April Partner Update: The Concrete Is Out. Now We Finish What We Started.


To every Future Is Now partner,

I want to write to you personally this month because what happened in April is something I have been waiting to tell you since the day we started.

The concrete is out.

What used to be a room with a 10-foot ceiling is now open all the way to 30 feet. And what that space is becoming is hard to put into words.

Worship center — concrete removed, 30ft ceiling revealed

The steel beams are going in. The structure that will carry the weight of the entire worship center is being installed. Pillars that once sat in the middle of the room are being removed. The space is being completely reshaped — all of it to create a worship environment designed for the future of what God wants to do through this church.

I stood in that room this month. And I thought about you.

I thought about the people who said yes before they could see any of this. The people who made a commitment when it was still a vision on paper. The people who have been giving faithfully, month after month, while the work happened behind the scenes.

What you gave made that ceiling possible.

Steel beams — Awaken Church construction April 2026 Worship center transformation — Awaken Church

The Numbers

I want to be straight with you about where we stand financially, because you are partners and you deserve the full picture.

Financial Snapshot — April 16, 2026

Sale funds
Given so far
Commitments
Funds from sale
$1,250,000
Given so far
$805,435
Commitments so far
$3,385,067
Faith target remaining
$2,598,964

Est. project cost — $7,234,032

Over $4.6 million is accounted for. That is remarkable. And we still have $2.6 million left to believe for together.

Commitments don’t build buildings. Dollars do. Every month that you follow through on what you committed to is a month that keeps this project moving. We need you to keep going.

If you have a commitment — honor it. Stay consistent. And if you are a partner who has not yet made a formal TFIN commitment, I am personally inviting you to pray about it. There is still room. There is still time.

What Is Coming

The children’s area is ahead of schedule. We have a September move-in target we are building toward every single day.

We are in this building through the end of May — guaranteed. Possibly longer. We have the flexibility to extend month to month if needed. When we are ready to move, you will know well in advance.
MacArthur High School is locked in for Sundays during the transition. Church does not stop. We have a home.
Offices move to Las Colinas on May 1 through August. Same number, same email. Nothing changes for you.

This is not the moment to let up. This is the moment to press in. Your giving built those walls. Your faithfulness is what carries us across the finish line.

Give to The Future Is Now

01 Online: awakenchurch.ac/giving — select “The Future Is Now (Building)”
02 Awaken App: Irving location → Giving → The Future Is Now
03 Text to Give: Text “give” to 888.465.2275 and follow the prompts

And if you want to check in on your commitment, just visit your partner portal on futurenow.ac.

Let’s keep going.

The Future Is Now.

Pastor Ben

Lead Pastor, Awaken Church

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