What About The Land?

It is funny how time goes bye and new things crowd into your life that take what seemed pressing to a...."what ever happened to that" thought. That is one reason why I like the daily BLOG concept for Team Church values, stories, news and current events. It is a great tool for all to use on a regular, if not daily, basis. (When people who come here on a regular basis are clueless about such info that is covered completely in this BLOG and our weekly Chalk Talk Update.....they are the horse who is thirsty while hanging their head over a bucket of water!)

This coming Monday night the Matthew's Town Council will have their final vote on the rezoning of the land. We have done and are doing all we can for them and those who stand appose to the idea to understand that we are trying to develop an incredible campus where people from this community can come and have their lives changed in many different and practical ways. Keep praying....keep the faith! Also, you can email each town council member and share with them your love and support for the Mission of this church. This is especially helpful if you live in the Matthews City area code of 28104, 05, 06.

Mayor Pro-Tem James P. Taylor jtaylor@matthewsnc.com

Bill Dixon dixonwr@aol.com

Suzanne Gulley sgulley@matthewsnc.com

Nancy R. LaFond nlafond@matthewsnc.com

Jeff A. Miller jmiller@matthewsnc.com

Cress Query wkquery@matthewsnc.com


Also, in case you were wondering.......our church Lead Team has been working very hard to make this purchase budget friendly in these hard economical times. We are very aware that many at Team Church have lost jobs or have had their income go down while cost of living goes up! We prayed about if we should move forward at all with the purchase since the economy is so bad and it is certainly affecting our monthly giving to the church. After much crunching of the numbers and praying we decided that even though we had a great deal and owner financing with only a yearly payment due each January ....the prudent thing to do was not move forward.

So...in faith believing....we approached the owners with a purchase agreement that gives the first down payment now (we have that money in hand) and then does not have another payment due for 2 years! They accepted it.....God is good! Nothing in the previous contract changes.....it just stars two years from now. However, we can fully own the property next Tuesday (the vote is Monday) and can start to use it immediately. However, we will not have to pay or owe anything for two years! That gives the economy time to stabilize and during the next two years ministry money does not have to be used for land purchase.

Moving and living in faith is never easy. Sometimes circumstances go completely different than you think they should.....but the Dream Continues if it is from God. Part of our dream... is to have a 60 acre campus for our Church that is located on the corner of I485 and HWY 74 that Teams up with our community and city to make a positive impact into the very fabric of our world.....that is people!

Today's Bible Reading Romans chapters 13-16