We want to continue the original vision of our Killearn facility. We began purchasing it in 2009 with a vision for it to serve as a home base for ministry, and the challenge before us is to continue purchasing it by retiring a significant portion of the remaining debt. Doing so will free up funds that can go directly into ministry to the people we are called to reach.
It was from this same vision that we launched our Midtown Congregation in 2012. And as this congregation has grown, the need to expand and put down roots in that community has become increasingly apparent. Renting the Open Bible Church facility carries a feeling of impermanence and communicates transience to our neighbors. We want Four Oaks congregations woven into the fabric of the neighborhoods in which they are positioned, establishing permanence in order to be a meaningful and faithful presence to our neighbors in community.