For 34 years, Fellowship Church has been seeking to fulfill Jesus’ Great Commission to make disciples reaching the whole world, teaching them what he had taught his first disciples. The church began in College Station with a focus on reaching university students with the Gospel and preparing them to be workers in Christ’s kingdom the rest of their lives, wherever the Lord would take them. Since then, some A&M students who
have graduated have been able to stay in Bryan-College Station and other community people have caught the church vision and joined in.
The church’s main organization and ministry always has been making disciples through small groups—homegroups. They have met in homes, dorm rooms, campus lounges, outdoors, and many other places. In 2010 the church had 25 groups.
Effective discipleship groups need well-trained leaders. There are about 80 men and women serving in leadership now. That number grows week-by-week, and every year some leaders leave the area due to graduating from university and/or taking jobs in other cities. Some leave to help plant churches in other university settings, or to serve the Lord in other countries. So, there is a constant need for developing new leaders in character, knowledge and skills. 
Leader training is the primary purpose for the proposed building. Fellowship does leader training in many ways—small clusters of leaders meeting weekly; weekly equipping classes in leadership skills, evangelism, Bible, church history, finances; monthly church-wide leader sessions; personal mentoring and counseling.
The present leased office space has one conference room for small groups of leaders to meet, one prayer/counseling room, and certainly no room for 80 people to meet. The only space at Brazos Christian School to have more than 30 people meet is in the gym. Presently there are four pastors and 13 full-time ministry staff people whose work is based from the 2,550 sq.ft. church office suite. All staff use small cubicles with three to a room. It’s pretty full.
The 5,000 square foot first floor of the new building as currently planned includes 6 private offices, 12 semi-private office cubicles, a conference room, a kitchen-break room and classroom for about 70. A large covered porch wraps around two sides of the building, providing beautiful views of Wolf Pen Creek park and multiple conversation spots.
The plan and budget is to make the building two stories at the start, but to only ‘finish out’ the rooms on the first floor. The 5,000 sq.ft. second floor space can be finished out after the church has a couple of years using the lower floor and can better determine best use of the space (and raise additional funds).
The 2.5 acre lot which the church owns is in a beautiful location, adjacent to a well-liked city park with amphitheater, arts center, and miles of walking paths and picnic spots along Wolf Pen Creek. The city is about to spend several more million dollars developing a festival area in the park with 3 new pavilions, water fountain, and a large circle path where festival booths and exhibits can be. The property is about as close to Texas A&M University as could be. There is an Aggie bus stop right in front, and large student apartment complexes across the street.
Why The "Next Step"?
Because it’s about building on what God has done in our church the last 34 years, particularly the last five years -- church membership around 400, nearly 500 in homegroups, missionary staff of 16 and amazing financial support from members and attenders.
It’s also the next step or ‘phase one’ toward establishing what will be called something similar to The Fellowship Church Matthew 28 Center…for discipleship and missions.
The Need
In 2005, our members gave more than $50,000 which enabled the church to get a 10-year lease to use the new facilities at Brazos Christian School for weekend worship and Sunday School. That lease runs through 2017, and the $2,300 monthly cost is less than the cost of insurance and utilities for such a facility.
In 2007-2009, Fellowship members sacrificially gave more than the $250,000 Great Traditions—Great Future campaign goal. Wow! We didn't know then what kind of facility would be needed for the future or where it would be; it was a pretty blind step of faith. But God knew that was exactly the amount needed to buy the beautiful 2.5 acres which the church now owns, free and clear! Now we must take the Next Step.
This campaign is taking the next step toward what we believe God originally formed this church to do in Bryan-College Station and far beyond. The proposed building will cost about $950,000.
Our desire is that the building would be funded through the partnerships of current members and leadership, former members of Fellowship Church and non-attenders that believe in the ministry God has called us to through this church.
We ask that you prayerfully consider partnering with us to see students and community raised up as disciples of Christ and the nations reached through the efforts of Fellowship Church through this new training center. If you feel led to commit to ongoing giving or give a one time donation please fill out this form and mail it to our church office.