Building
on Our Faith
In recent years the Lord has blessed the Mt. Juliet Church of Christ with
phenomenal growth. With this new growth comes a new problem - a problem
of space. Our attendance on a typical Sunday morning is between 500
and 550 (sometimes up to 575). Our old auditorium held only 475-500
people and it was necessary that we go to two services on Sunday morning.
The elders of the congregation saw the need for a new auditorium to be
built. An architect was chosen and a building committee was
formed. The committee was to look at the needs of the congregation
and formulate solutions to carry the congregation into the 21st century.
To fund the new structure the elders decided on a capital stewardship campaign.
Each family of the congregation was asked to make a commitment to fund
the new building program.
The building program encompassed an auditorium that will seat approximately
850, two nurseries, restrooms, and new offices for the entire staff.
It is anticipated that the old auditorium will be remodeled into a much
needed fellowship area. Our first service in the new building was
September 14, 1997 with 575 in morning worship and 475 in Bible School.
A dedication service with a fellowship meal was held on September 28, 1997.
A record number of 726 people were present for morning worship services.
The little church that numbered only a dozen or so in 1891 now has over
500 in attendance on a regular basis.
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