Yes! If you're new to The Story or weren't able to commit during the intial pledge season, it's never too late to join. Use the buttons on the top of this page to submit your pledge, or visting our Giving page to set up gifts towards the campaign by selecting the For Such A Time As This fund.

Obviously, a move of this magnitude is going to bring some changes along with it. As our footprint grows, so will our budget. We anticipate around a $500K/year increase due to mortgage, utilities, and insurance costs, some of which will be offset by school revenues. However, we also expect our congregation to grow substantially during our first few years at 3223 Westheimer, which will mean greater incoming financial support.

While some things about The Story will change, the most important things will remain the same, such as our mission to inspire non-religious people to follow Jesus. It may take us a while to feel completely at home inside the more formal architecture of our new facility, but we know that it’s our God, our people, and our mission - not the bricks and mortar - that make The Story so special.

There’s always a chance things won’t go our way. The Story’s lack of financial history and rising interest rates are two of the factors working against us. However, our preliminary talks with local banks have been promising, and as long as we meet our pledge goals, financing should not be a problem. If, for any reason, we need to walk away from the table, we will forfeit $100K in earnest money.

Our investment in 3223 Westheimer will not diminish our commitment to our growing campus in Timbergrove and other ventures we plan to launch in the future. If anything, we believe a thriving main campus with long-term stability in River Oaks will have greater capacity to develop emerging leaders and, once they are ready, to send them into the mission field to plant new campuses and/or fully-autonomous churches.

We want to hear them! Email our pastors at pastor@thestory.church