Our Next: Parking & Gathering Spaces
Expanding Our Table with Our Next
Our physical spaces are stretched beyond their limits. Our Next is a three-year capital commitment over and above annual stewardship. It creates more room for welcome through expanded parking, parish hall and kitchen improvements, and support for ministries beyond our walls. Our capital giving goal is $700,000.
Expanded Parking
Hospitality begins before anyone enters the sanctuary. As our parish has grown, limited parking has become a barrier to worship and fellowship, especially during peak worship and parish events. Expanded parking will help people arrive with ease and dignity, making clear from the beginning that there is room at our table.
Addressing access now supports continued growth and helps practical concerns give way to welcome. The project will add 14 gravel parking spaces, with $15,000 allocated for this expense.
· Clear, visible hospitality from the moment people arrive.
· Improved access for worship, fellowship, and parish events.
· Greater capacity to welcome newcomers, guests, and the whole parish family to make sure all of us have a place at Our Table.
Parish Hall & Kitchen Expansion and Updates
The parish hall and kitchen are at the heart of Our Table fellowship: places where meals are shared, relationships deepen, faith is formed, and care is extended. As the parish has grown, these spaces can no longer adequately support the gatherings and ministries that sustain our common life.
Enlarging and updating both spaces will allow us to offer gracious hospitality, share meals with joy, and support the fellowship and mercy that flow from a well-set table. Investing now allows these rooms to serve as places of connection, formation, and shared mission. $765,000 is allocated for this work.
· Expanded capacity for meals, celebrations, and parish life.
· Improved function for hospitality and ministry.
· Spaces that reflect the vitality and welcome of the community.
““Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” ”
““Day by day as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food a with glad and generous hearts.” ”
““Go out into the roads and lanes, and compel people to come in, so that my house may be filled.” ”
Extending Our Table
Nourished by God’s abundance, we are called to share that abundance with others. Our Next includes support for Peterkin Camp and Conference Center, the Highland Educational Project, and Sandscrest Conference and Retreat Center. Together these ministries offer rest, formation, education, and hope throughout our region.
Faithful stewardship looks both inward and outward. Investing in outreach alongside our own spaces affirms that generosity and mission are central to our life in Christ. The brochure commits 10 percent of all Our Next giving to ministry beyond our walls, approximately $70,000 of the $700,000 giving goal.
Sustained support for trusted diocesan partners.
A tangible expression of generosity beyond the parish.
A shared witness that God’s table is wide and welcoming.
Peterkin Camp and Conference Center
Near Romney, Peterkin has nurtured youth formation in the Diocese of West Virginia for generations. Youth, young adults, and families gather for outdoor recreation, Christian community, sacramental worship, and friendships that last. Many clergy and lay leaders trace the roots of their active faith to Peterkin, where the next generation discovers who they are in Christ.
Highland Educational Project
A direct ministry of the Diocese of West Virginia in McDowell County, the Highland Educational Project offers emergency aid, food security, home repair assistance, educational resources, and community enrichment. Its practical care extends Christ’s love through food, shelter, and support for families facing severe hardship.
Sandscrest Conference and Retreat Center
Near Wheeling, Sandscrest welcomes individuals, vestries, clergy, and spiritual seekers for rest, quiet prayer, and theological reflection. It offers space for leaders and everyday disciples to step away from daily demands, renew their faith, and rediscover God’s presence.