Building Update 147
“Bold Prayers”
August 18, 2025
Praying in Circles. We had many a “Bold Prayer” yesterday as we walked around the building using the provided Praying in Circles Prayer Guide. “Bold Prayers” are needed to tie-up the remaining project tasks which will mark a successful transition to the new building & campus: 1) Certificate of Occupancy (CO) 2) fund remaining project expenses and 3) purchase the last of the Equipment List items
Project Update. THE FINAL COUNTDOWN is ON! Yes, Ashley Ridge is in The Final Countdown to the September 7th – Grand Opening! With just 20 Days left, you can do the countdown on your fingers & toes! Can you believe we have less than 3 weeks to a Grand Opening??? The wait is almost over!!! The General Contractor is working hard to get the water meter set this week, so we can order the final building inspections needed to receive the Certificate of Occupancy. We are hoping this happens early in the week, so please keep the much needed CO on your daily prayer list (and stay tuned for details on a soft opening date)!!!
Dominion Energy has started the install on the site security lighting, and the landscaping company will be laying the sod just as soon as we have water to the building & irrigation system. We have about 15K square feet of sod coming!
Financial Report. Ashley Ridge is in The Final Countdown to paying for the building project and continues to whittle away at the remaining unfunded project expenses. Thanks to your generous contributions, we are creating record amounts of operating margin which is really needed & helping the overall bottom line as we try to close the funding gap and finish the project!
Equipment List. The church is also in The Final Countdown to purchasing the items needed on the Equipment List to upfit all the new environments. In fact, we need just 2 more TVs for the Education Wing & 3 for the lobby area. There are also some smaller items which still need to be purchased as well.
So, please keep the “Bold Prayers” coming! And, if you are able to help with the balance needed to pay the remaining unfunded project expenses and/or make a contribution to the Equipment List for the last of the upfit items, you can do so by making a contribution directly to the Building Fund. This can all be done on-line via the church website: give.ashleyridgechurch.org
Derrick Horres
AR Building Project Leader