location, location, location

On tap today: checking out a potential location for worship for the new church. We've had open houses for the new church at my home (we were packed out with 50 people here--and a bunch of those were kids out in the yard and in the bounce house) and at Grandstreet Theatre in our historic downtown.

Thankfully we've got a person in our core group who is well connected with real estate people, property managers, business owners, and the chamber of commerce. That's a huge help.

Thinking about this whole issue puts the tension in the forefront: the church is the people, not a building; but the church needs an actual physical place for a significant part of it's life. At our first open house, it became clear that my house won't serve for 50 people.

That said, our core has been meeting at our house and will continue to do so as we get things organized and running. This Sunday we'll meet for some time in the word, some prayer, as well as a meal and planning time.