Its an exciting season at Remedy!  We are in the process of moving into our new Headquarters at 326 Gill St in Alcoa Tn.  This is going to be a location that we are able to operate out of and reach out to the community.  I always get a little nervous when thinking about us moving into a permanent structure that we will call 'home' for an extended amount of time.  I have see lots of fights and torn relationships over a building that many people would call a church.  May I take a moment and ask you to never, ever, ever call 326 Gill St 'church'.  It is not a church, it will never be a church.  It is not a 'house of God'.  It is not a 'temple'.  It is a building.  We are the church, we are where God's Spirit calls home in this world.  A building cannot love, serve, die, or dream.  But a building can kill if we let it.  Our terminology is important.  Our language shapes our culture.  So why do I call it Headquarters?  Because we are in a war for the life of Blount Co. and this location while it does not define us it will aid us in this battle.  It is a weapon in our arsenal along with the greater weapons of love, sacrifice, service, joyfullness and the like.  The word 'headquarters' designates a location.  The word 'church' desigates a people.  So, at the risk of beating a dead horse, we are the church, 326 Gill St is our headquarters... let us not get the two confused.  

That being said, it is exciting to see the progress that has happened so far at HQ.  The worship and childrens areas are coming together nicely.  It is my dream to see us squeeze every bit of potential out of this location and leverage it to see people who are far from God come close to Him.   One of the things I am most excited about is how 'unchurchy' this place is gonna look.  From the sidewalk outside to the bathrooms inside I want it to scream 'THIS IS FOR YOU BLOUNT COUNTY!  THIS IS FOR YOU WHO HAVE BEEN BURNT OUT OF CHURCH, GIVEN UP ON GOD, FOUND YOURSELF WITHOUT HOPE AND LONGING FOR A PLACE TO BE KNOWN AND BELONG!'

We are planning to launch on August 29.  We are kicking off the Launch with some exciting things.  On the day of the launch we will be having a block party on site.  We will also be starting a new series that I am completely pumped about (I don't wanna give it away quite yet).  In a few weeks you will be seeing billboards around town to introduce the new location and series and launch date.  The week of our launch we are going to be hosting a free lunch for all the businesses around the location to let them know that we are here for them.  In this season we need as much help as we can possibly get.  If you can paint, hammer, clean, serve food, greet, man a bounce house, etc then please let me know.  If I don't see your name listed as doing some sort of job during this season then expect a call :)

So without further adieu here are some pics of the new place and the progress we are making:

BEFORE (pics of the worship area and Remedy KIDS lobby):

WITH A LITTLE PROGRESS: