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Children's Ministry Renovation Project


Second Floor Classroom Renovation and New Security System


The renovation of The LOFT children's area is now complete. You can view photos of the project on Bro. Michael's FBCJ Children's Area Renovation Blog.


Opportunities to Contribute


Payments for the Children’s Renovation are almost complete, but due to some unforeseen requirements (e.g. asbestos removal, new carpet and paint in the adult area, etc.), additional funding is needed. Please help finish the building by taking advantage of one of the following opportunities to support this project:

Tasteful Treasures FBCJ Cookbook
Church Cookbook - Our senior adults have collected recipes from church members and produced a new churchwide cookbook that is available in the church foyer on Sundays for a donation of $10.00. These books contain 450 recipes and will make wonderful gifts for birthdays, weddings, Christmas, etc. All proceeds will be designated to the Children's Area Renovation Project.

Aluminum Can Collection - We continue to encourage our members to collect aluminum cans for recycling in order to raise funds for renovations and material needs of our Children's ministry. While we are no longer taking bags of cans at the Bell Tower on the fourth Sunday of each month, cans can be deposited in the bin designated Kans For Kids at the back of the church Parking Lot 1. The proceeds from these cans will continue to fund our children’s projects.

If you would like to give directly to this project, you may do so using our secure online giving tool or by designating an amount on your offering envelope.


About the Project


In the early 1900’s, Reverend George Milliken planted a church here in Joelton with a vision to reach this community for Christ. His dream became a reality and over 90 years later, FBCJ is continuing the vision by embarking on a journey to live that dream; to impact our community with the hope, peace, and purpose of Jesus Christ. As we look to the future, particularly the next five years, we are in need of addressing the growing needs of our Children’s Ministry. We have determined we need to provide a more welcoming environment for our children to study and learn about God, and to address the space usage dilemma of our second floor children’s area. Current attendance numbers show 60 to 80 more preschoolers and children on Sunday mornings than we had a year ago. God has blessed our church with many new families and visitors.

There is also a need to replace furnishings, and increase our classroom space to meet current needs. Our plan is to take the existing space and reconfigure it to maximize the space on the second floor. We will be able to provide space for 200 first to sixth graders per Sunday School hour with this floor plan. We will propose to replace all furnishings for an improved look, as well as better functionality and comfort. (NOTE: Click on the drawings below to download larger, printable versions.)

Existing Second Floor Classroom Plan

Proposed Second Floor Classroom Plan

If we are to Live Our Dream, we must provide for the future, today. These needs cannot wait, as we have currently surpassed the capacity limits for many of our classrooms. This project is extremely important to our continued growth.

PARENT PAGER CHECK-IN SYSTEM
As part of this process, we will be implementing a new check-in and security system, giving us a much improved way of not only checking children in and out, but for providing better security measures for our preschoolers as well. (Click on the arrow to watch the video below to learn more about this system.) We may be a church in a rural area of Davidson County, but we are not a small rural church. In today's society, we must provide for the safety of the children in our care. We believe this will be a positive step toward meeting the needs of our future, now.

UPDATE: We have now implemented this new system and have mailed, by household, forms we need filled out to assist with making sure all information is current. Please return these forms to the church. If you need a copy of the required form, you may download it here. You should also come by and have your photos added to your profile. Thank you for your help with this process!
Learn more about the Parent Pager System...





It is our goal to have this project paid for by the time it is completed and to incur no new debt. We believe the future of FBCJ is promising, but if we are to achieve our potential for reaching souls for the Kingdom and impacting our community, we must move forward with these improvements now. We ask you to embrace this project so that we might carry on the legacy that Rev. Milliken began over 90 years ago. Join us in prayer and in sacrificial giving as we continue to Live Our Dream and take action to meet these needs and leave legacy for future generations.

If you have any questions about the proposed renovations and improvements, please call Bro. Michael at 615-876-0527.

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