Last Friday the purchase of Rosebank went unconditional—with 50 minutes to spare and, as we were told, a number of interested parties circling if our offer fell through! Praise be to God for bringing us this far. The final figure of money given/pledged from within Latimer by the Nov 8th settlement date is $2,072,179. If one includes money pledged after this date through to the end of 2023 this rises to $2,954,610. This is a wonderful amount that puts us well on the way to reaching our goal of $4m for the church. The Trustees of the Latimer Church Trust are very thankful to God for all who have given to this.
Over the coming term up to Christmas we will be seeking engagement with staff and congregations on the design of a new church building; this feedback will then be incorporated into concept design development through to March for review and approval, before we undertake the final stages of more detailed design. Once we have an agreed concept design we will have more refined cost estimates, and until that time we will continue to fundraise from outside Latimer. With rising costs in the building industry we will need to maximise every opportunity for external fundraising to complement our own giving, and indeed are already being greatly blessed by brothers and sisters from outside who are committed to making this happen.