“I’m excited for this to be a home away from home for people,” said Senior Pastor Andrew Gard, 43, who co-founded the church with his wife, Christina. “Students find mentors here. People make lifelong friends – the kind you call when you go through tough times or great times.”
On a recent weekday, dozens of workers continued to finish out the campus, which includes a 1,700-seat sanctuary, a children’s ministry wing with dozens of classrooms, a coffee shop, church offices, several smaller gathering spaces, and nearly 1,000 parking spaces.
Inside the auditorium, technicians from MABE Audio/Visual have installed three massive LED screens, along with state-of-the-art lighting and sound…