We launched the Build the Future Campaign in November of 2022 with the goal of purchasing a building to serve as permanent location that would allow us to continue chasing the vision God has given our church without some of the constraints we currently have as a mobile-site church meeting in a school building. As we stepped into the new season of raising funds and looking for a space, there were a lot of unknowns. But, put simply, we have seen God move in incredible ways over the last few years and open doors we would have never dreamed of!
We had a few qualifications we were hoping for in a building - inside our “A Zone” of proximity to our current meeting space, 20,000+ square ft, green space outside, within our price range, and more - and it just so happened that a building which checked all our boxes became available. Eternity Church outgrew their space at 2000 NW 100th St in Clive, bought a movie theater in Johnston, and asked if we were interested in purchasing their current building. We were able to complete that purchase in July of 2024.
We’re currently leasing the building back to Eternity Church while they renovate their new space, and, though we don’t have an exact move-in date yet because there’s still some flexibility on their timeline within the lease, we will be moving into our brand new building sometime this summer or early fall at the latest. We’re currently raising funds for a few renovation projects, including installing an elevator to make the building fully accessible, but the great news is: it’s a pretty turn-key space for us because Eternity is using it now to do the same thing we’ll be doing when we move in.
We are so grateful for all the ways God has blessed us in this process, and so excited to see what he does next as we step into a new season in a new space in 2025! We’ll drop more updates, including an exact move-in date, as the information becomes available.