C3

As I write this blog we are in Dallas Texas! We are at Creative Church Conference (C3) learning from some of the top leaders in the country. Look forward to us sharing what God is doing in other ministries and how that applies to what we are doing at LakePointe and the new facility! God is doing some awesome things as lives are being challenged and changed and new people are living for Christ! Yea God!

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LakePointe Passes Hot Springs Planning Commission

A Valentines Day to remember, last Thursday LakePointe went before the Hot Springs City Planning Committee for approval of the use of our new facility. It was one of those hurdles that we had to cross over and could have been a deal breaker if they denied our ability to use the facility for our ministry hub.

The Lord was working as the only question was about parking between us and our good neighbor Accent. Pastor Greg was present to represent LakePointe along with our architect John Starnes. After the Planning Commissioners saw the parking agreement and the construction plans which showed how it will coincide with Accent they agreed that parking was not an issue. Pastor Greg stated that when parking became an issue that we would happily go to 2 services, shuttle people in, or do whatever it takes to reach those who God brings.

LakePointe also had someone from the community stand before the commission and express an excitement about LakePointe’s new home. She stated that she had been following our ministry since the beginning, and she supports what we are doing and can see God’s hand working through us in Hot Springs. This was a neat testimony to God’s grace and His favor over what He has been doing through LakePointe.

When it was time for a vote to be taken, every commissioner voted in favor of the new building project and was excited about what we were doing for the community!

Demo days at LakePointe

We have officially started the demo work at our new site. Demo days are Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30pm - 9:00pm and Saturday from 9:30am-12:30pm. We have 3 onsite people to help direct the work and hand you the tools. Tuesday is Brian Trautner, PI Scott on Thursdays and Kevin Frank on Saturdays. Come out and be part of LakePointe's new beginning - and be able to tell your friends that you helped build it!

LakePointe Lease

It's funny to think about, we knew eventually we would have a home but seeing this picture of PI Scott and Ron(the property manager) it's almost surreal! God is good! It's going to be fun to see how this all unfolds and all of the lives that are going to be changed. Keep the prayers rolling! The mantra continues as we, "see how great our God is in 08!"

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Unexpected Accident

Why is it the biggest surprises seem to come when things seem to be going so well? Thursday morning I went to the new building to help tear down the stage from Dreamcast and see how the work was going to get electricity and lights restored. My phone rang as soon as I walked through the door. It was our electrical contractor with the news that Kyle was electricuted that morning. I met Kyle the day before and found out that he was in his 20s and goes to church at Crossgate. He was a good guy and I was surprised to hear he was now in the hospital. My step dad works for an electric utility in Oklahoma and he's told some stories of guys getting electfical burns. Its grusome and I feared the worst.


I left for the hospital and went into the emergency room at St. Josephs. Kyle's eyes met mine as I walked into the room. To my surprise he was sitting up and welcomed me in, "Hey scott." It clearly wasn't as bad as I feared. Kyle began telling me about the accident and lifted his thumb and index finger in the air with about an inch between them, "we were this close to getting the lights back on." I laughed and assured him that that was the least of my concern.


Kyle was taken to a burn unit in Little Rock and was released a day later. The doctors said there would not be any permanant scaring. Praise God! God saw Kyle through a potentially deadly situation. The accident was also a reminder about potential dangers. You can never be too careful and we have to remind ourselves to take adequate precausions and we can never be too careful working in the new building.

DREAMCAST II

It's this Friday and it's going to be a blast! This is a chance to see the "big picture" and what God is doing/revealing for His ministry of LakePointe! We will celebrate what God has done and take a look at where He is leading us as a church. For me one of the more exciting pieces is the virtual tour that our architects have put together for us. This will be our first "sneak peak" at what will be our hub for ministry! Did I mention that we are also going to feed everyone? We have dinner covered with pizza from Molly Obrien's and Pizza Hut. Child care is also available. Little Lambs preschool located at 105 Village Road will host our drop off childcare. You can drop the kiddos off at 5:30pm(we will have pizza for them too!) and then head over to the
DreamCast located at Airport Road and Albert Pike Road(next to the old Hobby Lobby).

Again this is going to be a fun event as we look back and see where God has brought us and then look forward into the future of where God is leading us! See you there!

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Pre-Renovation Pictures

Welcome to the first published pictures of the new location. The new building is located at 1343 Albert Pike Road. That's on the corner of Airport Road and Albert Pike. Many people familiar with Hot Springs know this intersection as the 2nd most busiest intersections in Arkansas. You can stand in the parking lot and get excited by watching all the traffic go by. There's no better place for LakePointe right now than in the heart of the city.

Notice the old Sav-u-More grocery store colors on the exterior, bright yellow and red - Yuk! The interior picture was taken after the building owner had all old tile removed. Three layers were taken out to expose the concrete floors. Some of the concrete will be stained and left exposed to go with the whole industrial feel of the new design.