Pastor's Report

Dear Friends:

I pray this letter finds you resting and trusting in the promises of God. Without question, it has been an amazing season here at CCk. If there is one thing that is more evident than ever, it is the fact that God is on the move. We have seen the church continue to grow. People are coming to Christ and are being equipped by Christ in a very significant way. In my last letter to you, we had just launched the CCk West Campus, and I am happy to report that six months later there is a vibrant, fruitful fellowship meeting in West Kendall. It has been amazing to watch what God is doing there. In addition, our services at the Central Campus are very well attended; some with full overflow rooms. Once again, we are at that all too familiar place of having to address space concerns.

In response to our need for more space, we are planning to wire the sanctuary with new technology that will allow us to add a service during the time when I am preaching at the West Campus. It will have live worship, kids’ ministry, a campus pastor, and the teaching will come in via video. In addition, we will be doing updates to the Kids’ Ministry classrooms. We will create an amazing environment conducive for children to learn and be impacted by God’s Word. So, we are excited to say the least. This project will take place throughout the month of October, during which the Central Campus will be closed for the renovation. Because of this, on October 11^th, 18^th, and 25^th, we will be having two services at the CCk:West Campus at John Ferguson High School. We will be joined by musical guests, the Katinas and also worship leader, Brenton Brown.

Now, some of you might be asking, what about the BuildingLife Project? Are we still doing it? The answer to that is: absolutely! For those of you who have been faithful in contributing toward BuildingLIFE, we have been able to advance this project to the point of completed building plans. As we seek to bring down the costs from the original $7 million estimate, your continued support will allow us to move further in the cost-cutting process and save toward the necessary down payment.

As stated from the outset, “This project it isn’t about building buildings; it is about building people.” We still plan to develop the CCk:Central campus property; only the timeline has changed. In the meantime, we thank the Lord for providing additional and economical ways to add seats without going into major debt. The CCk:West has been an example of that, and now the new renovation is an additional example. The renovation will cost approximately 60K. I believe that through special and sacrificial giving, we will be able to cover that without going into our savings. So, please pray as to what your involvement can be. This is going to be a great opportunity that will allow more people to hear the word of God at a convenient service time.

Lastly, I want to thank you for being an instrumental part of sharing the vision of CCk with those around you. We can all rejoice how the Lord has created such a wonderful place that is “Bringing people to LIFE through the gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Let the lost be found,

Pedro

BuildingLife Update

Building the Body of Christ, Changing Miami

God is always calling us forward in faith. We believe that just as God has been faithful in the past and in the present, He will continue to guide and provide in the days to come. We could simply rest on the amazing accomplishments that have already occurred, but that is not what Jesus taught us to do.
We don’t want to wait on the shallow shore for Jesus to come back. As long as we have LIFE, we will follow Jesus out into the deep, hearing His voice, and spreading His word. It’s not about building buildings. It’s about building lives, faith and families. We want as many people as possible to hear “well done, good and faithful servant.” And that includes you…

Picture Update

Hey all! Here are the latest images from the architects. Let us know what you think.

CCk Style captured by architects

HH Architects did it again! Having a vision for what you want is one thing… having someone else capture the vision and put skin on it is quite another. Pastor Pedro and myself cannot be any more excited to show you these updated designs as we truly feel we’ve made a tremendous breakthrough in interpreting the CCk style.

Next we will enter into exterior materials, interior design and audio/visual planning. Please pray for us as we need the wisdom of the Lord to guide us through in making His house.

Whoops! Too much fellowship.

Can there be something like “too much fellowship?” When it comes to building a building there sure can be! The act of creating a awesome space for the CCk body to fellowship is of great importance to us, and HH Architects have done a wonderful job leading us through a very complicated process. They have been exceptionally patient in showing us our “dream space” but then turning around and given us the “reality check.” Whoa! That’s how much it costs to add two walls and a roof?! Bad idea! Bad idea! HH then showed us how to put the project into reverse gear and try again.

Below are two images showing our latest slap-in-the-back-of-the-head. Admittedly, in our desire to add fellowship/Cafe space we blew the budget by 18 miles… so after repenting and begging the Lord for a solution, we are inching closer to what is turning out to be an exciting design solution to a very difficult “Main Entry” problem.

Please continue to pray for wisdom and guidance as we work through this phase of the design. Also, we want to hear from you. Leave a comment as we are always digging for creative ideas.

The image below shows the original, expanded fellowship area. Unfortunately, this design took us way past budget.

The image below shows the hand-rendered architect sketch with the suggested solution. Pretty cool huh?