February 17, 2011 Update

Ground Work has Begun

If you've been out to the property lately you know that ground work is well underway. Here are the latest updates:

The front pond has been drained and filled.



The filled in pond will become the parking for the new building. The next step for this area is laying out the base for the paving of the parking lot.

Digging for the new retention pond has begun. This will still take several more weeks until completion.



Vortek Enterprises, Inc. has given an estimated completion date on the ground work for sometime in April.

Work that still needs to be completed not only includes the new retention pond but also the pad for the new building and driveway in the front of the property and along the west side of the property.

More Blessings

Vortek Enterprises had an opportunity to meet with the Florida Department of Transportation to discuss the front entrance to the church at State Road 44. They informed us that we would not have to do any further work to the driveway as previous thought. We are grateful to hear this news as it will save Crossroads an estimated $18,000 - $20,000.

As the work on the property continues the staff and leadership urge you to be careful while driving on property. Please drive only in designated areas and watch for construction equipment and vehicles. Please do not go near any active work area unless permitted and you have the proper safety gear. Thanks again for your cooperation and we apologize for any inconvenience.

Construction crews are making more and more progress each day and things are changing quickly. We try to take pictures at least once a day and upload them daily to our Picasa Photo Page. Bookmark this link to check out the latest pictures from the construction project: https://picasaweb.google.com/crossroadsnsb/CrossroadsChristianChurchPropertySlideShow#

Please keep the safety of the construction workers in your prayers. Talk to everyone soon!!!

January 6, 2011 Update

Big News!!!
Crossroads received news this week that we can go ahead and begin ground work for the new building. In the next few weeks we will begin draining the front pond, digging the new retention pond and laying the ground work for the parking lot and new building. We will let you know as soon as that work begins.

Many Blessings
A local construction company has donated $4,500 worth of cement blocks to the church. These blocks will be needed for the stem wall on the new building. Votrek Enterprises, Inc (the organization doing the ground work for Crossroads) has donated the gas and man power to go pick up the blocks and bring them back here.

If you haven't noticed the construction for the new Wal Mart has begun down the road from the church. Halifax Paving Inc, out of Ormond Beach is doing the ground work for that project has donated around 10,000 yards of top soil to Crossroads. This soil will be good as we have to build up the land in the back and along the sides of the property. For the next few weeks large dump trucks will be bringing all this dirt in.

We continue to see God's vision unravel in front of us and we give Him all the praise and glory as we move forward.

December 10, 2010 Update

As Christmas approaches many changes have taken place and there are several updates since the last time we posted.

Temporary Worship Center
Last Sunday not only marked the third week in a row we had a record attendance at Crossroads but it marked the first Sunday we had the opportunity to meet in our new temporary Worship Center located on property. After much prayer and consideration the staff and leadership decided it would be best to ease our way out of meeting at Samusla Academy and beginning meeting on Crossroads property. Many factors went into this decision and we believe that in the long run it is best.

The temporary worship center is actually a 40 x 80 foot tent. The floor is made up of brick pavers put in by Wayne Rathbun and several other volunteers at Crossroads. As we continue to adjust to our new move there are still several things we are working on inside the worship center including; concrete installed for flooring toward the back, hanging of the screen and projector to make for more space on stage and installing a sound/media booth in the back.

We praise the Lord for providing all of these things as everything above has been donated to Crossroads, including all the labor work by Wayne and his crew. This is all truly a blessing.

Crossroads Barn
The Crossroads Barn now has a concrete floor. It was put in at the beginning of November. Thanks to everyone that helped make this happen.

Building Project Update
We have finally received the final drawings back from the architect. Our general contractor has reviewed the plans and is currently making some small minor adjustments before we bring the plans to the county. The plans should be ready to bring to the county sometime this month. Once we do that we should have the okay to begin the ground work on the new building.

It's an exciting time to be a part of Crossroads. We thank you for your continued support and prayers.

July 25, 2010 Update

We move forward very slowly but at least it's forward. Upon the last submittable of property plans to Volusia county back in May - they instructed us that they would need finalized plans from the architect of the actual building itself.

Over the past six weeks we have continued to meet with the building architect, along with plumbing and electrical engineer in finalizing the plans for the building. While tedious at times, it's also exciting picking out paint colors, cabinets, flooring and everything that goes along with putting something like this together. We are also really excited that the new building will have many "green" features to it - including an energy saving air conditioner system, sinks and toilets that conserve water and much more that we'll let you know about as the project get's closer to completion.

Property Yard Work Days
The first and third Thursday's of each month have been designated yard work days out at the property. If you have some time come out and help us out with some lawn mowing, weed whacking and picking up of branches and other brush. Yard Work days begin at 8:30AM.

As soon as we have more updates you can be sure we'll post them up. Thanks for reading.

May 11, 2010 Update

18 months later and covered in prayer we are finally able to begin some major work on the property this week. Beginning yesterday, barricade fencing around several trees started being installed and today the silt fencing has begun to go in. Once all fencing has been installed it will be inspected by the county and we will be able to start digging out the retention pond. If you are coming out to the Ministry Center you are asked to park out by the outdoor stage - again the staff and leadership want to encourage you to be alert while navigating around the property. Please pray for the safety of the men and women who will be working on the property.

In other news around the property
- Last Friday a team of 10 men traveled down to Celebration to disassemble and pick up a donated playground. It was hot and humid but all the guys did an awesome job working hard on making this happen. The playground is now sitting on the Crossroads property ready to be put together. It will be assembled later on, once an area is cleared near the Ministry Center.

Now that construction has officially started we will be posting way more updates and pictures on this blog. Check back often. Thanks for reading.