Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Announces Plans For New Chapel
December 2009
The Midwestern Seminary president said the $5.6 million project, which will also include a welcome center, classroom space and corridors connecting the current administration and classroom buildings, will afford an opportunity for Midwestern to help encourage further seminary growth and to meet current needs.
Roberts noted that building the complex will alleviate crowded chapel services by adding seating capacity. He also said there will be facilities in place that enable MBTS to host conferences and workshops that in the past could have reached more people if there had been adequate space. The final roadblock he discussed was that the current library is housed in three locations around campus.
“By building the new chapel, our library would then be returned to its intended location under one roof,” Roberts explained. “We can increase the number of volumes for student use, and also properly showcase our Spurgeon Collection and Morton-Seats archaeology exhibit.”
The administration also announced that the school will join hands with Baptist Builders for Christ, an organization based in Birmingham, Ala., that networks volunteer builders to assist in church construction projects across the United States.
Roberts closed the discussion about the new chapel by emphasizing three points. “We need your prayer,” he said. “To make all this happen will certainly be an answer to prayer. We also ask you to think about your church, your friends and anyone else who may desire to volunteer their time. Finally, in the area of finances, our goal is 100 percent support from our trustees, faculty and staff. This shows others outside our organization that we’re truly committed to what the Lord has called us to do, and we’ll need yet further assistance so this project will be debt free.”
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