I suggest that you organize a Prayer Team early in the process. Their sole function is to pray for the building program as a whole. No prayers for Aunt Susie or Sister Sue, just prayer for the building committee, the contractor, the sub-contractors, the municipality, etc. 

We have recommended Prayer Teams to churches considering a building program for many years. The miracles that have resulted from the joint prayer effort have been truly amazing. 

I have often told churches the story of a group of believers in Kingsville, Maryland, who had been meeting in a school for several years. They were at the point of looking for property on which to build and came across a prime parcel on US Highway Route 1. They prepared an offer, all they could afford, but substantially under the asking price. Upon receiving it, the owner said that he had received several offers on the property at the higher, asking price.  However, subsequent on-site tests had indicated that the soil would not percolate, making it unsuitable for building purposes.  

 “Regardless”, the owner said, “if the church wanted to go to the expense of another percolation test and, if they could live with the results, he would accept their offer.” 

Guess what happened… It perked! …God had intervened because He wanted a ministry there!  Today a vibrant church is serving that community, in that location, because people had prayed.

Posted: by Dick White