$23 million church complex for Woodbrook

NEWLY APPOINTED President Maxwell Richards  yesterday congratulated the Pastor and members of the Woodbrook Pentecostal Church on their proposed Church Complex, which promises to seat over 3,000 persons upon completion. The complex, which is being constructed at Gallus Street, Woodbrook, is expected to be constructed at an estimated cost of almost $23 million.

While giving a report on the project, Apostle Turnel J Nelson explained that the building will comprise an auditorium that will be able to seat over 3,000 persons including mezzanine and balcony seating,  two dedicated conference rooms with a seating capacity of 350, four multi-purpose conference rooms with lower capacities, basement parking, state-of-the-art electronic system, a three level administrative annex at the rear and a video and audio production facilities. In addition a satellite system will allow the option for live church services to be broadcast from the Complex to viewers around the world.

Nelson explained that the structural cost is an estimated $18-$20 million dollars with an additional 2.5 million for furnishings. Nelson explained that the initial stage of the project has already been funded and they are now “aggressively pursuing other efforts to raise the necessary financing for the other phases of the project”. Nelson also called on the corporate community to assist with funding the project. He noted that the government has enunciated their vision of making Trinidad and Tobago a developed country by the year 2020 and pointed out that the church complex will complement the efforts of the government in this regard, while providing a place where the youth of the nation could be exposed to teachings that will strengthen the spiritual, moral and social fabric of the society.

While delivering the address at the function Richards pointed out that one cannot escape the bombardment of our minds with negative influences and reminded that the church had a role to play in bringing positive influences to the members of its congregation and the world at large. He encouraged the church to continue the work they were doing and congratulated them on the project. He also pointed out that “more things are wrought by prayer than this world could dream of”. The complex is being constructed by a team of consultants including CEP Limited, Urban Architectural Systems Limited, ENCO, R Cecil Davis Enterprises Limited and CMG Professional Services.