New Building FAQ's

FAQ’S FOR OUR NEW LOCATION

1. Why did we move to a new building and a new day and time?

Many in our community told us that getting to our services on Saturday night was difficult. Many cultural events take place on Saturday night and we want to be able to build friendships and minister to others during that time. Sunday is still the best time for most people to go to church. We also moved buildings because we could not meet on Sunday mornings at our old location.

2. Why are things such a mess around here?

We had a flood the week after we moved into our new space. We also inherited a building that has a great structure but needs lots of work. The building is a lot like us, broken, kind of messy and in need of restoration!

3. How long will it be until our kids will have their own rooms downstairs?

We have a wedding tent in the grass area next to our parking lot as of this week. Think DIA when you drive to church the next few weeks.

4. What are our plans for using this building?

We will have worship services, our family life ministry, groups for kids and students, prayer meetings, homeless feedings, Restoration Institute classes, training events, seminars, weddings, internships for church planters, bible studies, and recovery groups in our new place. This is the advantage of having a building dedicated to our ministry 24/7.

5. Do you think we will outgrow it?

As we grow into our new space, we have the opportunity to grow closer. As we welcome new friends from our new community, we’ll have the opportunity to add more worship services. As always, we will seek God together to discern his plan for us.

6. What still needs to be done in the church?

• The family life ministry rooms downstairs – carpet, paint, lighting, art.
• New carpet throughout the building.
• The AV system needs to be installed.
• Painting inside and out.
• We will also be doing some renovations to the bathrooms.
• In the Spring we will fix the swamp cooler and gutter system.

7. Do we own this space or are we renting?

We are renting.

8. Should we invest money in a building we may not keep long term?

Yes, for two reasons. 1. We may be here long term. 2. We are restoring a Kingdom resource that can be used for other church plants in the future should we choose to move.

First Service New Digs

We had our first service in our new location on Marion and Iliff yesterday. It was a huge success. Our very committed core of ministry partners worked their fannies off last week getting the building ready. I am grateful beyond words for all the work they did. This is a church that serves!

We packed our new place out yesterday and the energy felt great. It felt like a community. It felt like the Holy Spirit was in the room. It felt like God is taking us on a grand journey. Our job continues to be to trust and obey.

In the weeks ahead we will be renovating our space. We will re-carpet and paint upstairs and down. We will create a super fun and safe space for our kids and students. We will have a tent, complete with floors, bathrooms and spaces for different ages in the grass lot adjacent to the parking lot. Think DIA for kids! We will turn the fellowship hall into a cafe. The foyer will become a gathering place. We will also install a sweet sound system.

Why are we doing all of this? It's not to make this building the center of our church. We are doing this because our vision is to see people restored to the image of God. The real ministry takes place every day in our families, businesses, schools, the gym and our networks of relationships. This building is a tool that will help us train leaders and church planters, worship God, encourage each other, pray, and serve the homeless and people in our immediate area. It is a building. We are the church. Let's thank God for a place to meet and remember its about our relationships to him, each other and the people in our city that really matters.

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Christmas Eve Church Services in Denver

We are so excited and thankful for our new building for Restoration Community Church. We did have a minor set back; the basement of the church flooded.

The cool thing is that the insurance company that insures many of the churches in Denver actually covered the losses. Which means our basement is going be redone with a new space for our children's programs and other programs.

Sometimes God tests us and blesses us at the same time.

In the meantime, the insurance company is paying for us to have a temporary building in our parking lot for our children's services so they have a nice space to meet learn and play in while the parents and other adults worship.

If you are looking for Christmas Eve Church Services in Denver don't hesitate to visit Restoration Community Church in Denver.

This is my blog post from last year before our Christmas service. Looks like it still is meaningful as it was a year ago. I will have a new post soon, but it is funny how a post from a year ago still applies today. Follow the link to read the entire post...

Have you ever had one of those Christmas seasons that leave you feeling further away from God rather than closer? I have, but not this year. This year I feel really connected to God and to Jesus. Part of what has helped is my study of the Christmas story from the cosmic vantage point of Revelation Chapter 12. If you have a moment read the first few verses. I have been meditating on three “lost” symbols in verses 1-5.

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