From our earliest days in the summer of 2016, our desire has been to establish a church that would be a Gospel light to its community and a welcoming home to believers. That desire has taken us on a journey: from Pioneer Training at West Park to church services at Farragut Middle to our current location at Hardin Valley Academy.
On March 28, 2021, the church voted to purchase the property on Valley Vista Road. By God’s grace and your generosity, we were able to purchase the property with cash on April 30, 2021.
We are excited and grateful for this property. It provides us a helpful and highly visible location in the community where we are already serving. It has space to meet our current needs and room to grow. This property is also conveniently located to our current congregation and to the many communities that surround this area. We believe this property can be a great resource for more ministry.
Now we are eager to take the next step at Valley Vista!
Laying Foundations for the Future
As the Lord allows, we would like to move forward with developing this property. Our goal is to build a church campus and facility that will be a blessing for ministry and missions in our own fellowship and in the community at large. We do not want to build for the sake of our comfort but for the goal of our mission: To connect people to new life in Jesus. We want to establish a launchpad for ministry, a hub of worship and community, and a tree that will grow to bear much fruit for generations to come. We want to lay foundations for the future.
To that end, we have preliminary designs for a campus and modest facility. This initial phase of development would include an inviting and safe children’s wing for our iKids. It includes classrooms for students and adults, as well as staff offices. These plans also provide a sanctuary for worship, which can be converted into a gym or general space for ministry and community use.
Of course, a church is more than a building, but we believe, done in the right spirit, this project can foster our church life and its ministry. It can help show the community that we are here for the long haul and serious about investing in their lives and in this area. A permanent facility can also act as a foundation for future generations of Immanuel Church and their future ministries. It can even help us eliminate present rental expenses.
Would you prayerfully consider partnering with us in this project?
How to Partner
If the Lord leads you to help lay these Future Foundations, then we invite you to partner with us in the following ways:
- Pray with Faith
- Join us in praying for this project in the months of November and December. We are praying towards the goal of raising $1,000,000 by December 31, 2021, which would then be matched by another $1,000,000 (see below).
- Participate in the “30 Days of Prayer” campaign that runs November 1-30. Follow along with the daily prayer prompts that will be provided at instagram.com/knoximmanuel.
- Give Joyfully
- Give on Sunday, November 21st. On this Sunday, we will take a special offering for Future Foundations.
- Try giving. We believe the act of giving is a blessing to anyone who gives (“…remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”- Paul, Acts 20:35). This is true no matter the amount (Luke 21:3), and so we are challenging everyone to give, even if it is only a penny.
- Be encouraged. The total of all gifts given on November 21st will be matched up to $10,000, and the total of all gifts given through December 31st will be matched up to $1,000,000.
Next Steps
We are excited to see what will happen. If we can meet our goal of $1,000,000 by December 31st, we could, Lord willing, begin development and construction as soon as 2022! But we entrust all of our plans to the Lord and trust Him to order and establish our steps in His wisdom and timing.
Thank you for considering this, and please let us know if you have any questions or concerns.