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New church building
Is it legal to have a church building in Turkey? Yes.
How is the Antalya Evangelical Church associated with Presbyterian Church USA? Antalya Evangelical Church is a non-denominational church in Turkey. PCUSA are friends and partners in sharing the vision of having our own church building in Antalya. PCUSA has provided us with a special account for the building project and we will be accountable to PCUSA to complete the building project after we have finished the funding campaign.
Why does the Turkish Church need its own building?
1-Antalya Evangelical Church has outgrown the building it is currently meeting in. The rental space is used for many different activities in the Cultural Center and it is not available whenever we need to use it in addition to our regular meeting times. It is very hard to find a building space to rent for church activities because people don’t want to give their place for Christian activities. Even if they are not against Christians, they are afraid of what society will think of them if they rent to believers.
2-It allows us to have a place of fellowship where we can strengthen our relationships with one another. With our own building, we can provide more opportunities for Christian education, money management and life skills classes, marriage and family counseling and ministry activities for believers and non-believers in the community.
3-It is an important tool for evangelism. In Turkey, when people are curious about Christianity, they look for a church building. Believers and pastors in Turkey have found that church buildings are more effective than home churches. Home groups are very suspicious looking in Turkey and also not safe. Believers cannot invite strangers into their homes.
How much money do you need to meet your fundraising goals? There are 2 stages to our building project. Purchasing the property to build on and then starting the construction for the actual building.
How much is the Turkish Church contributing to the building project?
The Antalya Evangelical Church is committed to giving 10% of all gifts and tithes given by its church members to the building project.
How can I give to the building project?
Send Individual’s donations to:
HELP BUILD & GROW ANTALYA EVANGELICAL CHURCH
NOTE: To make it easy for you to send your contribution and be assured that 100% of your gift will go toward meeting this urgent need, please send your contributions to:
TO DONATE TO THE BUILDING PROJECT:
Please make your check payable to: Maranatha Bible Church
and write "Antalya Project" in the memo
SEND DONATIONS TO:
Antalya Project
c/o Maranatha Bible Church
1424 Killian Rd, Akron, Ohio 44312
Phone: 330.645.2681
How is the Antalya Evangelical Church associated with Presbyterian Church USA? Antalya Evangelical Church is a non-denominational church in Turkey. PCUSA are friends and partners in sharing the vision of having our own church building in Antalya. PCUSA has provided us with a special account for the building project and we will be accountable to PCUSA to complete the building project after we have finished the funding campaign.
Why does the Turkish Church need its own building?
1-Antalya Evangelical Church has outgrown the building it is currently meeting in. The rental space is used for many different activities in the Cultural Center and it is not available whenever we need to use it in addition to our regular meeting times. It is very hard to find a building space to rent for church activities because people don’t want to give their place for Christian activities. Even if they are not against Christians, they are afraid of what society will think of them if they rent to believers.
2-It allows us to have a place of fellowship where we can strengthen our relationships with one another. With our own building, we can provide more opportunities for Christian education, money management and life skills classes, marriage and family counseling and ministry activities for believers and non-believers in the community.
3-It is an important tool for evangelism. In Turkey, when people are curious about Christianity, they look for a church building. Believers and pastors in Turkey have found that church buildings are more effective than home churches. Home groups are very suspicious looking in Turkey and also not safe. Believers cannot invite strangers into their homes.
How much money do you need to meet your fundraising goals? There are 2 stages to our building project. Purchasing the property to build on and then starting the construction for the actual building.
- Property Purchase: $350,000.00 USD
- Building Construction: $150,000.00 USD
How much is the Turkish Church contributing to the building project?
The Antalya Evangelical Church is committed to giving 10% of all gifts and tithes given by its church members to the building project.
How can I give to the building project?
Send Individual’s donations to:
HELP BUILD & GROW ANTALYA EVANGELICAL CHURCH
NOTE: To make it easy for you to send your contribution and be assured that 100% of your gift will go toward meeting this urgent need, please send your contributions to:
TO DONATE TO THE BUILDING PROJECT:
Please make your check payable to: Maranatha Bible Church
and write "Antalya Project" in the memo
SEND DONATIONS TO:
Antalya Project
c/o Maranatha Bible Church
1424 Killian Rd, Akron, Ohio 44312
Phone: 330.645.2681