Trailhead Christian Church Building Expansion Is Ready To Serve
Author: Kelley Gobbs, Trailhead Church Administrator
Trailhead Christian Church Building Expansion is Ready to Serve
Kelley Gobbs
Trailhead Church Administrator
Deaconess and Church Administrator Kelley Gobbs is thrilled to hear the voices and see kids and youth playing basketball games in the new Trailhead Church Expansion. “This space is very loud on Wednesday nights! It’s everything our church dreamed of and prayed for over these past years of planning, building and finishing. It’s amazing to see the Lord’s faithfulness to this church and the community,” she said.
After breaking ground in April of 2022, the 7,200-square-foot building was opened officially at the beginning of October. This entire project was a team effort and labor of love from many volunteers and local contractors. Use of the new space began immediately with AWANA, Youth group, Sunday School and two memorial events. “The plumbers were moving out their tools and equipment just as the kids were arriving for the first night of AWANA. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect,” said Gobbs.
According to an article in the BCDC April 2022 newsletter, the “Building to Serve” fundraising campaign began to plan for a gym space, eight classrooms, a spacious kitchen, new bathrooms and reception facilities. Led by Chase Ragen and former pastor Mark Roelofs, the expansion building and fundraising committee put together several events to raise the then-estimated $ 2 million needed to build the facility. Committee members wrote and received grants, hosted spaghetti dinners, made and sold Christmas wreaths and sponsored a community concert at Christmas. Most of the funds were given generously by faithful donors within the church and community. Trailhead is so grateful for every dollar given to this project. Many hours of volunteer labor and serving from the church body included general labor, painting, cleaning, cooking, assembling and much more.
Interim Lead Pastor Clay Muinzer explained it this way: “It has been a tremendous blessing to see the new space being used in a variety of ways. The 100-plus AWANA kids and dozens of youth students are now able to run around freely. Sunday School Classes now have adequate room to meet. Families have been well served as they have used the space to remember loved ones who have passed. We look forward to many years of this expansion being used. Our prayer is that God would continue to use it for His glory!”
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Image 1 Caption: AWANA students enjoying the new expansion space at Trailhead Church.
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Image 2 Caption: From left: Samantha Russell, Shaelene Skovald, Alice Kroeger and Glen VanZee serve and eat pizza in the new kitchen at Trailhead Church.
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