About

This is a glimpse of what the building will look like after it is built.  We are hoping to have phase one (the new building and removal of trailer) complete by September.

View from the rear of church

View from the road

The Now is the Time campaign is the result of a lot of time developing a plan! In January 2005, the Long Range Planning Task Force was organized to find a way to reach out to the congregation and get an idea of what God was calling CVLC to do. To this group of 10 congregational members from each demographic in the church, it was important to reach out to the congregation as a whole to feel what was on their hearts and minds in regard to the mission of our church.

The Task Force decided to format a survey that would ask members to rate/comment on current programs as well as suggest changes/new ideas for the church as we move forward. Two mailings of the survey were done, one in May 2005 and one in January 2006. The results were astounding! First, the feedback surpassed all expectations. Typically, when a survey of any type is mailed to a mass amount of people, a 1-5% response rate is reasonable (and in some cases, generous). For this survey, the response exceeded 20% of the congregation-they clearly had something to say!

Based on the data collected in the surveys*, the Church Council held a retreat to prayerfully consider the direction of the church and…voila! Here we are today embarking on one of the most ambitious and God-propelled movements in the church history! What an exciting time! Now is the Time!

*The results of the survey were book-bound and can be found in the church office.

Our architect, Victor Latavish, has provided us with some updated architectural drawings for our proposed building project. These are the same drawings that have been on display recently at the church. Take your time and view the drawings by clicking on the small image to the left, or download a high-resolution PDF version here: Updated Drawings. If you have any questions or comments about the plans, please feel free to contact the Chair of the Building Committee, Ken Barvian.

One of council’s responsibilities is to lead this congregation in stating its mission, to set goals and priorities, to evaluate its activities in the light of its mission and goals and to do long range planning.

As a consequence and initialed by council, on January 10, 2005 a Long Range Planning Task Force, representing a cross section of members and associate members, had its first meeting. They discussed how to reach the most members and associate members and get the most feedback possible. This was accomplished by sending an every person questionnaire. Two mailings were sent to be sure everyone received a copy, the first one during May, 2005 and the second during January, 2006.

The results of the survey (104 responses) were broken down by category and age group and given to council in booklet form during May, 2006. The members of council individually reviewed the results between May and September and at an offsite retreat during September, 2006 developed a Four Year Plan which was officially adopted at a regularly scheduled council meeting during October of that year. Read more…

The architect chosen for our building project is Victor Latavish of Naples, Florida. Over the years, his work has included many church building projects in the Southwest Florida area, as well as numerous government and civic projects. The process has already begun for our building project, and the initial conceptual drawings can be seen on to the right.

As the weeks go by, updated drawings will be available and posted here, so make sure to check back regularly for the latest look at Christus Victor’s future!

Legend

1. Existing Sanctuary
2. Expanded Narthex
3. Improved Walkway
4. Existing Playground
5. Renovated Fellowship Hall
6. New Classrooms and Office Space