A Brief Building Update

Renovations are beginning soon! But before they can officially begin, we need permits from the City of Fayetteville to come through. I’m sure you won’t be surprised to hear that my learning curve during this building purchase has been STEEP. Luckily we have an experienced builder to walk us through permitting (and many other things). If you are curious about the process, read on!

We have to change the way that the building is zoned in order to begin worshipping at 584 S Reilly Rd. Re-zoning requires renovating to fit the needs of our church. For help with renos, we contacted Wes Davis with Commercial Building NC who has connected us with an architect. After many adjustments to the floor plan, Wes consulted with a plumbing/mechanical/electrical (PME) engineer who sent drawings to our architect. There was a bit of a waiting period before our architect could finish permit-reading drawings and have those submitted to the city for approval.

You’ll see Wes in one of the photos below - we were trying to figure out what to do with the nitrogen tank attached to the exterior of the building. Anybody have ideas? If we can’t find something to do with the tank, I guess we could carbonate communion juice. (Kidding, kidding) Also pictured below is a mock up that we had to send to our surveyor explaining our parking lot plans.

We have already received word that a portion of our permits have been approved (yay!) and a portion of our permits need more work.

Here are some ways that you can pray:

  • That permitting would happen quickly

  • For renovations to begin soon

  • For no surprises during our remaining demos

  • For renovations to progress quickly

  • For Jesus to make much of himself through Veritas Church once we are moved into our new home

Additionally, we need a team of people to help us maintain the lawn and landscaping. If you are willing to volunteer your time and the use of your equipment, would you please click here to email me?

Thanks for reading, and thanks for letting me serve our church in this way,

Samantha Metheny
Director of Operations
samantha@veritasfayetteville.com

Spring Bible Studies

Veritas Church Bible Studies provide a structured opportunity to dig deep into a book of the Bible with fellow men or women. Our Bible Study leaders spend weeks studying and preparing before the launch of the study in order to provide our people with quality teaching! This spring, we are studying the book of Ezra together. Men are meeting in the auditorium, and women are meeting in a large classroom at Freedom Christian Academy. Read below for a personal note from one of our Bible Study Leaders, Jake Barnoski.

I hope that I get to see you there!
-Sam Metheny, Director of Operations

Ezra captures a beautiful time in God's redemptive story. It is a time of God faithfully bringing His people out of exile, as He promised, while also continuing to draw them near and prepare them for the coming Messiah. It puts God's faithfulness to the people of Israel on display and points forward to the hope we all have of the time when God brings us out of exile in this broken Earth into His holy and perfect kingdom. Our true home!

Come to the Bible study. It is the best hour you will have all week. End of blog.
-Jake Barnoski

Meet David

We have had the privilege of ordaining 3 new elders recently! Praise God! We know that it can be hard to get to know leadership sometimes, so we thought that it would be fun to do a blog series introducing each new pastor and a few fun facts about them. This week we want to introduce you to Pastor David Geyer.

What first brought you to Veritas?
We got orders to come to Pope Army Airfield in summer of 2019. We did a thorough online church search prior to moving, and after some church searching in person, decided to make Veritas our home during our time in Fayetteville. We were really captivated by the depth of community that we have found here.

Tell us about your role at Veritas.
My wife and I have served on a variety of different service teams in our time at Veritas. And we also currently co-lead a community group on Tuesday nights. We are excited to see what opportunities the Lord has in the new role of elder for this time in the life of Veritas church.

What are some of your hobbies?
Where to begin—my wife says I have too many hobbies! I enjoy woodworking and reading. I also could play yard games every day of the year!

What’s your favorite beverage?
Black coffee. That is all.

What is the last fiction book that you read?
Terminal list (military action thriller—a great read if you don’t like sleep). I also love to reread the Lord of the Rings.

Meet Tim

We have had the privilege of ordaining 3 new elders recently! Praise God! We know that it can be hard to get to know leadership sometimes, so we thought that it would be fun to do a blog series introducing each new pastor and a few fun facts about them. This week we want to introduce you to Pastor Tim Solt.

What first brought you to Veritas?
We had moved to Fayetteville from NJ and were looking for expository preaching and a community of people that love Jesus. After searching for a church to call home, we landed at Veritas and love doing life with the people there.

Tell us about your role at Veritas.
I have the privilege of serving in a few ways at Veritas. One is by leading a community group with my wife, Ellen. Another is by helping lead the band on Sunday morning during the gathering. And most recently, I now serve as an elder that helps shepherd, pray for, and support the people of Veritas church.

What are some of your hobbies?
Some of my favorite hobbies include soccer, volleyball, golf and outdoor games like cornhole, spikeball, and sticks and blocks (aka Kubb). I also really enjoy working on things with engines, like dirtbikes and atvs.

What’s your favorite beverage?
Favorite beverage would be a cup of coffee....followed closely by gold coke (diet caffeine free coke)

What is the last fiction book that you read?
Ready Player One