The North Cities Vision

North Cities exists to build disciples of Jesus Christ. We do this by focusing on three connections every disciple makes: the connection to God, to Others, and to His Purpose. As we worship, develop relationships, and train for service, people grow and the Kingdom of God expands.

North Cities doesn’t exist primarily to build buildings; we exist to build people. As we build people, and as our ministries grow, our need for space and facilities follows. For many years now, we’ve been growing and expanding, creating new spaces where we connect people to God, to Others, and to Purpose.

Where We’ve Been

A decade ago, we embarked on our most extensive expansion project so far. It started with developing a Master Plan for the development of our campus. Then, based on that plan, we built and paid for our expanded parking lot. We then started work on our current project, beginning with architectural design and construction drawings, and then receiving proposals, securing financing, ensuring we were building as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible. Actual construction on the space we currently occupy began in April 2014 and finished in February 2016.

As we’ve made our way through the process, we’ve worked hard to plan strategically, but at the same time remain flexible and make adjustments in response to the growth and needs of our ministries. We’ve also endeavored to keep costs down, to pay outright for as much as we can, and to minimize the amount of money we borrow, so we can maximize the amount of resources focused on ministry.

It is in that spirit  we made the decision to move our worship services into Room 102 right at 18 months ago. We realized that for a relatively small investment, we could create space for 150 more people to attend our worship services than could fit in the old sanctuary.  When the new worship space reached capacity, we adjusted our ministry programming and began offering two Sunday morning worship services each week at 9:00 and 11:00 AM.

Next Steps

In April 2018 we began the next phase of the Expansion Project. Here are the construction items that will be addressed in the coming months on the North Cities campus:

• The Fellowship Hall will be converted into offices and work space for ministry leaders.
• The offices that surround RM 100 (the former sanctuary) will removed in order to create expanded nurseries, and a new multi-purpose space for training and fellowship events.
• The existing nursery will revert back to its original design as a 24-hour Prayer Room.
• The second floor above the current Fellowship Hall will refreshed to provide consistent and extended Children’s Ministry spaces.

Your generous contributions for this phase of the Expansion Project have currently provided 20% of the anticipated budget.