The Future is so Bright…
On September, 7 2008 Awestruck Church launched at Eastern Guilford middle school. The location was hard to find and no one found us by accident. The school was a wonderful venue to host a church service. We formed a successful partnership with the administration and teachers. But the location was not ideal.
In July 2010 our church was given an amazing gift! It was clearly a God sized miracle. Our church was given 21 acres with an existing building. It was deeded to us free and clear. (You can read the story of our current church property RIGHT HERE ) There was only one issue with this amazing gift … the location was hard to find and no one found us by accident. It was even farther off the road with a long, creepy driveway through the woods to get to the parking lot. God has a way of keeping us humble and showing that He is in full control of our church health and growth.
Over the past 2 years we have been trying to outgrow the small building on the huge property. Whenever we reached maximum capacity the crowd would begin to shrink back down because of overcrowding and space issues. Our church leadership has been exploring as many options as possible over this time period. We tried to add extra service times without much success. We attempted to partner/merge with existing churches with dwindling congregations. We have toured numerous church buildings, warehouses, strip malls, and talked with architects, engineers, contractors, real estate agents, and inspectors. Every different option came with it’s own set of reasons to say “no”. Too expensive. Too small. Too big. Bad location. The land will not perk for additional septic. Needs too much work.
Each “no” led to more frustration within our staff and leadership. All of us knew that something had to be done. Each of us was praying hard and putting in work to find the right option. We were willing to make any move that God would lead us to…but it seemed that the right door had not been opened.
That leads us to the exciting news that has happened faster than we could have expected. In late January one of our staff made another phone call about an available property. To our surprise it was not only affordable, it was also in a Perfect location. As we walked through the property it became obvious that each of our staff was getting excited, but did not want to get our hopes up. Each of us was protecting ourselves from the disappointment of the unrealistic high hopes that had just been abruptly shut down by all the “no” over the past two years. For the first time all of us were in unity with a resounding “YES” about a new location. We invited a group of folks from our church to tour the property and give us their feedback. A bunch of great questions came out the group. They gave us good suggestions and helped us think through some issues we had not fully explored. At the end of the tour we had a unanimous “YES” from our feedback group.
After 2 years of the frustrating “no’s”, could it be that God has finally opened up the right door? I am willing to say with 100% confidence that God has finally revealed His new plan and direction for Awestruck Church. We will be moving into a historic theater on main street in Gibsonville, NC. We will use a dance studio that is next door for our children’s space. This move will more than double our worship space and almost triple our children’s space.
Please continue to pray for direction and guidance as we make this huge shift for our church. This seems risky, but God honors our faithfulness when we follow His perfect plans. I cannot wait to see what our amazing God has in store for His church!
Inside Josh's Head 
That is absolutely wonderful! So sad that you will be literally about 4 or 5 miles from our old house. It’s a great area! Congratulations!!!
Cyndi we definitely miss you guys! I love keeping up with your new life on Breezy Hill though. Your new place is beautiful. Would love for you guys to venture into town one Sunday so we can catch up.
Send dates and times to help
Roselyn you can find all the work night times and dates on our facebook page and through email.