NEW SANCTUARY CAMPAIGN
PLANTING AND WATERING THE GOSPEL
"I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth." 1 Cor 3:6
In 1917, a small group of believers started a Sunday Bible School class on Signal Mountain. Through the faithful planting and watering of the gospel, God grew this small group into a church that formed Wayside Presbyterian Church. For the sake of the gospel, their small group banded together, committed to the work of God. Through sacrifices of time, resources, and even stone from members’ property, the current sanctuary opened for worship in 1947 with the ability to seat about 130 individuals. In the decades that followed, Wayside continued by God's grace in its mission, trusting God to give the increase. God has answered the prayers of previous generations giving increase in these present days.
Over the last 10 years, God has directed new families to Wayside Presbyterian Church with membership growing over 170%. From 98 members in 2012, to 176 in 2016, and now with over 275 members and their children, we are not able to worship together in one service or in one space. Yet, even with this increase, our mission remains the same, to steward God’s flock faithfully as one body as we are indeed one church family
Our goal is to continue the vision and mission that our Wayside forefathers and mothers left us by providing a legacy for generations to come so that they too can worship God and water the gospel together in faith, hope, and love. Would you consider investing not only for our generation, but for generations to come?
$4.4M out of $6.0M
(total of cash & pledges)
AUGUST 2024 update
• Work is ongoing! Following the groundbreaking in July, early site prep work has begun, which involves lot clearing, leveling, and preparing the site for the start of major construction.
• There are unavoidable impacts of ongoing construction, but access, safety, and facility continuity are high on the list of priorities for the team. The balancing of these considerations with efficient project execution is receiving high attention and will continue to do so.
• Safety construction fencing has been erected to sectionalize the construction zone from ongoing Wayside building access areas. Access to areas inside the fence is off-limits.
• The Build Team is working with New Blue Construction, our general contractor, continuing to refine the execution plan, finishing details, selecting materials, etc.
• The capital campaign has currently raised approximately $4.4M in donations or pledges towards our final approved $6M budget.
• Our capital campaign and fundraising will continue during construction to close this gap to avoid or minimize long-term debt.
• Lord willing, the new sanctuary will be completed by sometime in 2026.
Wayside's Mission
To glorify God in making disciples of Jesus Christ by faithfully planting and watering the gospel through the ministry of the Word of God, prayer, sacraments, worship, service, and gospel community.
Get involved
We desire for all of the members of Wayside's congregation to participate tangibly in this campaign. There are several ways that you can be involved.
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GIVE
Donations can be made on our website, waysidechurch.org/giving (mark "New Sanctuary Fund" as the Purpose), put in our church offering plate, or given to our church treasurer, Brent Bowman.
Future campaign pledges can be submitted via campaign pledge cards available in the church office.
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CONTACT
Pastors and Steering Committee:
Dr. Brian H. Cosby - Senior Pastor
Dr. Charles M. Barrett - Associate Pastor, Prayer committee
Chip Fellers - Committee Chair
Bill Bowman - Fund Raising
Marci Cooper - Congregational Communications
Matt Hamilton - Building Team
Reach out to a member of our steering committee for questions and comments, or send an email to office@waysidechurch.org.
You can also visit the Q&A page for the new sanctuary project here.
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SHARE TALENTS
We're having a community yard sale to benefit the new sanctuary project on Saturday, May 20. Please go here for more details on how you can help!
