We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith,

your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.

How We Got Here . . .

Over the last 10 years, several surveys of the families and congregational supporters of Central have been conducted to assess the needs of these constituents.  Consistently, three focus areas were identified:  gymnasium facilities, classroom space and kitchen space/facilities.  In late 2004, the Board of Directors decided to create a Ministry and Facility Committee charged with the responsibility to dig deeper into these needs and begin to develop a plan by which these needs could be met.  That led to the creation of three sub-committees:  Building, Endowment and Alumni.  The Building Committee focused on how to expand the present building to meet current and future needs, the Endowment Committee focused on investigating how to meet Central’s future financial needs and the Alumni Committee focused on building a list of prior Central students and families. 

These three Committees and their extended team members, comprised of other interested parents and congregational members, met many times.  The Building Committee made a recommendation to the Board of Directors, after interviewing many architects, to contract Brost Architects to begin drawing up potential plans for expansion to address all three survey areas.  That was approved by the Board and subsequently, by the voters of St. Stephen’s, Atkins and St. John, Newhall.  The Endowment Committee then made a recommendation, after discussion with many fundraising individuals and companies, to hire LCEF Capital Funding Services (CFS) to assist in conducting a feasibility study - getting the message out about the project, conducting interviews with potential contributors, and reporting back on the overall feasibility of this project.  This recommendation was also approved by both the Board and the voters.  The results of the feasibility study can be found earlier on this page.

After prayerful consideration, the decision was made to focus on the classroom addition portion of the project utilizing existing funds.  Through the spring and summer of 2008 the school recognized many blessings as the construction project was conducted, including the donation of thousands of hours of volunteer labor.  In August of 2008, the doors to the new addition, which included three new classrooms, a new library, a new media center and a new band/choir room, were opened.  The students and staff have thoroughly enjoyed having these facilities available for their use.

As we look forward, there is still a recognized need to expand the kitchen and gymnasium facilities, which leads us into the next phase of this project.  While the classroom project virtually exhausted all existing building funds, there is still general consensus that with the right focus and with generous contributions, the kitchen and gymnasium project can happen.  Initial focus is on raising funds through external contributions and understanding all of the potential alternatives.

As we move forward, please . . .

1. Get involved, at any level.  We will be seeking many volunteers.

2. Keep this project and all of those involved in your prayers.  Please pray that we continue to look for the Lord's direction in this project and that our primary goal in this project continues to be to expand the sharing of Christ's love through Christian Education.