Spiritual and numerical growth do not require church buildings, but buildings can enhance or deter growth. We are launching a fall capital fund-raising campaign to help us improve and expand our facilities so they work for us and not against us in spiritual and numerical growth.

The funds raised will allow us to create space that is accessible (think elevator and additional first-floor classrooms and office space), flexible (think moveable walls), useable (think reclaiming currently wasted and underutilized areas), and welcoming (think covered entrance, enclosed commons area and additional rest rooms). We do all this to help us reach every segment of the community around us, in a facility that is practical and inviting.

This is an important step in HRBC’s commitment to growth. Let us covenant together to grow:

·The Kingdom of God, for Jesus Christ gave us that job
·In faith, as we live the Christian life
·Disciples, by our teaching, witness and lifestyle
·In outreach, by using our facilities as our worship, training and launch point
·Our commitment to make a difference in the world for the glory of God
·In number, for growing disciples multiply
·Through giving that is generous and God-honoring
·In spirit, as we mature in every aspect of life
·The influence that HRBC has on the lives of those whose paths we cross
·Our focus beyond our walls to those God would have us minister to

Every worthy undertaking, project or goal costs something. As “unglamorous” as renovation may seem, it is a necessary step in our commitment to reach our community and the world beyond it with the gospel of Jesus Christ. There is no better investment we can make as a church than an investment in growth.

Bert Browning