Metal Fence Installed on February 9, 2016
RPG 列頌堂址 Building Project Updates
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Saturday, January 16, 2016
Prayers and Updates (2016-01-17)
Let's keep praying ...
- Give thanks that it was such a great day on January 9th to work on the site. Praise the Lord that we had more than 20 brothers/sisters helped on cleaning and back support.
- Give thanks that the City of Richmond has moved on to the next step within the ESA Development Application process. Pray that it will continue to be smooth.
- Pray for our Architect Matthew - for finalizing the drawings and working with the City of Richmond.
- Pray for the whole Building committee. Give thanks for their hearts and passion on working in unity.
- Give thanks we raised more $2,000 at the Silent Auction during the 10th Anniversary banquet. Continue to pray for the Building Fund offering.
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Monday, January 4, 2016
Let's roll our sleeves on January 9th ...
New Church Site Cleaning Works
Address: 9251 Beckwith Road (Behind Costco Richmond)
Signup with Chris K (hb962demio at hotmail)
Day
1 : 09 Jan 2016
From 09:00am to 13:00pm
09:00 - 09:20 Prayer and warm up
exercise
開始祈禱及工作前熱身
09:20 - 12:45 Site clearance - remove
garbage, cut grass & bushes along perimeter for metal fences installation.
清除工地垃圾
，沿工地邊界除掉雜草及 矮樹叢，預備安裝金屬圍欄
12:45 - 13:00 Pack up & Prayer
收拾行裝及結束祈禱
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ÒPPE個人安全裝備
: Gloves (gardening & disposal), suitable shoes or water boot, goggles, raincoat,
Ò 勞工手套，即棄膠手套，鞋或水 鞋，保護眼罩，雨衣
ÒTools所需工具
: wheelbarrow, spade / shovel, lawn rake, pick, chainsaw, axe, mower & edger, tarpaulin sheets
Ò 手推車，鐵鏟，草耙，戳，鏈鋸， 斧頭，打草機，帆布
Ò Manpower
required (min.) 人力需求 : 20 ppl
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Praying on this Promised Land ...
A group of brothers and sisters joined hands together after the Christmas Service to pray for the land and our future neighbours.
1 Corinthians 3.10-16:
By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test the quality of each man's work. If what he has built survives, he will receive his reward. If it is burned up, he will suffer loss; he himself will be saved, but only as one escaping through the flames.
Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Building Our Next Church Together
Building Our Next Church Together
…
After many years
of searching for the right opportunities, with the guidance of our Lord, the
support of the Deacon Board and the prayers from the congregations, the RPGMBC
Building Search Committee is finally able to secure the acceptance of an offer
on the acquisition of a site for building our next church together.
Over the past
nine years, we are like the Israelites wandering the desert and worshipping in
a temporary tent. As the 10th
Anniversary is coming, we now have a glimpse of a permanent sanctuary on
earth. We now have the eyes on a secure
place where we can be salt and light, where we can lift up the name of
Jesus. Jesus said: "I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will
draw all people to Myself" (John 12:32). Lord willing, RPGMBC will raise a cross high
up at our new site to draw many to Christ in Northwest Richmond.
Why: Our Vision …
Our Vision
Statement states that we are to build a healthy and multiplying church.
Richmond Pacific
Grace MB Church is One church with multiple congregations. By obeying the Great Commandment (Matthew
22.37-39), we will bring life transformation, and hence building a Healthy
Church together. By carrying out the
Great Commission (Matthew 28.19-20), we will become a missional Multiplying
Church to proclaim the Lord’s name through both local and global outreach.
We will continue
on local evangelism such as GSF’s and youth camps as well as children outreach
programs. In addition, we also aim to
reach out to the influx of international students and establish a missional church
in the future.
Where: From Point A to Point B …
Vision is to
lead people from Point A to Point B.
Point A.
Where are we right now in terms of church facilities? The current building at 6391 Westminster
Highway is a 14,795 s. f. leased warehouse.
The lease will expire on October 31, 2016. Annual rental payment is around $178,000,
which accounts to 31% of our 2015 Operating Budget.
Point B. Where
are we going? The address of the
targeted site is 9251 & 9271 Beckwith Road, Richmond. Total area of the land is 31,596 s.f.. With a “CA” zoning, we can construct a ~7,500
s.f. building with the limitation of 300 seats.
The listing price of the property is $3,213,000, with the accepted offer
price at $2,800,000. The building cost
will be $1,300,000 or less. With a
contingency fund of $100,000, the total project cost is targeted at $4,200,000.
Location:
a)
In
the Bridgeport Village neighbourhood, north of Richmond Costco, west of Oak
Street Bridge.
b) Approximately
15-20 minutes walking distance from Bridgeport Skytrain, 5-10 minutes walking
distance from Bus Stop (403 and 430), and ~10-15 minutes driving from Richmond
City Center.
c) According
to Richmond Official Development Plan, this area is planned for Arts
Entertainment and Business Focus. There
will be no residential development but will attract people and traffic visiting
this area.
d)
Within
15 minutes walking distance south of Bridgeport Village is Capstan Village,
which is projected to have approximately 5,800-6,900 new dwelling units in the
next 5-10 years. The amount of the new
dwelling projected increases approximately 10,000 to 20,000 population in the
area.
How: Financially …
Total project costs $4,200,000
Cash on hand
(Building Fund) $1,125,000
Cash to be
available (pledge) $
325,000
Loan
amount required $2,750,000 (25yr variable
rate - currently 3.75%)
Debt to equity
ratio 1.90
Praise the Lord
that we have received tremendous support through the pledges in May-June. We started the 40-Day Prayer Campaign on May
4th which concluded on June 12th. During this period, we have received a total
of 161 pledges which amount to $325,780.
Our original target was at $275,000, and that means the Lord has
exceeded our expectation by 18.47%.
Our God is
surely Jehovah Jireh! He has once again
increased our faith!
As of the
write-up of this sharing, we have received another piece of good news. Our loan application of $2,750,000, to the BC MB and Canadian Conference offices has just
been approved. They are excited
for our vision to raise the Name of Jesus in Northwest Richmond there! Praise the LORD!!
When: The Timeline …
As we look back …
In retrospect, searching for a permanent
church building has always been the priority task since RPGMBC became
independent on January 1, 2006. The
Building Search Committee have been working hard to find a location, brothers
and sisters have been praying without ceasing to seek the will of our Heavenly
Father, and congregations have been giving tremendous support in offerings. God’s faithfulness is witnessed in the
accumulation of the building fund over the years, experienced as we wait upon
the Lord on the process of the purchase, and we are humbled by His provision
through the recent pledge. The Lord is
at work!
This is our prayer: “Lord, we are
ready! Ready to lift up the name of
Jesus. Ready to raise up the cross by
the Oak Street Bridge. Ready to
experience the new trust as we enter the 10th Anniversary! Lord, please increase our faith. Please allow us to partner with You – to draw
many to You. Amen!”
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