St Luke's Anglican Church, Liverpool will move into a new ministry centre this weekend. The centre was predominantly built due to a lack of facilities for the expanding children's ministry program.
The two-storey building will give the church some much needed office space as well as large meeting areas and additional car parking.
The nearly $1 million cost of the building was largely funded due to a Sydney diocese Leasing Ordinance which saw some parish land sold to Westfield Liverpool in 1976. The money from the sale was invested, and now churches in the area receive a percentage of the interest made from the investments. The rest of the money came from church savings as well as a loan, which the church expects to pay off over the next five to ten years.
Rector Stuart Pearson says that the building will give established children's and multi-cultural ministries an opportunity to expand.
"Everyone is very excited about it, we've already got groups vying for the best spaces," he said.
According to Pearson, the facilities of the 192-year-old church building were inadequate for the rapidly growing children’s program which caters to the large number of families in the Liverpool area.
"It will give us a great opportunity to grow our children's ministry," he said. "We need to be providing services and spaces to cater to the people of Liverpool."
