'Smell the new carpet' dreams

At the Prayer Night on 15th October, we were told that Emma Cooper had had a moment when she felt she could 'smell the new carpet' in the new building, and the church was asked to dream its dreams for the new building... The table below lists the points that were written up that night:

Children/Youth	¨       Drop in Centre ¨       Designated youth room ¨       A kids’ room ¨       An exciting place for kids to be, lots of families coming to church because of the kids stuff we do ¨       A well equipped crèche/playgroup
Poor & Needy	¨       Soup Kitchen ¨       A place of refuge and comfort ¨       A place of education ¨       A place of safety and healing for the hurting ¨       A place where prodigals will come back to faith ¨       Some small rooms where we can talk to those who have problems and needs ¨       Overnight accommodation for the homeless
Welcome	¨        Smell of coffee and fresh bread ¨        Home from Home ¨       An peaceful atmosphere that lifts those who enter ¨       A place of Joy ¨       An oasis ¨       A place where families can enjoy a meal together in the café ¨       A safe place for the elderly to meet
Spiritual/Worship	¨       A place where everything is possible with God ¨       A church known for the witness of the worshippers rather than for the building ¨       God’s Spirit changing communities ¨       A source of hope an light ¨       The Holy Spirit blowing through the corridors, the rooms, the corners and the forgotten places ¨       A prayer room ¨        24/7 Church ¨       Church services where every age group worships together ¨       An outrageous, extravagant worship centre ¨       God’s light shining on us like never before
Growth	¨        A building so full that we need to expand it further ¨        An equipping centre ¨        Many new faces from young to old worshipping ¨        A building where many will be saved ¨        A well equipped, spacious kitchen that will enable us to run big Alphas and see many saved
Community	¨        A centre-point for the community ¨        An information point ¨        Meeting the needs of all ages in the community throughout the week ¨        A doorway into the community ¨        Meeting our neighbours in the building! ¨        Sing-a-longs and readings in the new cafe
Senior Citizens	¨        A luncheon club with epilogues leading to Alpha
Technical	¨        Recording studio ¨        LifeSong Worship CDs ¨        Multimedia Language Centre to facilitate those reaching out to the Nations ¨        Film-making equipment