Ryan Hairston Recovery Updates
Ryan, our youth minister, was severely injured in an auto accident. To keep everyone informed on the latest news of his healing process we are posting updates to the website.MORE

Men’s CLC Groups
If you want to be in a men’s CLC group, there are still a few openings. Currently, we have three CLC groups with 33 men involved. We would like to start three more groups of 10-12 men each. CLC stands for Christian Leadership Concepts and is designed to challenge men to be leaders at home, in the church, and in the community. Sign up at the Life Group Table.MORE

Discover Preston Trail Class
New to PTCC? Join Pastors Jim and Paul on Sundays at 11:00 AM as we take a look at our church and where it is going. This is an opportunity for all guests who are new to PTCC to learn more. Session will meet at the AMC Theatre. Please signup at the Life Group table. A 5 week Partnership Class will follow for all those interested in becoming a PTCC partner.MORE

Calling All Men Softball Players!
Sign up in the lobby to join this year's team. Games are played Monday evenings starting 3/06 through 5/8. $30 registration fee. Contact Andy Tuggey for more details at jtuggey@comcast.net.

Life Groups
Now’s the time! In January, many of our Life Groups will be starting new studies. Stop by the Life Group table today and find a group that works for you.MORE

Sermon Series:
Invite a friend and join us for an exciting new sermon series! Re:solutions … Senior Pastors Jim Johnson and Paul Basden will take us on a journey to letting God answer our deepest needs.

Chapter 2
Join us WEEKLY on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM, for a deeper service of biblical teaching, looking into the Life of Jesus. Led by our senior pastors, this will be a meaningful time of prayer, worship and teaching. 7:00 PM AMC Theatre.

STIKZ! Calling all K-5 kids!
Join the Curbside gang on Monday, February 13th from 10:30 - 12:30 (It's President's Day and kids are off of school) for a fun 2 hours of bowling. Cost is only $5.00. Parents, sign your kids up at the Information Table today...and have them invite a friend too!

“Ladies and Gentlemen, We Have Liftoff …”

Getting a rocket off the ground takes a lot of energy and work.

Our church has been trying to buy the PC Dynamics building for six months, and we’ve spent hours and hours trying to make it happen. When Jim and I finally signed the closing documents this past Monday afternoon, I felt like the man on the loudspeaker at Kennedy Space Center when the rocket finally leaves the earth and begins soaring into space. I wanted to scream out, “Ladies and gentlemen, we have liftoff…!”

I can’t think of anything more exciting than this great victory – God has led us to locate and purchase a building that we can use for our ministry center. It’s taken quite a while, but we finally have liftoff.

Several things happened over the last fifteen months to get us off the ground:

• In November 2004 Jim told me, “We need to assemble a team of people to search for land.” With all the faith I could muster I said, “Land for what?! We can’t afford land or a building!” Thankfully Jim saw the next step and we acted on it.
• For nine months the Property Acquisition Team looked faithfully for land that we could build on one day, but what we found was either too small or too expensive.
• Then in mid-July we found out about the PC Dynamics building at 10501 FM 720. We looked at it, liked it, and sensed that God was guiding us to it.
• We made two offers to the bank. Both were rejected. We were frustrated.
• Then in mid-Fall the bank countered with an offer that we could accept, and we got excited! By God’s grace, and with the help of lots of PTCC folks, we did our due diligence and found answers to all our questions.
• On February 6, 2006, we closed on our property. We now own 4.5 acres of prime real estate in Frisco, along with a 45,000 sf building that is going to be renovated over the next six months.

In the meantime, we had a capital fundraising campaign which was a huge success. Dream Big resulted in over $1.6 million in pledges and gifts. And when we told you this past Sunday that we were $51,000 short of cash for closing the next day, you responded by giving $54,000 on the spot! Go PTCC!

Can’t you just see the hand of God in this whole process? What a faithful God we serve!

Now here are our next steps:

• Land clearing – We need to get rid of a little grove of old trees that are eyesores. “Chain saw Saturday” is set for February 18! Coffee and donuts are at 8:30. “Start your engines” is at 9. Our motto: 220 … 221 … whatever it takes!!!
• Demolition – PTCC folks will remove carpet, floor tile, and ceiling tile during February. Other light demo projects will follow. (This will save us a lot of $.)
• Design – The architects will have construction drawings ready April 1.
• Construction – The head contractor and subs will do their work in 12-14 weeks, meaning that we can move in around late July or early August.

Along the way we will give you Sunday updates on all aspects of the project: demolition, construction, and funding. You may also go to www.prestontrail.org for regular reports.

God has been really good to our church. I’m excited that He trusts us enough with people that He would allow us to have this building – one of the premier church sites in Frisco. Now may we be found trustworthy…

Flying high,

Paul Basden
Senior Pastor

Read previous Trail Notes here

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