"Called together by God to make disciples and release them for service in our broken world.”
Since ZPC’s birth in 1983, we have been a congregation that has taken seriously the above mission statement to come together and be released, to gather and scatter, to breathe in and to breathe out. We believe that this is how disciples of Jesus are born and how they grow. After nearly three decades, we believed it was time for us to focus again on the place where we gather so that it can continue to be a generator of disciples and mission. By refreshing our current building as well as adding on new space, we were able to create a space that is more inviting, that increases our ability to cultivate relationships, and therefore, helps us to flourish in making and releasing disciples.
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ZPC BUILDING PROJECT FAQS
25 years have passed since the last building expansion in 1997 and there was a general need for renovation and refreshment throughout the building. More importantly, our project goals addressed emerging building concerns while noting community growth adjacent to our property in terms of new rental properties and single-family housing developments. The project goals are best summarized as creating an invitational space that optimizes relationships, provides flexibility, and facilitates growth. The building project and design goals were: Our mission has always been “called together by God to make disciples and release them for service in our broken world.” The guiding principles of the building project were to enhance the invitational, relational, and “respirational” aspects of our ministry and the tremendous facilities we enjoy, while updating and preparing the building for future generations. The “respirational” aspect of the life of ZPC is that we gather into the building, through all the interactions and events at ZPC, and then we scatter, or are sent out, into the world as growing disciples prepared for service. NextGen Ministries now has some new spaces and some newly-renovated spaces. Our Littles Ministry (birth-K), which was concurrently shared with our Noah’s Ark Ministry, now has their own classrooms as well as one entrance and one exit securely dedicated to those ministries; thus allowing us to better secure and track our covenant children. Bigs (1st-4th grades), MSM (5th-8th grades), and HSM (9th-12th grades) also have their own newly renovated and dedicated spaces. This allows each of the respective ministries to have dedicated space and amenities, so we can reach our covenant children in a comfortable environment for them. Because we have invested in our Sanctuary over the last few years, the updates in that space was limited to new carpet and reupholstering the chairs. A great way to reinforce our desire to be invitational, relational, and respirational and to be more outward facing was to upgrade the main entrance of our building with new space and amenities to allow the community to visually see that we are God’s Church. The Gathering Space was another focus area for these reasons and has been restructured to allow for more pocket spaces, such as a Coffee and Donut area, space for additional family seating and small group gathering spaces, as well as easier access to the Gym, NextGen Ministries, and other areas of the building. The Kitchen has been outfitted with several pieces of new equipment. Many of the mechanical systems in the building have also been upgraded during the project. In general, there is now improved way-finding, better flow of crowds, more security, and an overall upgrade of our aging building. Session decided to include the addition of fire sprinklers in this project for several reasons, including a desire to offset future increases in property insurance premiums and the overall safety and security of our property and all those who use it. It made sense to do this highly-invasive work during the project, as access to all spaces (both new construction and renovated spaces) was much easier. In addition to a variety of punch list items (both functional and aesthetic), there are other things needing to be done that are weather-dependent, such as re-installation of the playground area on the north side of the building and re-installation of one parking lot light pole. We anticipate being able to finish up most, if not all, of these items yet this spring. Our building pledge payment period concludes on May 31, 2026.