In November, 2002, Mountain View Community Church purchased approximately 20 acres on Fingerboard Road (Route 80) along the west side of Interstate 270, just over 1 mile from Urbana High School. By January, 2004, this land was paid for in full, and we began to think seriously about the building process.
In April 2006, we launched the Building a Legacy stewardship campaign with the intention of raising funds for a permanent place of worship. By God’s grace, through the Building a Legacy campaign, His people committed almost $2.5 Million in funds earmarked for the construction of our new ministry home. Approximately $800,000 was received through generous first fruits offerings, and the remaining amount was pledged to be given over a three-year period. Another testament to God’s faithfulness is that by the end of the 3 year campaign, about 97% of the funds that were pledged were turned in and within another year, more than 100% of the funds pledged were given!
The primary committees involved with this project were the Facilities Planning Team (with a focus on building design) and the New Facilities Team (with a focus on construction and funding). Those teams worked closely with the architect (Alexander Design Studios), general contractor (Brechbill and Helman), and others to help make this vision for ministry a reality. A ceremonial groundbreaking was held on Sunday, September 14, 2008, although the actual groundbreaking did not begin until June of 2009. Our building was completed in August of 2010.
Our facility includes a Worship Area on the upper level that accommodates seating for approx. 500 people. Also on the upper level we have a large lobby area and coffee bar, along with our Nursery. The lower level is where our offices are located, along with our Children’s Wing and Kids ROCK room (for children’s worship and drama), as well as the P.I.T. (our Youth Center) which features a large space for worship and teaching, a classroom, and a game area complete with a pool table, ping pong table, fusball, and air hockey.
We moved in on Sept. 19, 2010 and held Our Grand Opening to the community on Sunday, October 24, 2010.
