April 11 2012

New Lighthouse Building Open





After years of prayer and faithfully serving those in need, The Lighthouse Ministry opened a new facility with plenty of space for food and clothes and to offer people spiritual guidiance.

This new facility, located across the street from the main building at the Henderson Campus (directly behind the Adult Ministry Center) was made possible through your RELENTLESS gifts. 

Click here for more information about SCC's Lighthouse Ministry.

 





January 17 2012

Savannah Christian Church Dedicates New Spaces





 

In December, Savannah Christian Church dedicated the new spaces added during recent construction, including children’s areas, an adult ministries building across the street from the main building, and a new Lighthouse Ministry building. Lighthouse provides food and clothes to local people in need.

Work on this project took eight months and a construction budget of $9.4 million. The project was funded through SCC’s relentless campaign by money that was pledged and donated by Savannah Christians above their normal tithe and offerings.

“Through the sacrificial generosity of our church, we will now be able to introduce more children to Jesus and lead them into a deeper relationship with Him,” said Kathryn Johnson, the Director of Campus Operations. “Our adults will now have much-needed fellowship, instructional, and discipleship space in the new Adult Ministry Center and after years of operating out of temporary spaces, our Lighthouse benevolence ministry will have a permanent home.”

By the numbers:

Savannah Christian Church added more than 26,000 square feet of new construction to their Henderson Campus location and renovated more than 37,000 square feet.

·         Added 8,851   sq. ft. for an expanded lobby, bookstore, meeting space and prayer room

·         Added 11,428   sq. ft. for new Children’s Auditorium and Family Gathering space

·         Added a new 6,000 sq. ft. building for SCC’s  Lighthouse Ministry

·         Renovated 8,946   sq. ft. for Elementary Children’s Ministry

·         Renovated  1,843  sq. ft. for Early Childhood Ministry (birth-pre-k)

·         Renovated 8,666    sq. ft. of lobby, ministry area, and office space

·         Renovated 18,000 sq. ft. of the newly acquired Adult Ministries Center across the street

·         Added additional parking




September 09 2011

Construction Updates





Henderson Main Building

  • Beginning Monday the front stairway beside the existing lobby will be closed as workers begin preparing to renovate that area. Please use the center stairway  or the elevator.
  • The front lobby will soon begin undergoing further renovations in preparation for its expansion.
  • The heating and air system is now installed in the new addition. Next week workers will connect it to the system in the existing  building. As that happens, the systems will be shut down for periods of time.
  • Workers are continuing to install new doors in the renovated children’s areas on the second floor of the existing building.
  • Workers are beginning to install stucco on the exterior of the new addition.
  • The interior walls of the new addition are framed and electrical systems are being placed.
  • The new portico at the rear of the existing building will be completed next week
  • Landscaping of the new drive leading to the rear portico is complete. The drive will open later this year.

The addition to the Henderson Main Building will house children’s ministry on the second floor and the new Source Bookstore, family ministry center, meeting rooms, and an expanded lobby on the first floor.

 

Lighthouse Ministry Building

  • The construction team is completing the roof.
  • They will frame interior walls next week and begin placing the electrical wiring.

 This building will house our Lighthouse ministry, which provides food, clothing and spiritual guidance to those in need.

 

Adult Ministry Center

Work on the parking lot continues.

  • Interior walls are framed and sheetrock is up.
  • The construction team has framed the platform and sound booth in the worship center.
  • Work on the heating and air system continues.

This building will house adult classes and will provide an alternate, smaller worship space as well.




August 19 2011

Construction Updates




Henderson main building addition

  • The construction team is closing in the addition to the side of the existing building. Concrete for the second floor has been poured, and workers will soon begin framing interior walls.
  • Workers are completing the steel framing on the addition to the front of the building and will be pouring the second floor the beginning of next week.
  • Fire exit stairs leading from the second floor of the addition are being placed.

This addition will house children’s ministry on the second floor and the new Source Bookstore, family ministry center, meeting rooms, and an expanded lobby on the first floor.
 
Adult Ministries Center

  • The construction team has finished closing in the top section of the building.
  • Soon they will finish the steel for the front expansion of the building.

This building will house adult classes and will provide an alternate, smaller worship space as well.
 
Lighthouse

  • Workers have nearly completed blocking up the walls.
  • Next they will put on the roof and will then begin interior work.

This building will house our Lighthouse ministry, which provides food, clothing and spiritual guidance to those in need.
 
Roads, sidewalks and parking lots

  • Workers will soon remove the sidewalk directly in front of the entrance near the existing lobby. They will do so to begin making way for the new outdoor gathering area. During the week, the doors near the lobby will be closed. Please enter through the doors near The Source. On weekends the doors will be accessible but one will need to approach the doors via the paver walk under the oak tree.
  • The road leading around the new main building addition to a new drop-off location is now paved. Markings and landscaping will be added over the next few weeks. The drive is NOT open to traffic. We will announce when the road is available for use.
  • The new sidewalk leading from the main building to the Adult Ministries Center will soon be finished. Traffic on the entrance drive leading to the main building will be one-way in for now on.
  • The construction team is preparing to pave the parking lot at the Adult Ministries Center.



August 05 2011

Construction Progress




  • Workers are set to begin closing in the front of the Adult Ministry Center. Inside the AMC electricians have been working and now plumbers are in action.
  • Behind the AMC construction of the new Lighthouse Ministry building continues. The foundation is complete and walls are going up.
  • Curbing for AMC parking lot is underway, and across the Henderson Campus, work on storm drainage continues.
  • On Monday workers will begin demolishing part of the front entry road to make way for a new pedestrian walkway connecting the main building to the AMC. From this point onward the front entry road will be one-way at all times. The front entrance will remain open. Entry for worship services remains the same as always (one-way down the center entry road), but during the week when construction is underway, most of the entry road will be closed and people will need to immediately turn into the parking lot.
  • Next week workers will begin installing the roof on the addition to the main building that will house the children’s ministry. They will also pour the slab for the second floor of the addition.
  • Out front workers will continue to erect steel for the lobby expansion. In two weeks workers will begin demolishing the road previously used to drop off people beneath portico (now demolished to make way for the lobby expansion.) As this road is removed, workers will begin preparing an outdoor gathering and seating area.
  • In two weeks the road circling the new addition and leading to the rear of the building will be paved. It will open to traffic later.
  • Inside in the existing lobby, workers will construct a temporary wall where ministry tables are currently lined up. This will be done so workers can demolish the existing exterior wall, opening it to the space created by the new addition.
  • Upstairs workers continue to make finishing touches to the children’s small group rooms, including adding storage cubbies.



July 22 2011

Construction Update




  • Steel for the addition to the main building has arrived and will be going up over the next two weeks. After that, the second floor slab will be poured, and roofers will arrive on site to begin their work.
  • The new road around the addition is progressing, with the curb and gutter complete. Next rock will arrive and be graded and then laid and tested, possibly by next week if the weather permits. Then asphalt will be poured. Landscapers will also arrive to start doing prep work, including installation of sprinklers.
  • Inside final touches are being placed on the children’s small group rooms on the second floor, including installation of new doors. The children and their leaders have already been using the rooms, and they’re working out great. Painting is being completed in the new Worship Arts suite.
  • Across the street at the Adult Ministries Center, work on electrical and other systems continues. Erection of steel for the lobby addition is nearly complete, and workers will soon begin closing it in.
  • The foundation for the new Lighthouse Ministry building behind the Adult Ministries Center is complete, and the slab will be poured Monday, July 25.



June 25 2011

Construction Update


  • Construction workers have poured the slab for the expanded lobby of the Henderson main building. They’re completing the foundation and preparing to pour the slab for the children’s addition, too.
  • Curb and guttering is expected to go in next week for the road that will circle around the new addition.
  • Upstairs in the existing main building, renovation work is nearly complete, creating many new small group rooms for elementary children. Workers are preparing to lay carpet and finish painting. This coming weekend will be the last that the existing DropZone will be used by SCC Kidz. Next week the construction team will start demolishing that area to make way for renovation and expansion into the new addition. Parents, you will be directed to the new check-in/drop-off area.
  • Across the street at the Adult Ministry Center, steel is going up for the lobby expansion.



June 23 2011

Update on your RELENTLESS gifts

Last fall our church family made a tremendous, sacrificial commitment to reach one more … and one more for Christ.

Our RELENTLESS capital campaign is funding the new East and Effingham campus facilities and the expansion of children and adult ministry spaces at Henderson. We’re also reaching out to children and parents in need right here and in a village in Guatemala.

Pledges to date stand at nearly $9.2 million and gifts to-date total $3.5 million.




June 17 2011

Construction Update




  • Work continues on the second floor of the main building, where systems – including electrical, HVAC, and sprinklers – are being finished. Painting is underway. The work is on schedule and second floor renovations should be complete by early July.

  • Outside, work on the road circling the new addition continues, and curb and guttering will go in soon, weather permitting.

  • The foundation for the new addition is nearly complete, and the slab will be poured soon. Steel is set to begin arriving within days. As soon as the slab is poured, the new addition will start going vertical.

  • Across the street at the Adult Ministries Center, installation of HVAC and electrical continues.

  • The foundation for the expanded lobby of that building is nearly complete. The slab will be poured soon. The new addition will start going vertical, and workers will begin closing in the existing building.




June 13 2011

Sports Academy Dedication

Thank you for your RELENTLESS contributions that helped make possible the construction of a sports academy in Buena Vista, Guatemala. Watch this video to see how your gifts are changing lives there as young boys and their families encounter the love of our Savior.





 




June 10 2011

Construction Update



  • Work on heating and air systems continues in the areas being renovated on the second floor of the main building. More inspections are set for this Friday. Once complete, workers will begin the finish work including painting and installing carpet and ceiling tiles. Second floor renovations should be complete by the end of June.
  • The foundations for additions onto the main building and the Adult Ministry Center are both nearing completion. Slabs will be poured soon.
  • Steel will begin arriving on site next week, and the additions will start to go vertical.
  • Workers are continuing to complete storm drainage for the new drive that will circle the new addition to the main building. Curbing will start forming next.



June 03 2011

Construction Update



  • Construction of the elevator shaft continues at the Adult Ministry Center.
  • Work will begin soon on the foundation for lobby of the AMC.
  • In the main building, sheetrock is being hung in the second-floor areas that are under renovation for children's ministry. Preparations are being made for another round of inspections. Next will come painting and carpeting of these spaces.
  • Work continues on the foundation for the new children's addition. Next, work will begin on the foundation for the expanded lobby.
  • Work continues on the road leading around the new addition.









 




May 26 2011

Construction Update



  • At the Adult Ministries Center, construction of the elevator shaft continues and work begins inside on the platform in the worship area.

  • In the main building, work continues on completing small group and worship arts administrative spaces. Also renovations of the Student Auditorium continue, and new security hallway doors are being installed.

  • Inspectors arrive this week to approve electrical work before drywall covers the wiring.

  • Outside the main building, work on the foundation of the new addition continues.









 




May 20 2011

Construction Progress



Construction this week has changed the look of the building, visitors of the Henderson campus will notice the portico has been completely removed.  

  • No change to entrances from last week. Please continue to enter through the door to the right (by the front stairwell), further to right (leading to the hallway by The Source), and through the lakeside lobby at the rear of the building.
  • Road construction behind the building continues.
  • Underground utilities will be installed.
  • Demolition of Kidz Auditorium begins.
  • Construction of AMC elevator shaft continues.
  • Hanging of ceilings at AMC begins. 








 




May 13 2011

Construction Update



The portico demolition continues. Once complete the foundation for the new lobby will begin.

The doors under the portico are closed, and entry into the building continues to be through the door to the right (by the front stairwell), further to right (leading to the hallway by The Source), and through the lakeside lobby at the rear of the building.

Demolition of second-floor classrooms starts in force now. Once complete, construction of new walls for small group rooms will begin.

Soon a wall will be constructed in the existing lobby to block off where extensive renovation and construction of the new lobby will begin. Windows will allow you to watch as work progresses.

Work is continuing on the foundation for the new children's addition and the new road leading around the side of it.

At the Adult Ministry Center across the street, demolition will soon be complete. New walls are being erected inside and work on the exterior elevator shaft will soon begin.

 

 

 

 




May 05 2011

Demolition Begins




  • The portico and the line of doors leading directly into the front lobby continue to be inaccessible. Please use one of three entries:
    • the doors to the right of the portico that lead to the stairwell and lobby
    • the doors further to the right beside Room 110 and The Source, or
    • the doors leading to Lakeside Lobby at the rear of the building.
  • Handicap parking spaces are now located in the row of spaces directly in front of the large oak tree on the right-hand side of the parking lot as you enter.
  • Demolition of second-floor classrooms continues and construction of new walls will follow. Please do not enter any area cordoned off for your safety. The only second-floor rooms available for use (with advance reservation) are the Student Auditorium and rooms 203 and 204. Please note that these rooms are already reserved and in use during service times.
  • New and expanded sidewalks are being finished.
  • Preparation continues for the foundation of the new children’s addition to the left of the existing building and for the new roadway which will lead around to the left and to the rear of the main building.
  • Renovation of the Adult Ministry Center (AMC) continues. Interior and exterior demolition will soon be complete, followed by framing of new interior walls. Work on the expanded parking lot continues.
  • Please do not enter the AMC property, any area inside the main building that is cordoned off, or any outside area that is fenced unless you are escorted by a Sean Moyer (912-844-7008 or smoyer@savannahchristian.com).
  • Parents, for their safety, do not allow children to walk, run, or play unaccompanied on the campus during construction and renovation. Please directly supervise them at all times.
  • Do not park in the rear of the main building or at the AMC.

 

 

 




April 28 2011

Progress Update - Construction Begins




  • Starting Monday, May 2, the portico and the line of doors leading directly into the front lobby will be under construction. Please enter through one of three entries:
    • the doors to the right of the portico that lead to the stairwell and lobby
    • the doors further to the right beside Room 110 and The Source, or
    • the doors leading to Lakeside Lobby at the rear of the building.
  • Starting Monday, May 2, handicap parking spaces will be located in the row of spaces directly in front of the large oak tree on the right-hand side of the parking lot as you enter.
  • Demolition of second-floor classrooms begins the week of May 2.
  • New sidewalks are being added to allow easier access from the parking lot to entry doors beside Room 110 and leading into the Lakeside Lobby. Existing sidewalks are also being doubled in width to 10 feet wide.
  • Clearing has begun for the foundation of the new children’s addition to the left of the existing building. Clearing has also begun for the new roadway which will lead around to the left and to the rear of the main building.
  • Renovation of the Adult Ministry Center (AMC) has begun. The existing parking lot has been removed and work on the new, larger lot is underway. Demolition of interior walls is underway, and framing of new walls will begin soon. Exterior renovation is also underway.
  • Please do not enter the AMC property, any area inside the main building that is cordoned off, or any outside area that is fenced unless you are escorted by a Sean Moyer (912-844-7008 or smoyer@savannahchristian.com)
  • Parents, for their safety, do not allow children to walk, run, or play unaccompanied on the campus during construction and renovation. Please directly supervise them at all times.
  • Do not park in the rear of the main building.
  • The building will be closed and computer/telephone networks down during required power outages:
    • Main Building: Thursday, May 5, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • The Link: Thursday, May 12, all day



February 10 2011

Progress Update - February 2011

Construction is set to begin later this spring on the addition and renovation of the main building at Henderson Campus and on the adult ministry center across the street. The addition to the main building will provide room for our fast-growing children's ministry, and the adult ministry center will offer a worship space as well as classrooms.

To date we've received $2.7 million in gifts to the RELENTLESS campaign, and a total of $9.1 million has been pledged and/or already given. Thank you for your relentless desire to see one more  ... and one more come to know Jesus.

Here are renderings that show how the buildings will look.