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  • We believe adding campuses is the most strategic way to reach more people, impact more communities, and help more people engage in our mission. With a few of the fastest-growing areas in the country just to our north, we feel we can have a huge impact in communities where distance from an existing campus is currently a big obstacle to engagement and impact. Also, after a dip in attendance at the height of COVID, our campuses are now showing encouraging growth in their communities.

  • Historically we have built “church first” spaces, where we first determined what programming the church needed and then hoped the spaces also worked for other things. This approach leaves us with spaces that are empty for most of the week. Our new campuses are starting with the question, “How can this space add value to the community and meet people in the daily rhythm of their lives?” As we answer that question, things like coffee shops, childcare, counseling centers, and other opportunities shaped by a community’s unique needs will begin to emerge. We will also make sure the spaces work for church programming during key times of the week.

  • Our desire is for our existing campuses to be daily hubs of activity for our community, too. Offering high-quality childcare for our community is one approach. Local Good Coffee Co. is another. We are looking at each campus to figure out what community needs we could meet with our spaces, and going forward from there.

  • We are incredibly excited for the next campus that will be located in Melissa, Texas.  This is being done in partnership with the city of Melissa.  We have land on Highway 5 in Melissa and are working on architectural plans now.  Throughout the week the city will utilize the space as a community center, with programs of all types.  Throughout the week and on Sunday’s Chase Oaks will use the space to serve the needs of the church and community.  This is the kind of opportunity we have been dreaming about, to be in the heart of the community and in partnership with the community.   There will be phase II of the project that will add mixed use space like restaurants and gathering spaces that will work to create a hub of connection in Melissa.

  • All the initial elements of the project are things that help to Reimagine Chase Oaks in the community. However, with funding at about 75% of the goal, there are parts of the project that will not happen right now. The priorities moving forward are Anchoring the Faith of the Next Generation, Amplifying Local Good, and Activating our spaces throughout the week with childcare. Considering those priorities, some things will not happen in the scope of Reimagine, including a second new campus, outdoor activation spaces at Woodbridge and Sloan Creek, and the Chapel at Legacy. 

  • Chase Oaks Melissa will launch at Frazier Elementary school in August of this year.  Rey Diaz is that campus pastor and already over 100 families are committed to this campus.   We will gather at Frazier Elementary until the site in Melissa is complete.

  • Historically we have always done three year capital projects and for ReImagine we chose to do a two year project.   We are extending it to a third year so the 2000 new people at Chase Oaks have an opportunity to be a part of the story.  We are also going farther faster on a new campus in Melissa with the city partnership which takes more funding that currently is projected to come in. 

  • We have some new opportunities like Pine Cove City and a senior retreat with Jeff Jones. We also have a lot of current opportunities like camp and mission trips that we want to make both more affordable and more accessible, doubling the number of students who get to experience these transformative environments. Along with these opportunities, some of our next gen spaces received upgrades to make them even better for students and kids to hang out, connect, and invite their friends to join in. 

  • We are all in this together, and all the different elements are connected to our overall mission. So, in spirit, you can give to certain parts of the project, but financially, gifts all go to the overall project to help with all the different elements of Reimagine.

  • We want you to be fully informed and empowered to lead well during Reimagine. There are no silly questions, so if you have any questions about the Reimagine project, please email us at Reimagine@chaseoaks.org and we look forward to connecting with you