Letter from Jon, April 2019 

  
Dear Liberty Church Family
 
In case you missed the announcement last Sunday, we have made a significant change in roles and responsibilities around our new home, Liberty Centre.  Over the last 15 months, I have had the responsibility of project managing the development, supported by a great team of people to whom I am very grateful.  This has been in addition to my pastoral and leadership responsibilities, and has proved to be a significant challenge, although we have come a long way down the road in this time.
 
We are now reaching a critical stage, however, as we move towards the completion of phase 1 which will allow us to get in and start using Liberty Centre as our home.  Over the next few months, the activity is going to ramp up significantly both in terms of contractors and Liberty volunteers working on site to bring this phase to completion.  With this in mind, the Leadership Team made the decision last week to transfer the project management responsibilities to Stan, who has been given the task of getting us into the building this summer.  This will be Stan’s sole remit over the next few months and he has already embraced this new role and is pushing things forward at a pace.  This change will allow me to focus on leading Liberty Church into our new home as we take ground together. 
 
Stan will be bringing regular updates to the Church in terms of progress and in terms of how we can get involved, and I would ask that we give him our full support both in terms of practical help where we are able, but also in prayer and encouragement.
 
Over these last couple of months, God has made it quite clear to me in a number of ways, and through a number of different people, that he is with us.  He is directing our paths and he will bring all things to completion.  He is calling us to trust him and to follow him.  Personally I can’t wait for our first Sunday worship gathering in Liberty Centre and that day is drawing near.  I am blessed to be part of a wonderful Church family who is taking ground and I look forward to working together over these next few months to make Liberty Centre our home.
 
Love and Blessings
 
Jon