Priority
Property
Pledge Day
People
Prayer
Priority
Priority
1. To be clear about the main thing - Jesus
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‘The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing’
2. To be clear about our purpose
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‘To be an open door through which people will meet with Jesus; join His
community and so discover God's love for them, a love that compels them
to grow as disciples; develop their ministries; and magnify His name.’
3. To be clear on who’s leading – Jesus
– ‘this room is too small’ – Sam Poe
– God’s got a building for you – Paul Woodward
– God promise of a ‘fresh adventure’
Property
Property no. 1
Snooker Hall
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Office/midweek use (Sunday overflow)
Close location to Priory and town
Ancient Mon/Listed 18th Century
Structural report indicates problems
• Leaking chimney, good for age, ongoing main. costs,
extensive modification costs (heating/plumbing /elect.)
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No allocated parking
Investment/re-sale value
Estimated cost at least:
£500,000
Continued Sunday hiring costs
Planning – change of use required
Property no. 2
Warehouse on Barford Road
Warehouse
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Multi-purpose facility
Space similar to Priory Centre and offices
Good communications - Edge of town
R&D facility – built early 90’s
Good free parking
Good investment/re-sale value
Estimated cost at least:
£500,000
Planning – change of use required
Why prefer edge of town location
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No similar size building/warehouse exists in TC
If available costs would be in the millions
Understanding social changes/Good road links
Vision for Opendoor has never been limited to just
St. Neots TC
– Eynesbury, Little Paxton, Eatons, Camborne, Papworth,
Buckden, Colmworth, Gt Gransden, Southoe, Perry etc
– Most people travel by car to Opendoor church now
– Venues are used right across the town
– Still hire TC venues as needed
• Other churches all find the same, eg: Cambridge,
Kings Arms, Milton Keynes, Peterborough etc
Multi-purpose facility
• Create a Community Centre
– Most of what we already do can use this venue, eg: Youth,
Kids, Baby Bumpkins etc
– New project opportunities
– Serve the community
• Training and discipling resource;
– Leaders, Alpha’s , Freedom in Christ, Marriage, Parenting
courses, etc
• Church events
– Sundays, Prayer meetings, 20’s events, socials gatherings
• Resource base
– Training , Regional events, conferencing, etc
So what’s next?
• Elders and Trustees are in full agreement that we
proceed
• Assess limited modifications and costs
• Planning approval for change of use
• Raising the necessary finance
– Loan applications & capital
• We are at the start of the journey
• No guarantees that we will be successful – positive
so far
• Lot’s to pray about…
Pledge Day
Pledge Day
Total cost:
at least £500,000
Current Building fund:
£100,000
(£67,000 from 2008 Pledge Day, plus £33,000 from reserve)
Pledge Day:
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Increase of 10% regular giving
(mortgage plus additional costs of running our own
building)
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At least an additional £100,000 capital required
Pledge Day
• Pledge Day Pack – back of hall, details, Q&A, forms etc
• Sunday October 4th
• Method 1 – Increase regular giving
• Method 2 – One-off Gifts
- Which we will tithe (10%)
• Method 3 – Interest free loans (3-5 years)
People
People
• Gavin and Fiona Bateman
• Esther Robinson
Prayer
Prayer
• Tonight – 7pm Guest Hall, Priory Centre
• New Warehouse
– Pledge Day/Raising the necessary finance
– Planning approval for change of use
• Gavin & Fiona and Esther
• Leaders, Small groups, Neighbourhood
• The coming term