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Former Gymnastic Center to Become a Church
PORTLAND, OR (July 7, 2004) - In recent years, Covenant congregations have
found worship spaces in some unconventional settings--a former bowling
alley, a converted restaurant, and even a former Wal-Mart. That list now
includes a former gymnastics training center, which was bought for
Summit View Covenant Church on June 29.
The new building, located in Beaverton, Oregon, is in an almost perfect
setting says Steve Dawson, director of technical services, for the
Department of Church Growth and Evangelism. Dawson assisted the local
building committee of Summit View Covenant in their search process.
"It's not often there is a non-church facility, that, when you drive up
to it says 'this could be a church,'" Dawson said. "The gym facility we
acquired for Summit View gives them the perfect square footage for their
next season of ministry and is located adjacent to one of the busiest
streets in Beaverton."
For the past six years Summit View has been holding worship services at
Findley Elementary School. In describing the new building to his
congregation, Summit View pastor Kurt Carlson called the new facility a
"new chapter in the life of Summit View Covenant Church," saying that it
would "allow us to meet the needs of our growing church family and at
the same time allow us to continue to reach out to people with the Good
News of Jesus Christ."
A new facility will allow more people to experience God's presence and
that care of the Summit View congregation, Carlson wrote.
"Each week new people visit our church and their lives are being
transformed," he said. "They are not only hearing truth about a God who
loves them but they are also experiencing a faith community that
graciously receives them and freely gives them a place to belong a
church to call home."
Funding for the $1.38 million project was provided by National Covenant
Properties. Summit View will lease the building for the North Pacific
Conference initially, with plans that Summit View will eventually take
over the loan for the building.
More information about Summit View Covenant Church is available online
at www.svcov.org.
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