This past Saturday evening, I officially signed a lease for some gathering space at 815 O Street in downtown Lincoln.  This space will serve as the initial gathering space for 2 Pillars Church.

We see this space as God’s sure hand of providence as we were not originally looking to rent until the May of 2010 timeframe.  However, the location was perfect and the price was right so we jumped on it.  We will occupy the lower level of this building on a full-time basis.  The main level is currently serving as an underage dance club on Friday and Saturday nights (Club Red), the second floor is home to an ad agency (The Minnow Project), and the third floor is being renovated to create two condos.

Most recently, the main floor and lower level were occupied by a local music venue called Box Awesome.  Back in the day, this same space was home to a locally famous bar called Sweep Left.

The space itself is 4030 square feet and should allow for enough room for us to fit out a couple of office spaces in addition to a worship space with a seating capacity of roughly 140 people.  This space will thus serve us well until a day when we out-grow it.

The video below provides a little more of an idea of where the space is located.  I have added annotations to the video, but you might have to change to full-screen to see them.

WARNING: The following video features stunts performed either by professionals or under the supervision of professionals.  Accordingly, 2PC and the producers must insist that no one attempt to recreate or re-enact any stunt or activity performed in this video.