Our Future Location

During 2003, the leadership of Otterbein Church made a decision to relocate our church facilities. The decision to relocate was motivated by several issues including:

  1. We expect and anticipate growth in our ministry in the years ahead. It is important that we plan for our growth and make room for those whom God will bring to Otterbein Church.
  2. Our current site does not provide adequate land for us to build addtiional facilities and provide required parking to support those facilities.
  3. The only adjoining land to our current site that would adequately address our needs is the farm land to the south of the Otterbein Ministry Center. The current owners have expressed that they are not willing to sell land to us and do not anticipate selling any land for development in the future to us or anyone else.
  4. New facilities will allow us to have facilities designed to enhance our ministry programs and address some current challenges we experience as we reach out to those in our community and that are unchurched.

In February 2004, Otterbein Church purchased 59 acres of land on Welty Road in the Borough of Waynesboro. After purchasing the land, we sold approximately 7 acres to a local developer and currently own approximately 52 acres of land for future development. In August 2007, the purchase price of the land (1.2 million) was paid in full.

During 2007, the Long Range Planning Team, Elders, and Management Oversight Team have been working with an architect and engineers to develop Phase 1 conceptual drawings for our new facitlities and land development. We expect those plans to be completed soon and will be shared with the congregation in early 2008.

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MOVING BEYOND OUR WALLS was our capital campaign that began in 2003 and ended in 2007 that helped pay off all debt at Otterbein and purchase our land on Welty Road.

Following are a number of downloadable documents and links concerning Moving Beyond Our Walls that provide additional information about the rationale for our relocation and some of the early conceptual drawings (Note: the conceptual drawings are currently (2007) being revised and updated).

Feb. 23, 2003 Long-Range Planning Presentation
This is the first of two major presentations that communicated the rationale which served as the basis for the decision to relocate. It includes statistics, current site statistics and projected attendance statistics.

Nov. 9, 2003 Long-Range Planning Presentation
This is the second of two major presentations that communicated conceptual facility and land development drawings. It also included projected attendance growth and a phasing plan for site development and facility construction.

Moving Beyond Our Walls Information Booklet
This is the main brochure giving an overview of the three-year Moving Beyond Our Walls capital campaign. It includes information about making a commitment toward Moving Beyond Our Walls.

Commitment Card
This is a commitment card for making a financial commitment toward Moving Beyond Our Walls.

Electronic Fund Transfer Request Form
Otterbein Church now has the ability to make electronic transfers from your bank to out bank to assist with convenience in giving your offerings to the church.

Moving Beyond Our Walls 9-Day Devotional Guide
A nine-day devotional guide was provided for the final two weeks prior to the December 7 Commitment Sunday.