It is our hope to break ground approximately a year from now. We expect this will be a two-year construction timeline.

If we do not meet the goal of $30M, we have multiple years to continue the work of raising this money. If we exceed the goal of $30M, we will assign the overage to programming costs and ongoing expenses of leading the ministries of The Village.

It is our intention to build the ongoing operational costs into the budget of the church, but we will have the freedom to increase or decrease the different ministry initiatives based on the resources we have available as The Village launches.

We are not yet offering staff opportunities related to The Village but there are several volunteer opportunities available as many of these ministries are already up and running with needs for engagement immediately. If the vision of The Village has inspired you to invest your time into these causes, we are excited to offer you more information on foster care, CARS, mental health, and serving with our Missional Partners which you can access by following the links below.

• CARS Ministry
• Wrap Around
• PATH Training (for those interested in becoming foster parents)
• Missional Partners

Yes, this is just the beginning, and as the needs of our community continue to evolve, we plan to extend the reach of The Village in any way that’s appropriate to continue meeting those needs.

We are grateful for your generosity and continue to be amazed at the wide array of resources God has seen fit to bring to our church. To discuss the options for contribution in more detail, please contact John Shiffert.

As part of our commitment to address those five concerns in a holistic manner, we will continue our coordinated partnership with the Department of Children Services to ensure we are coming around this issue well. Employment at onsite food trucks is just one of many ideas intended to address employment, mentoring, education, entrepreneurship, tuition assistance and the other concerns greeting these young men and women as they transition out of the foster care system in Tennessee.