WE ARE GRACE CITY CHURCH

WE TURN 10 THIS YEAR. WE DON'T HAVE A HOME. IT'S TIME TO BUILD.

It's our dream to build a gift to our community, used by our community, to strengthen our community. A space where people, ideas, and resources come together to build the future while enjoying the present.

FLOURISH

We envision a space that serves as a gathering place for children, families, entrepenuaers, businesspeople, leaders, builders, risk-takers, doers, and future-makers. A space that celebrates art, values discovery, and shapes culture.

CULTIVATE

We envision a space where people invest in people who do big things that matter. Where mentorship and collaboration accelerate education and business. Where leadership and excellence is cultivated in the context of life-giving community.

INNOVATE

We envision a space where ideas and innovation, creativity and resources, people and gifts converge to change the world. Where we gather to dream, imagine, and innovate to meet community challenges with entrepreneurial solutions.

The Long-Term Master Plan

We never want to be accused of dreaming small.

We recognize our long-term crazy-dream multi-phase project will require significantly more funding and additional permitting than we currently have.

That's why we dream big but start small!

Our Phase 1, though aggressive for our size of church family, is consistent with our conditional use permit and current financial resources.

SPACE-MAKING MANIFESTO

WE DREAM OF A PLACE...

…where mentorship is valued, dreams are born, risks are taken. Where heritage & history are honored, the present enjoyed, the future built. Where ideas find allies and failure is success. Where ordinary people converge to do extraordinary things, together. Where problems are wrestled with, solutions are brainstormed, & businesses are started…over a good local brew. Where collaboration, innovation, creativity, & generosity are not just words on a wall but values embodied. Where wisdom is gained, children are valued, skills are honed, culture is shaped. Where work is humanized, profession is exchanged for calling, and people wake up with a drive to make a difference. Where being a life-long learner is the norm. Where music and art are enjoyed. Where people come to be renewed in mind, body, soul, and then in turn leave energized to work for the renewal of the community they call home. Where people flock from around the world to be inspired for the possible when people press into the power of together. Where compelling vision draws great things out of ordinary people who go on to do big things that really matter. Where awesome is aimed at and excellence is achieved. Where we dream globally and act locally for change, justice, joy, & human flourishing. Where relationships thrive, potential is realized, & cool stuff just gets done. In short, where community happens.

And where together, we do Wenatchee.

OUTREACH MAGAZINE ARTICLE ON GRACE CITY

GROUND BREAKING DAY ON OUR 10TH ANNIVERSARY MAY 20th

BUILDING HOME

Building Home is Grace City's resource initiative to raise the necessary funds within our church family to build this project. The funds raised by the people of Grace City was comprised of two parts...one part cash-gift, one part 3-year pledge (this is giving over-and-above normal tithes and offerings).

What the people of Grace City accomplished in this initiative was a profound expression of the power of working together. Suffice it to say, the generosity of our people blew our original goal out of the water. Read below to see how much we raised!

PREMIER EVENT

On January 28th, 2018, Grace City gathered at Wenatchee High School to hear Pastor Josh and Mel McGowan reveal for the first time the conceptual drawings, artist renderings, 3D fly through, and overall vision and philosophy behind our new facility. As we left, each person was challenged to take with them a brick and prayerfully ask one simple question... "What's my part?"

BUILDING HOME SERMON SERIES

Pastor Josh preached a powerful 5-week series called "Dream", where he preached 5 stand-alone messages that had been burning on his heart for over a year. These messages became the foundation and catalyst for the Building Home Initiative.

COMMITTMENT SUNDAY

On March 11th, 2018, Grace City gathered across three services to stack their bricks and bring their cash-and-pledge gift to fund the vision of Building Home. The bricks, to be used one the property as a reminder of each person who gave as the Lord led, were stacked on the stage. Our goal that morning was an audacious $5,000,000, more than $2,000,000 beyond what was said could be raised by a church our size. It was a powerful, unifying, joy-filled morning as young and old joyfully brought their gifts to the front, dropped off their brick, and signed their names on the final Schematic Design plans of the building.

ON VICTORY SUNDAY WE RAISED $7,141,672 IN CASH & PLEDGE!

On March 25th, 2018, Grace City gathered in the Convention Center Ballroom so we could be all together when the final number raised was announced. But nothing could prepare us for what happened. To find out what the people of Grace City gave in cash and pledge, watch below!!

A 50 YEAR DREAM

MEET OUR TEAM

MEL MCGOWAN

Mel McGowan, AICP, DBIA, LEED, AP creatively leads Storyland Studios' unique, multidisciplinary Spatial Storytelling practice, which integrates master planning, conceptual develpment, architecture, interior and production design, graphics and wayfinding, and dimensional fabrication and installation. Mel is passionate about creating compelling and immersive spatial experiences around the world.

MATT MOLSBERRY

Matt Molsberry, AIA, NCARB serves Storyland Studios as a Principal Architect where he oversees the master planning, design, and development of innovative immersive environments and themed spaces. Matt is a CalPoly alumni and has emerged as one of the leading church architects in the nation, having won multiple Solomon Awards for “Best Church Architect.” Working with Matt has been a wonderful experience for the Grace City staff. His creativity, flexibility, and collaborative design style is producing an outstanding product.

STEVE STROOPE

Senior Pastor & founder of Lake Point Church in Rockwall, TX. Steve leads a congregation of more than 11,000. In addition, he has provided strategic financial and facility consulting for over 300 churches in Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, China, Cuba, Russia, Mexico, South Africa, and all across North America. He has also been instrumental in planting churches in New York City, Las Vegas, Portland, San Francisco, Boston, Denver, Washington, DC, and Montreal, Canada. His friendship and counsel has been invaluable to the elders of Grace City.

WATCH MEL MCGOWAN'S STORY

building home stories

FREQUENTLY ASKED Q'S

WHAT IS BUILDING HOME?

Building Home is our resource initiative to raise the funds necessary to build our church family's home. Gifts consist of cash and pledge, and are above normal tithes and offerings.

WHAT IS OUR FUNDRAISING GOAL?

Our goal was to raise $5M in cash and pledge. This above-and-beyond giving would allow us to start construction on Phase 1 this year. On Victory Sunday, the incredible generosity of the people of Grace City resulted in $7.1M raised in cash and pledge, allowing us to accelerate the phasing, build more, and borrow less to complete the project!

WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST OF PHASE 1?

Including all site improvements, parking lot, AVL, landscaping, and 38,745 sq. ft. of finished space, the augmented Phase 1 (as a result of Grace City's generous giving!) is estimated to cost $11.5 Million.

ARE WE WILLING TO TAKE OUT A LOAN?

Yes. The church has consulted with multiple financial advisors to determine the size of loan we can responsibly leverage given our current size, number of donors, giving history, operating budget, and cash flow. We are proud to announce a local partnership with the people of Banner Bank to build this project.

WHEN WILL WE BREAK GROUND & WHEN IS ESTIMATED COMPLETION?

Depending on how soon funds come in and several other factors outside our control, our current critical path has us breaking ground May 20th, starting foundations late 2018, and finishing construction sometime early 2020.

HOW MUCH DID WE RAISE BEFORE BUILDING HOME AND WHAT WAS IT USED FOR?

Starting December of 2014 until March 2018, the people of Grace City gave a total of $1,817,932 over and above tithes and offerings to this dream. As a result, we were able to pay off the property, secure all necessary permits, consultants, and engineers, complete off-site construction, hire our architect, complete Master Planning, and finish Schematic Design for Phase 1. All of this work and giving is what has brought us to where we are today...poised to build the actual facility!

IS GRACE CITY CHURCH CONNECTED TO A DENOMINATION THAT CAN HELP FINANCIALLY?

No. We are a home-grown start-up with no denomination affiliation. All funds raised for operations and captial projects comes locally from the members of Grace City.