Building Update 145
“The Home Stretch!”
July 24, 2025
Project Update. This is a busy, busy week at the new Ashley Ridge Church Building & Campus! The concrete finishers are there in force grinding, sealing & polishing the floors. Sitework is ongoing when weather permits and a lot of finishing touches to the sheetrock work & painting.
The plumbing fixtures are in the bathrooms, and we will soon have water to the building once the required inspections are completed. AVL work continues with the projector, speakers and stage lighting being installed in the worship space.
The AR Church Staff have been busy, busy beavers as well cleaning-out the office in preparation for the move and volunteer training continues with lots of prayers on Sunday morning. AR is in active transition mode to its new building & campus! Yes, it’s a busy, busy time at Ashley Ridge Church but an exciting time as the Grand Opening is just 45 days away! We are coming down “The Home Stretch!”
Financial Report. We still have some work to do on the financial front as AR continues to pay for project expenses out-of-pocket not covered by the construction loan and/or other external financing. In fact, AR has been able to
pay $2,489,343 to date in project expenses internally because of your generous contributions. Way to go AR church fam! Also, AR has 97.3% of the $7,284,229 Trident Construction contract covered leaving a balance needed of just $193,540 to be raised/funded. That is really good news! So, we really are coming down “The Home Stretch!”
We have fought, scratched, and clawed our way through the myriad of obstacles, challenges, hurdles & detours with stubborn persistence and resolute sense of divine purpose. To that end, we need your help in closing the deal & fully
funding the building project! No contribution is too large or too small!
Equipment List. In addition to the balance of funds needed to clear the Trident contract, AR needs the items on the Equipment List to up-fit & begin utilizing all the new environments once the building is completed. In fact, AR could receive the Certificate of Occupancy (CO) as soon as early August!
We have been making steady progress on the Equipment List & Chair Purchases with 10 of 16 flat screen TVs and approximately 80 of the 350 chairs donated! But, we are running out of time as we need these items “yesterday” as it takes time to order, receive & install each item in the new building.
If you are able to help fund the balance needed to clear the Trident Construction Contract or donate an item on the Equipment List (and/or a chair or two), you can do so by making a contribution directly to the Building Fund in the amount listed for the particular item(s). This can all be done on-line via the church website: give.ashleyridgechurch.org
Derrick Horres
AR Building Project Leader