The first is an expansion at our Bellevue Campus that will include a gym big enough for a full-sized basketball court and additional classroom space. The expansion, especially the gym space, will be an outlet for outreach in our local community. We see outside groups and our Outreach Ministry using the space in ways that will strength our relationships with our neighbors. In addition, for many years, we’ve realized that our Kids Ministry and Student Ministry spaces were inadequate, especially in play spaces where so many kids and students make relational connections. The gym will create an environment where kids and teenagers can be kids without the fear of breaking equipment in our large lobby and worship center. Extra classroom spaces will alleviate overcrowding in our Kids Ministry and allow us to offer more Care, Focus, and Life Groups for adults. Overall, the Bellevue Campus expansion will give us a wonderful tool to love our neighbors and position our current ministries to thrive even more.
The second project is to launch a third physical campus in Southwest Brown County. Our church vision calls us to expand our reach and influence beyond our current footprint and into Northeastern Wisconsin. Multi-site is the primary pathway toward that vision. Just like we experienced when launching our Downtown Campus in 2018, launching a new site will move us closer to people with spiritual needs, activate more Spring Lakers, and provide ideal ministry environments that will be big enough for quality ministries but small enough for individuals to be personally known. Quite simply, multi-site has worked extremely well for us, and we’re excited to expand again through a new campus. Southwest Brown County, specifically locations west of the Fox River and south of Highway 172, was chosen due to the residential growth and number of Spring Lakers in that area. Our goal is to have enough Spring Lakers to form a core team when we launch.
We realize many people have questions beyond what we can share on a website. We have a FAQ pageIn addition, Pastor Jeff Pittman would love to address any questions or thoughts you may have. Feel free to reach out to him at pastorjeff@springlakechurch.org