Living Stones Project
"Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Therefore it is also contained in the Scripture, 'Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone, elect, precious, and he who believes on Him will by no means be put to shame.'” (1Peter 2:4-6)
"The God of heaven Himself will prosper us; therefore we His servants will arise and build." (Nehemiah 2:20)
God's Timing
So far we have completed the following:
Construction Documents ~ May 2021
Bird Nesting & Vector Surveys ~ July 2021
All Permits (Signing, striping, Street Improvements, Fire, Grading) Sept. 2022
Selection of Owner's Representative, Interior Designer, Contractor
LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE ~ Holy Transfiguration Feast, 2022
Paid off Land Loan & acquired Construction Loan ~ Sep. 30.
We broke ground in October 2022!
Construction for Phase 1 is estimated to take anywhere from 14 to 16 months.
Please see the timeline of past, present, and future plans for this project below.
For financial updates, please visit our Fundraising page.
Construction Schedule
Oct. 2022 -- Fencing, Mobilization, Demolition
Nov. 2022 -- Grading
Dec. 2022 -- Sewer & Storm Drain
Jan. 2023 -- Utilities, Parking Lot, Foundations, Off-Site Work
May 2023 -- Exterior: Framing, Roofing
July 2023 -- Interior: Paint, Flooring, Doors, Sprinklers
Sept. 2023 --Landscaping, Gates, Finishes
Jan. 2024 -- Final Inspections
God's Land
“Then I commanded you at that time, saying: ‘The Lord your God has given you this land to possess'” (Deut. 3:18).
On August 23, 2014, in a discussion with His Eminence, the congregation decided to look for a more permanent location, so that the service may have opportunity to flourish even more.
The search comprised 10 possible locations until finally, with God's grace, on May 15, 2015 we purchased 2.3 Acres in heart of Chino Hills: 14715 Peyton Drive.
Thankfully, we have currently paid for about half of the total cost
God's Plan
On August 8, 2017, the Church received a Conditional Use Permit to build a multipurpose building with 10 classrooms in phase 1, and a Church in phase 2. However, due to the quick rate of growth at HTC, it soon became apparent that we would need to expand both buildings. On April 19, 2019 the Planning Commission denied the modification design, due to landscaping design and the distances between the adjacent homes.
The Church modified the proposal, and resubmitted. Thankfully, on April 21, 2020, the Planning Commission Board of Chino Hills approved the project unanimously!
Phase 1 will consist of the following:
Parking lot with a capacity of 119 cars
Two playgrounds and one soccer field
15,000 square foot two-story multi-purpose building that contains:
334-seat capacity Church, including one cry room and one audio-visual room
12 Sunday school classrooms
700 square foot Kitchen and pantry
950 square foot Multipurpose room
2 Clergy Offices
Separate Baptistry and "Bethlehem" (for preparing Holy Bread)
4,700 square foot Gymnasium
In Phase 2, God willing, we plan to construct:
8,500 square foot Church building
Tower for "The Lighthouse" bookstore.
The temporary church in the multipurpose building will be converted into high school regulation gymnasium
Total number of Sunday school classes would increase to 16 rooms.
The kitchen will also be expanded.
