On August 20th Frederick County approved our occupancy permit allowing us to move into and occupy our new church! All praise and glory to the Lord!! Furniture for all the various spaces will beginning arriving immediately. That will include 400 new chairs for our worship center, new furniture for our upper lobby area, a coffee bar, a stage for the worship center and furniture and a pool table for our youth center (aka “The Pit”). Our first services are scheduled for Sunday September 19th. There will be a lot going on between now and then as our church offices will be moved at the end of August and many meetings will be taking place to get organized and prepared for what will be awesome worship time, learning time and spirit-filled activities. Our Grand Opening is scheduled for Sunday, October 24th. We are looking forward to getting settled and serving God by reaching people for Christ!

Please continue to pray for the protection of all of the workers that they may complete the construction of our church safely. Also, pray that in the coming weeks all final work will be completed on time and that the inspections would go smoothly. Lastly, and most importantly, let’s lift our praises to God for how He has blessed us with this new church and for the lives that will be reached for Christ as a result!

As you can see from the photos, the exterior of our new church is almost completed. What remains is mostly cosmetic in terms of walkways, finish paving and landscaping. In fact, most of the interior work is completed as well. The ceiling is being finished in our Worship Center. In other areas lights, drop ceilings, and bathroom fixtures are being installed and the carpeting will soon began to be installed. We are excited at the prospect of moving in within the next several weeks!

However, once we get occupancy we’re not done. All the chairs for the Worship Center and classrooms, and the furniture for the classrooms, Youth Center, offices, and lobby areas need to be delivered and set up. Also, the stage area in the Worship Center, the snack bar for the Youth Center and the Coffee Bar for the upper lobby area all need to be built and installed. We even have some additional wiring to put in so that we are technologically up-to-date and equipped with high speed internet, cable TV, WiFi, etc. However, with all of this yet to be done, we will be worshiping in our new church before you know it!

As of the beginning of March construction continues in full swing despite some very challenging winter weather. Despite all of the snow our contractor Brechtbill & Hellman has managed to keep the construction moving along! Praise God for their dedication and also for their continued safety!

As you can see from the most recent pictures the structure is mostly enclosed. That will allow the workers to continue finishing the inside without regard to the weather. Most of the block walls for the interior are finished and much of the framing is completed as well. Our new facility teams (interior and exterior) continue to be diligently at work with the architect and builder on many facets of our church construction.

Soon the contractors will complete the roof and building exterior. If all goes according to plan we hope to take occupancy and begin moving into our new church building in early Summer. Please continue to pray and praise God for his many blessings, the safety of the workers and the continued efforts of our church volunteers!

On Sunday, October 4th many gathered at the new facility site to help "lay a foundation of prayer" and give thanks to God for his continued faithfulness, provision and direction.

Praise God for this important milestone. Now, the walls can go up!


Now devote your heart and soul to seeking the LORD your God. Begin to build the sanctuary of the LORD God….” 1 Chronicles 22:19

The site plan was re-approved and the foundation is going up (see more pictures at the Flickr Gallery link)

Please pray for safety of the construction crew and for quick approval of the building permit.

Click the new Building A Legacy - Flickr Gallery link to see lots of photos from the construction site where the work crew is preparing the ground for the foundation. Check back frequently for new photos!

The ground was “sopping wet” as crews worked to make the Construction Entrance to MVCC’s property. Next step is to gravel the entrance. “The house of the LORD God is to be here….” 1 Chronicles 22:1