Question 1

What's wrong with the spaces we have now?

Accepted Answer

Nothing that growth didn’t cause. Our kids and student spaces have served Calvary well for decades, but God continues to bring families through our doors.During our middle service hour, we now have more children than those rooms were designed to handle comfortably and securely. Every parent walking their child to a classroom for the first time wonders the same thing: Will my child be safe here? We want that answer to be an easy yes at Calvary.While we have good safety measures in place, the current building doesn’t restrict access to children the way a purpose-built space can. Our kids deserve an environment that is safe, secure, and designed for them — and we’d rather address that honestly now than wait for it to become a bigger problem.

Question 2

Why build for kids and students first instead of a bigger auditorium?

Accepted Answer

Because that's where the need is most pressing, and because our church family told us so. When Calvary first started planning an expansion in 2019, the early thinking leaned toward adult ministry space.Through congregational meetings in 2019 and 2020, the priority became clear: safe, adequate space for kids and students. The Next Gen Building answers that need, and the enlarged chapel adds room for those adult ministry spaces. We have plans for future phases as God leads, but we've learned to take one clear step at a time.

Question 3

Is this a building Calvary can grow into?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It's sized for the growth we're praying for. The new spaces are designed to serve 243 kids and 215 students at a time, with a chapel seating about 275 — room beyond what we need today, planned carefully for the years ahead.

Question 4

Couldn't these problems be solved another way?

Accepted Answer

We've been solving them in other ways for years. Calvary moved to three Sunday services, added chairs, and stretched every room we have, and we're grateful for the time those steps bought.But three services concentrate families into one crowded middle hour and stretch our volunteers across three.After years of study and congregational input, our elders and staff believe building is the faithful next step: addressing the cause instead of managing the symptoms.

Question 5

When will construction start and finish?

Accepted Answer

Our target is to begin construction in spring 2027, with a completion goal of spring 2028. Design and final pricing are still in progress, so those dates could shift some; we'll keep this page current.

Question 6

How much will the whole project cost?

Accepted Answer

Right now, the entire project is estimated to cost around $9 million. That's an honest estimate, refined through detailed design reviews, and it will keep sharpening as final construction pricing comes in. Rather than lock in a number before we're confident in it, we'll update this answer as the project moves forward.

Question 7

The goal is $4.5 million. Where does the rest come from?

Accepted Answer

The remainder comes through church resources, including borrowing, within conservative limits set by our elders. That approach lets construction begin without waiting to raise every dollar first, while the campaign keeps what we borrow low.And Calvary has been in this position before, paying off every dollar of building debt three times — 1976, 1996, and 2006 — and we have been debt-free since. We intend to steward this project the same way.

Question 8

What happens if we give more than $4.5 million?

Accepted Answer

It stays with the project. Every dollar given beyond the goal pays down building debt faster, which frees Calvary's resources for expanding ministry sooner. Nothing given to Making Room is absorbed into the general budget; the building fund is dedicated and separate.

Question 9

Couldn't this money do more somewhere else — missions, or even another church?

Accepted Answer

That instinct is right: reaching people is the point, and buildings only matter as tools for that. Here's why we believe this building is a reaching-people decision.Tens of thousands of our neighbors along the 422 Corridor don't go to church anywhere, and many have never clearly heard the gospel.The clearest obstacle to reaching more of them through Calvary right now is space, especially space for their kids. And because every Making Room commitment is above regular giving, Calvary's support for missionaries and ministries continues at full strength through the campaign. Our prayer is that this project multiplies what Calvary sends out in the years ahead.

Question 10

What exactly is a commitment?

Accepted Answer

A commitment is a statement of what you intend to give to Making Room over three years, 2027 through 2029, above your regular giving. It helps the church plan wisely, and more than that, it's a promise made to God in faith.Calvary treats it that way, with grace: if your circumstances change, your commitment can change too — just talk with us.No one at Calvary will ever tell you what your amount should be, and commitment amounts are never shared publicly.

Question 11

Is this in addition to my regular giving?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Making Room commitments are above and beyond regular giving, and they go to a dedicated building fund. We've structured it that way on purpose: the ministries, missionaries, and people Calvary cares for every week shouldn't have to pay for the building. Regular giving keeps doing what it already does. Making Room is extra, for a season, for this.

Question 12

Can I give something besides cash?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Commitments can include one-time gifts of stored resources: stock, real estate, or other assets. We're glad to help you think through that — contact matt@cbfc.net, or visit https://cbfc.net/give/.

Question 13

What if I can't give a large amount?

Accepted Answer

Then this campaign still belongs to you. Reaching $4.5 million will take hundreds of commitments of every size, from across our whole church family, and God measures the heart, never the amount.We're asking every person to do the same thing: pray seriously about the part God would have you play, then bring that answer with a whole heart. Hundreds of gifts of every size, offered in faith, come together into something none of us could do alone.

A season of trusting a big God for big things.

The building ahead of us.

The generation coming behind us.

And before any of it, the work God wants to do in our hearts.

The Story

What We're Building

For Kids

Lobby

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Elementary Room

PreK-Kindergarten

Infant Room

Special Needs Room

Supplies Room

Nursing Room

For Students

Lobby

The Bridge

Student Cafe

Student Worship

For our whole church family

The Chapel

Chapel

The Goal:

A season of trusting a big God for big things.

The building ahead of us.

The generation coming behind us.

And before any of it, the work God wants to do in our hearts.

The Story

What We're Building

For Kids

Lobby

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Classroom

Elementary Room

PreK-Kindergarten

Infant Room

Special Needs Room

Supplies Room

Nursing Room

For Students

Lobby

The Bridge

Student Cafe

Student Worship

For our whole church family

The Chapel

Chapel

The Goal: $4.5 Million

The Goal: