Our Plans
Phase II
To meet our school and church needs and become a community asset.
- Recreation facility with double gymnasium
- Large gathering and event space
- School and church entrance and campus connection
Large Gathering & Event Space
Fellowship Hall
Building a spacious new fellowship hall, adjacent to the new gym, will provide an ideal, and much needed, large gathering space for our church, school, and community.
- With seating for 200 people, we will finally have room to comfortably host church-wide meetings and festivities, weddings, funerals, new ministries, school lunches, and other school events.
- It can also serve the larger community’s demand for large gathering space, with potential revenue from leasing or renting.
- This new space will also take pressure off our downstairs fellowship hall. That will still be available to use for the smaller meetings and events that most comfortably fit there.
New Warming Kitchen
A new warming kitchen next to the new hall and gym will significantly upgrade our food and beverage capabilities. It will be used for school lunches in the new gathering space, and equipped for weddings, funerals, and other large event catering. Our existing full-service kitchen will remain in use but without pushing its limits to serve large crowds.
Public Restrooms
New public restrooms will be located to serve both the gym and gathering space. Most importantly, these will allow us to more safely separate the school and public areas. We can close the school and its restrooms to public use, especially during school hours.
Campus Connection
New Central, Campus Entrance & Building Connection
Off Liberty Street, a prominent new entrance will open to a large welcoming space that will finally connect our church and school, as well as the new gathering space and recreation facility. Finally, all our facilities will have safe, indoor, easy access for everyone to participate in our services and activities.
This new entrance will aid traffic flow into the church for weekend services and events. It will also include separate main entrances for the gathering space and gymnasium so events can be held in any area without access to the others. Having separate entrances is a critical selling point for rental events like weddings, large gatherings, and sporting events.
Also, an ADA-approved ramp will make all our facilities easily accessible, welcoming, and inviting for all church members, visitors, and guests who come to our church campus.
Recreation Facility
New, Double Gym
A new, double gymnasium will be a home run for our church and school! The new recreational facility will be a double gym that includes two practice courts and one full-size central court. It will address our school and church needs and also be a great and needed asset for the Winona community.
- School staff will finally be able to offer students traditional physical education classes on-site and grow our sports programming and school teams.
- The school will be able to more evenly compete with other local schools to attract families to attend the school and potentially bring more families into our church too.
- Church programs and events can be held in the venue and new ones, as yet unimagined, can be created.
- The Winona community will be served by providing more gym space for local teams and recreation leagues, potentially providing a source of rental income for the church.
Locker Room Facilities
The new gym will include men’s and women’s locker rooms with changing spaces, showers, and restroom facilities for students and athletes. Having these facilities is also key to our ambition to build school sports teams and host tournaments and such.
Concessions
The recreation facility’s concession stand is another necessity for it to be complete for hosting tournaments and other athletic events.
- Spectators and athletes expect to be able to buy food and beverages, and selling these will provide a revenue stream for our school.
- Future booster programs will also be involved in running concessions as the school’s sports programs and event offerings grow.
- The concession area will include a comfortable seating area for event attendees and athletes.
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