A meeting hall on Kemps Lake
A single level hall plus a mezzanine with 200 capacity, with rooms for children, fellowship, and a commons area opening onto a patio over the lake.
A simple, dignified plan.
We are working with a local engineering firm on a meeting hall that is not only adequate for our meetings, but also a basis for the church's communal activities beyond the homes of the saints.
The latest plans involve a floor plan featuring:
- A large meeting room seating approximately 200
- Children's meeting rooms
- Offices and fellowship rooms
- A cafeteria opening to a patio overlooking Kemps Lake
Beyond local use by the saints in Virginia Beach, the church desires to offer this property as a place for blending with saints in nearby churches.
1.7 acres on the lake.
5263 Greenwich Road, Virginia Beach, VA. Right off Interstate 64 and Interstate 264, central and accessible to the local saints and the nearby locality. The land overlooks Kemps Lake on the south, which the City of Virginia Beach is restoring and protecting.
Where we are.
- April 2025Completed
Land became available
A 1.7-acre parcel at 5263 Greenwich Road came on the market.
- May 2025Completed
Property purchased
Closed on the land for $425,000 with help from a neighboring church.
- June 2025Completed
Conditional use permit submitted
- October 2025Completed
City permit approved
Unanimous vote from the Virginia Beach Planning Commission in favor of the conditional use permit.
- February 2026Completed
Redesigned to a single story
Plans reworked to stay on one story — avoiding elevator and dual fire-rated staircases — for an estimated $500,000 savings while preserving usable space.
- June 2026In progress
Construction documents with Church Development Services
Under contract with a local contractor working alongside our civil engineering firm. City submission / correction / resubmission cycle expected to run into Fall 2026.
- October 2026Upcoming
Groundbreaking & construction
Construction will begin once at least $1.5M of anticipated costs is in hand.
Where the funds stand.
- Land purchased (May 2025)
- $425,000
- Loan from a neighboring church
- $300,000
- Offered toward the project
- $1,600,000
- Threshold to begin construction
- $1,500,000
- Estimated total project cost
- $3,400,000
Includes the $425,000 land purchase, ~$78,000 in expenses already paid, and contributions toward construction from the saints locally and a few other churches.
We feel peaceful to begin once at least $1.5M of anticipated costs is in hand.
Range of $3.2M – $3.6M — land, expenses to date, and estimated construction. Refined as construction documents are finalized.
Total project costs — land, expenses to date, and construction — are estimated at $3.2M – $3.6M. As the plans are finalized we will have more accurate estimates.
Pray. Give. Serve.
The Lord builds His house through the cooperation of His people. There is a place for you.