THE HOPE CENTER AT MEYERS LAKE

We are a church that believe Jesus is for all people. That includes thousands of people across our city who don’t know Him yet. Our vision is to help people find hope, purpose, and a place to belong in the family of God. We believe that’s what God wants for every person, and the church is the gathering of people He wants to work through to make that a reality.

Part of our strategy to accomplish that mission is to create more spaces, both physical and digital, for people to hear the good news of Jesus, connect to the church community, and grow in their faith.

We are a regional church, with many people driving an hour or more to be a part of our worship services. Our hope is to create spaces in other parts of our region that are “closer to home” for those people, so that it will be easier than ever before to invite others to try church at FCC.

With that in mind, we are excited to launch the Hope Center at Meyers Lake, a new campus of First Christian Church! We are planning and preparing for that launch in many ways, and looking forward to the impact this new location will have on the people who will be close by.

As more information becomes available, you will be able to find it right here. We encourage you to check back to stay informed as things continue to develop and plans unfold.

The best is yet to come!

GET INVOLVED

Some exciting opportunities to be a part of the Hope Center at Meyers Lake will be announced soon. In the meantime, here are a few ways you can begin to partner in this new vision God has given to our church.

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MEYERS LAKE UPDATES

COMMON GOODS OPENING THIS FALL

Wednesday, September 18 | Campus Development Update

We’re excited to share that later this month, the Common Goods team will be moving some clothes and equipment to the Meyers Lake campus to prepare to begin serving the community in the next few weeks. Common Goods will also continue to operate at the Washington Square location. More info and an official launch date will be coming soon. If you’d like to serve with the Common Goods team, let us know!

FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY COMING TO MEYERS LAKE IN OCTOBER

Wednesday, September 3 | Campus Development Update

We are officially taking our first step to offer a ministry opportunity at the Meyers Lake campus! Beginning October 1, we will launch a fall Financial Peace University course at the new location. Registration is now open.

WHAT’S NEXT?

September 18 Update

We are in the process of finalizing a contract with an architect who will begin work on designing the facility over the next few weeks. We expect to have some concept renderings to share later this fall.

Once that process is complete, construction will begin on the renovation. Our current “best guess” is that it will take somewhere between 6-9 months to complete architecture and design and obtain permitting to begin work on the facility. From there, depending on the scope of work to be done, a timeline will be set for opening the campus for weekend gatherings and full ministry operation.

Once we have an initial plan and projected budget from the architect, we will share a major update with the church. We’re excited about the progress that is being made as we continue to take intentional steps forward toward opening this location soon!

LOCATION

The Hope Center at Meyers Lake is located at 1600 Whipple Ave. NW, Canton, Ohio.

When we launch, we will share our building with Ace Hardware.

This is the perfect spot for our new campus: more than 15,000 cars drive past every day, we’re located near the highway, we have great frontage on a major road, and public transportation is readily available.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Survey statistics tell us that more than 55,000 people who live within five miles of Meyers Lake have no faith involvement or connection with a church. Simply put, that’s not ok with us!
We have committed as a church to do whatever we can to reach as many people as we can with the good news that Jesus is for all people.
We are excited to partner with the other great churches in the area to help continue the work of reaching people for Jesus on the southwest side of our city so that the Kingdom of God will grow and more people will be in Heaven as a result!
It won’t be a secret that this is a campus location of First Christian Church, but we want it to be clear to everyone who drives by or visits this new campus that it’s all about people finding hope in Jesus Christ.
By naming this location the “Hope Center”, it puts our mission and vision front-and-center.
As we prepare to launch this campus, our hope is to build a team of 100-150 people who will commit to attend, volunteer, give, and be in a group as part of this local church family. If you’d like to be a part of that team, stay tuned - an opportunity to commit to that and get involved will be coming later this year.
We’re also building a team of people who are committed to praying consistently over this new campus. If you’d like to join the prayer team, click on the “Commit to Pray” button above.
Over the next few months, we’ll be working with architects and designers to create plans for a space that will serve the community and allow people to gather in worship.
This will require us to turn a very rough space into an excellent facility. We’ll have to build restrooms, a lobby, Kids’ Ministry spaces, a multi-purpose auditorium, a front entrance, etc.
We will have much more information about the upcoming renovations, including renderings and budget, over the next few months.
We are as excited as you are about this new location, and we can’t wait for you to see it! As soon as we can, we will have a virtual tour available. And before you know it, we’ll be ready for an open house where you’ll get to tour the location in person. Stay tuned!
We are in the process of designing this new campus, working with some incredible architects. Once we have this part of the process completed, we’ll share some updates about the timeline and next steps. One thing is for sure: we can’t wait to welcome people into this new location, so we will open the doors just as soon as everything is ready to launch well!
We would love to answer all of your questions. We’ll happily share as much as we can in person, via email, phone, or in person. If you’d like to speak to someone to ask a question or get more information, email xp@firstchristian.com and we’ll respond asap.