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Welcome to ABC's "Oasis Challenge" For several years now, we've been praying, thinking and dreaming about how best to use our facilities to serve God's purposes for us as a church, and as a resource for the town.
We are currently faced with several challenges with our facilities, namely overcrowding at our 11:00 service, lack of room space for children & youth work/community, significant repairs needed on different aspects of the building.
But more than that, we sense that God wants to build on the great work that is already carried out within the life of the church, but to enable us to have an even greater impact, to fulfil our vision of being a resourcing, equipping and sending church (our 'Antioch' vision).
To help us move forward in that goal, a small team of people representative of different areas of the church have been carrying out initial consultations, discussions and have felt that the next step would be to involve an architect's practice to carry-out a feasibility study of our existing location. Following the brief that we will be giving them, the idea is to come-up with 3-4 different options of how we can move forward, including a refurbishment, a total rebuild, or any other in-between options. Click here to view the results.
The values that will be underpinning our work are the following:
- Capacity 4 Growth: however we move forward, the option will need to give us the capacity to grow in the areas God has planned for us.
- Flexibility: as a church we are involved in several significant ministries, and our service to the town covers a breadth of areas. Our buildings need to reflect that flexibility, particularly as we invest in the next generation.
- Stewardship of creation: we see the care for God's world as a call to mission, and a responsibility for God's people. Environmental considerations will therefore not just be token gestures, but central to the new building
- Accessibility: again, we do not want to just 'comply' with current regulations, but ensure that our facilities are open to all who want to come and encounter God through his people.
The BRIEFWe are currently putting the brief together, and are consulting across the church in various groups. We would value your input, so please prayerfully read the brief, and if you have any questions, or comments, then please
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or speak with any of the team members (names below).
DOWNLOAD THE FULL BRIEF
DOWNLOAD THE SUMMARY (A4)
Looking forward to the journey that God has in store for us!
David Judkins
(on behalf of the Oasis Team:
- Clive Burnard
- Bob Smith
- Brian Percey
- Dave Pressey
- Jenny Upton
- Nigel Sacree
- Claire-Lise Judkins
- Simon Biddlecombe)
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The Oasis Challenge - building program 