at Walter Hill.
The construction project continues to progress towards completion. There have been some inconveniences along the way, but you have accommodated the changes gracefully. In the next two to three weeks the auditorium will rotate to face the new expansion and the wall we have been facing for the past twenty years will be removed as more space is made available for additional seating.
When the chairs are turned in a different direction, we all will be sitting in a different place. Because we tend to sit in the same area we always sit in, this change can provide us with an opportunity to sit close to people we did not sit close to previously. New friendships and relationships may be built.
Since everyone will be trying to find their “new” place, kindness will be the key, especially during the remainder of the construction phase. Not only will our seating be rotated, but we will also be sitting close together. Showing kindness while we are adjusting to a new seating arrangement will reflect the life of Jesus in us.
In addition to the changes in the auditorium, some of our Bible classes will be changing rooms, some permanently and some temporarily during the construction. This should also occur in the next two to three weeks.
Yes, there are physical changes being made to our building, but there are some things that will not change. God’s word will never change. What God said thousands of years ago was true then and it is true now. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life, and we can only come to the Father through Him. We can believe and trust that salvation is found in none other than Jesus Christ.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23
May we Rise Up and Build upon these Christian graces. By doing so, God will be honored and we will bring glory to His name.