Victory is moving on March 29! 

On March 29, we will be taking a great leap forward in our efforts to reach our region for Christ. 

Where is the building? Our new facility is the first floor of the J. P. Mascaro & Sons headquarters building at 2650 Audubon Road, Norristown, PA 19403. The building sits alongside Route 422 and is very close to the expressway’s Trooper exit. This location will greatly increase our visibility and accessibility, putting us well within a 20-minute Sunday morning drive of over 380,000 people! The location may prove to be even more advantageous if new exit ramps are added at the Trooper exit, and with the opening of the American Revolution Center at the next exit. Also, the location is close enough to our current property that it shouldn’t be too far for most of our current attendees, and it will be even closer to home for many.

How much room will we have? We will occupy about 40,000 square feet of the first floor--much larger than our previous plans for our own building. The Mascaro building will allow us sufficient space not only for current needs, but for even greater growth and additional ministries, such as a daycare, conferences, and seminars. Instead of a 460-seat sanctuary, we will have a 640-seat sanctuary, plus the space we need for children and youth ministries. The Mascaro building offers a kitchen and the lobby and gathering space we really need. Also, the site has 288 parking spaces, with perhaps more available when needed in the nearby corporate park.

What about our building fund pledges? Obviously, facilities expenses remain even for a leased building. Not all the changes needed to turn an office building into a church are being paid for by Mr. Mascaro. We are still responsible for stage lighting, sound, and other worship and educational space equipment. Some of what has been given has been spent on capital needs and building plans already. Further, as soon as practicable, we would need to begin saving for the next phase of ministry. We have always attempted to frame our appeals in reference to the mission and vision of Victory, not just to bricks and mortar. The bottom line is that our continued mission, wherever we are, requires our continued financial support. We must see our giving as an investment in the people we will reach for the eternal glory of God, not just buildings. While IRS regulations indicate that we should not return money for which a tax deduction has been claimed, you can be assured that ultimately the money designated for our vision campaigns, Reaching for Victory and Revolution, will still go to fulfill the primary purpose for which it was donated. God will certainly bless and honor your ongoing support.

What is God saying to us? God has been saying, as I have repeated quite often, that when we do what we can do with our building situation, then God will do what He can do. Prophet Dale Mast gave us that word from the Lord a number of years back. On May 30, 2008, at the Glory in the City conference in Philadelphia, Bob Hazlett prophesied about our Trooper location, “That property isn’t big enough to do what God’s going to do. It’s not big enough to hold the glory of God. It’s not big enough to hold the presence of God. And I hear the Lord say, ‘Don’t even worry if you have to rent a place for a while.’ …God’s going to move you closer to the highway, closer to the interstates. He’s going to move you closer because God’s calling you to be a regional church…. He’s going to put you down closer to the Blue Route.” After Senior Architect Todd Phillippi and I toured the Mascaro building, during a time of prayer Mr. Phillippi felt God saying that He was providing this opportunity right now so that we can be focused on ministry rather than on building a building over the next year and a half. Because our nation seems poised on the edge of a new wave of revival, it would be too bad to miss our opportunity because we are waiting to build our own facility when God is providing something else now.

Please pray that the final building preparation will not experience any unforeseen delays! More important, please pray for Victory and our region to be ready for the move of God's Spirit that God is preparing us to host!

We are on the verge of great things for the glory of God!

In His service with you,

Pastor Ed