06/27/2026
We WILL be meeting in person tomorrow for our weekly worship gathering!
The reasons we cancelled last week—wet, damp, and sticky spots on the gym floor, dry flakey sections, and a strong chemical smell—have all been addressed.
The project to refinish the floor is still in-process, and our landlord still needs to sand and refinish the floor. But the professional we consulted who advised us not to gather based on the room’s conditions last week, has assured us this week that the floor’s current condition is safe.
As you know, the building we meet in has presented challenges over the years. For our first 3 years there was no working HVAC system. The summers were hot and winters were cold, and we utilized portable air conditioning units and space heaters. There were winters that water pipes burst in the building, requiring us to cancel services for multiple weeks and even temporarily relocate. We’ve ensured a building feeling like it’s perpetually being renovated, and bathrooms that don’t always have working toilets.
We are thankful for the ways NPP is trying to maintain and improve the building. We’re also thankful for the ways the building forces us to remember what really matters: worshiping Jesus, building a community reflective of the Kingdom’s ethics and diversity, and being generous to those in our church and our larger neighborhood. In many ways, the culture and values of our church have been shaped and formed by the building, and we believe that five years after we first signed a lease agreement, we’re more like Jesus today than we were then.
Through it all, our church continues to grow. I believe we are growing in faithfulness and Christlikeness, and people continue to join the community we’re building.
So, thank you for bearing with us. Thank you for being a church that recognizes a less than perfect gymnasium is still a worthy sanctuary.
We’ll see you tomorrow morning!
