Recent highlights include cleaning sanctuary walls, constructing stage walls, and preparing to install wainscoting, carpet, and audio equipment. The production booth is complete and server installation is on deck. In the kids area, asbestos has been safely and fully removed, and electrical and security systems are installed. Walls are framed and finished and painting is underway. The lobby and office areas are also being prepped for paint and carpet, as we look to retain some of the historic charm of the 90-year-old building.

You might recall that our overall financial aim for the Able initiative is to raise $10 million. At the end of the three-year initiative, we’ll be debt free and the Downtown Campus will be an established hub for ministry in the core of our city. Pastor Josh set an initial goal: if every adult at Woodmen were to give $200 by Easter, we’ll get the initiative off to a great start. We’re excited to share that the Woodmen family has already contributed $1 million! We/re deeply grateful to those who have supported Able through prayers and gifts. While we have a long way to go, we celebrate this first milestone of generosity and thank God for you. If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to give, would you pray and consider how God might lead you?

We know that prayer matters, so we’ll lay the groundwork for this new campus in prayer. Please join us for a prayer walk at Woodmen Downtown on Saturday, March 15. Drop in any time between 10 AM and noon to tour the building at your own pace. Spend a few minutes praying in the spaces where wide-eyed kids will glimpse the wonder of God’s love, where students will turn to Christ and adults will find hope in hard times. We look forward to seeing you at the corner of East Platte and North Cascade!