Fact Sheet

The Need...
is for additional classroom and programming space for Children, Students and Adults, as well as covered access into and between the buildings. We also desire to continue our commitment to missions in Tulsa and around the world, and to be aggressive and strategic in eliminating our long-term debt.

The Plan...
includes five elements: a mission component which will allow us to help other United Methodist churches in the Tulsa area and assist the Baltic Methodist Theological Seminary in Estonia; a 25,000 square-foot expansion of the Children’s Ministry facility, which will add much-needed classrooms; the transformation of the recently purchased Tulsa Ice Arena into a multi-purpose Student Ministries facility that will provide an atmosphere for growth and discipleship; the renovation of the current student ministry space into additional adult classrooms and the addition of porticos and a covered walkway to Mason Chapel; a reduction of our long term debt by $3,000,000. We will not incur any additional long-term debt for these projects.

The Mission...
is to raise at least $14 million during our three-year capital stewardship program. Construction and remodel costs will be approximately $10.4 million, and we hope to reduce our long-term debt by $3 million. We will provide $500,000 to the outreach projects.

The Timeline...
will start in August, 2006 when we begin the expansion projects. There is much planning to be done, but we anticipate completing construction and renovations by the middle of 2008.

Jesus looked at them and said,“With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God.” - Mark 10:27