The 51 members knew that one day they would need to expand, and now that day has arrived. The church hopes to provide services in the new sanctuary by late October. Cross of Christ is one of many churches moving to bigger facilities to accommodate the growing needs of their congregations. Greater Grace, Hill Memorial and Perfecting are several Metro Detroit churches that have moved into larger buildings this decade. He is looking to move his church, Church of the Risen Christ in Detroit, into a bigger location.
Churches are very expensive to build.
Building a sanctuary or church is like building a commercial building. The Cross of Christ would have to hold three services on Sunday to accommodate all of the current church membership. The new sanctuary will seat 450 people, more than twice as many people as the old sanctuary. However, Reusch says that the new sanctuary is more of a statement than an attempt to increase the size of the church. We didn't need to build it.