Find out more about our Treasuring Christ Campus Expansion!

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Campus Expansion Project

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The Next Chapter

Since Lighthouse Community Church first started in 2003, we have always been aware that we are just a small part of a bigger story that God has been telling since the beginning of time. We simply want to be faithful to that story, to make gospel-centered disciples who exalt and proclaim Christ. It has been so clear that God is the author of this saga, and throughout the years, we’ve been thrilled by the ways he is penning a better story for us than we could have ever imagined.

God has allowed us to turn the page to what we think will be the next chapter of his story at Lighthouse. After years of prayerful waiting, we have signed a lease for 529 Van Ness, an additional building in our existing business park, which will allow us to add 24,000 square feet to our current campus to better accommodate our ministry. Along with the additional space, this will give us the opportunity to re-evaluate our use of the existing space in 501 Van Ness. God-willing, we hope to be able to gain full use of our new expanded campus by late 2026. We are blown away by God’s mercy to us.

While there are many exciting challenges that lie ahead as we take on a project of this magnitude, we are confident of this: God is faithful. He has always been faithful to his church, providing for our needs beyond what we could ever ask or imagine, and he will continue to be faithful to us in this next season of ministry.

We are excited for this next chapter in Lighthouse’s history, and we are so grateful that our church family gets to be part of the even bigger story that God is telling for his glory.

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Pray

Pray for God's provision, wisdom, and grace as we steward this opportunity to expand our campus

Share

Tell others about what God is doing Lighthouse

Give

Contribute to our Treasuring Christ Generosity Initiative

Serve

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Generosity Initiative Contributions

$3 million of $10 million committed

As of September 16, 2025

Timeline

“Treasuring Christ’ Generosity Initiative

Our church family commits to giving $10 million over the next two years.

March - April 2025

We sign the lease for 529 Van Ness!

July 2025

Master Planning with Visioneering Studios

September - November 2025
Conditional Use Permit Application
October - November 2025
Design Reveal
November 2025 (estimated)

Construction Begins

February 2026 (estimated)

Construction Completed

Late Fall 2026 (Estimated)

CAMPUS EXPANSION FAQS

529 Van Ness is another building in our existing business park. It is approximately 24,000 square feet and was previously used as an industrial warehouse and office space. The acquisition of 529 Van Ness adds to the current 27,000 square feet of our current 501 Van Ness building, bringing the new total square footage to 51,000 square feet.

The short answer for right now is, “We’re not sure yet!”

Our initial vision for the two buildings was to house a larger sanctuary and larger CM space in 529, and to use 501 Van Ness for staff offices and more flexible ministry meeting spaces. However, we are currently in the Master Planning Phase, during which our architects help to provide a big-picture vision for the use of the campus based on our needs. At a high level, we hope to use the entire campus to create more space for our existing ministries but we don’t yet know exactly what or where those features will be. We are relying on the expertise of our architects at Visioneering Studios to better inform us as to how we can best utilize and steward the two buildings.

The Master Planning phase culminates in November 2025, when our architects will reveal their design.

We have contracted with Visioneering Studios for the Master Planning phase of the project. During this phase, Visioneering works closely with our Campus Expansion Planning Team to understand the mission, culture, and operational needs of our church, and based on their findings, they will provide a big-picture vision for the use of the campus (e.g., main entrances and exits, where will the sanctuary and children’s ministries be located, how many restrooms will there be, layout for staff offices, etc.).

Visioneering is a Design+Build firm that offers both architectural and construction services. We will consider their services for each.

We have been delighted with our relationship with Visioneering thus far. They are a national design firm that has a particular passion for church construction projects, and we have already benefited greatly from their decades of experience in the church construction space.

Our Campus Expansion Planning Team consists of Pastor Jason Ho (Team Lead), Jamie Collier (Children’s Ministries / Bridge), Pastor Kelly Kira (Design), Kristy Ueda (Design), Pastor Gavin Kajikawa (Staff and Operations), and Pastor David Lee (Worship, AV, IT). The team has been in contact with various ministries and fellowship groups to understand our needs, relay the needs to our architects and contractors, and help develop solutions to those needs.

Preliminarily, we are budgeting $10 million for the total cost of this project. We will have a clearer idea of the budget as we progress through the master planning phase.

We are planning on paying for the project with cash on hand. We don’t anticipate needing to finance any portion of the project. In addition to the money committed during our Generosity Initiative, we have around $2 million in savings that have been set aside for this kind of capital project.

Whatever money from the Treasuring Christ fund that is remaining after this Campus Expansion will be saved for future facility expenses.

Our combined monthly lease for both buildings is $64,569 ($24,609 for 501, $30,960 for 529). In addition to the monthly lease costs, we expect increased facility operational costs (utilities, janitorial, maintenance, etc.) of 47%.

While owning a property would be wonderful, we simply are not in a financial position to pursue that as an option. Even with the incredibly generous results of our Generosity Initiative, we still fall far short of what would be required to purchase property that would meet our future needs. Inventory of qualifying property is extremely low, and even if something were to become available, it would cost an estimated $40 million to purchase and renovate. We believe that God has provided 529 Van Ness as a viable next step for us as a church. It allows us to stay in our current location while expanding our overall facility and ministry capacity.

We are currently in talks with neighboring businesses to secure more parking spaces for Sunday mornings.

We are still in the Master Planning phase and don’t currently have a definitive list of features to share at this point. Our priorities are to create a facility that will allow us to carry out our existing ministries with more space and flexibility, but exactly what that looks like will be clearer at the end of master planning in November.

We don't have any specific changes that we can point to at this time with regards to how the campus expansion will impact our ministry. All we know is that it will! We hope that the new facilities will allow to alleviate some of the pressure points on our current ministries, and it may allow us to pursue additional ministry that was simply not possible in our current building! However, this is going to be an ongoing area of discovery for our church. As we have greater clarity as to what the campus will be, we will be able to better anticipate changes in ministry.

Pray! We have been completely dependent on God's grace for everything that has happened up to this point, and we desperately need God's grace for everything that is to come. Pray for God to lead us and provide for us as he sees fit, for our hearts to trust him as we move forward in faith, and for church to remain faithful to our mission to make gospel-centered disciples who exalt and proclaim Christ.

Share! We are so excited for the story that God is writing for us, and we think it's a story worth telling. Share with others about what God has been doing in your life and at Lighthouse, and share the greater story of his grace to us in the gospel.

Give! God has graciously provided for us through the sacrificial giving of our church family. Would you continue to financially support the work of ministry at Lighthouse, and would you continue your contributions to the Generosity Initiative? Since God provided us with the opportunity so quickly, it would help us if contributions came in earlier than later, so we have the ability to pay for project expenses sooner.

Serve! We are all so excited about what the campus expansion may mean for gospel ministry at Lighthouse in the future! But we don't need to wait for a future building in order for ministry to take place; we want to continue to be faithful to gospel ministry today! Continue to love and serve the church family in big and small, formal and informal ways. That includes helping to alleviate crowding by occasionally attending third service, making space for others during services, carpooling to help with parking, and being gracious with one another as we steward the growth that God has given to us.

GENEROSITY INITIATIVE FAQs

The Treasuring Christ Generosity Initiative is a two-year long capital campaign to raise funds for Lighthouse's campus expansion. It began in April 2025, with the church family committing to give $10 million over a two year period. In God's providence, we were able to sign a lease for 529 Van Ness in July 2025, and we will begin immediately applying the funds from the Generosity Initiative to our Campus Expansion project.

Your commitment will be fulfilled over a two-year period (April 2025 to April 2027).

Yes! If the Lord is calling you to give differently over the course of the next two years, you can let us know at bills@lighthousesouthbay.org.

The Generosity Initiative contributions are being made in addition to your regular offering.

You can make your contributions through Planning Center Giving.
If donating by check or cash, indicate “Generosity Initiative” in the memo line of the check and on the Offering Card.

Download this guide for donating appreciated assets!

The collected funds will be securely held in low-risk financial instruments such as savings accounts, money market funds, certificates of deposit (CDs), and U.S. Treasury bills to ensure both safety and accessibility. Additionally, we have safeguards in place, including regular oversight, transparent reporting, and adherence to established financial policies to ensure the funds are managed responsibly and in alignment with their intended purposes.

We will not make anyone’s giving commitment public. A select number of individuals will have access to the Commitment Cards in order to calculate our churchwide Giving Total. Our standard policy is that giving information is only available to our controller, and our deacon of finance, and select administrators for systems maintenance. All giving information is anonymized when being evaluated by church leaders.

Yes! We welcome the generosity of anyone who wants to be a part of what God is doing at Lighthouse!

The church elders have considered several possibilities, but each seems to not fully address the presssures that we are facing . For example, if we were to decide to plant a church, even a sizable church plant of 100 members would only minimally and temporarily relieve growth pressures. If we decided to simply cap our attendance, we think we would be poorly stewarding what God doing through Lighthouse.

Reach out to our office at info@lighthousesouthbay.org or call us at (310) 212-0320 so we can connect you with the right person to answer your specific questions.