The more you know...

By the time we move into our new Sacred Space, we will have embarqued on a $4 million project including the purchase and engineering of the land and the renovation and building of our worhsip space.

The Feasibility Study reults are in. You can now read the report written after interviewing many from our church.

There are two houses on the property. In order to move forward both houses have to be removed. Fortunately, Habitat for Humanity has a wrecking crew whose sole purpose is to salvage items they can sell in their Home Center. This reduces the amount of waste in our landfill and will allow doors, windows, cabinets, etc. to continue to be used in the homes of other people.

One of the goals of the design of our new sacred space is to bring us closer together as community. Our seating arrangement can do this physically, visually and ultimately spiritually.

We sold our land on UTSA Boulevard for enough to buy new land and get a good start on the development of the land and construction of a new sacred space. You will have the opportunity to contribute financially to help us fully live in all that God has in store for us in our new Sacred Space.

The property that St. Michael's worshipped in on Culebra had a considerable amout of debt. When that property sold, the proceeds of that sale (after all debts are settled) totalled an additional $65,000 toward our Sacred Space Fund.

Picture Tour of the Property

on 11093 Bandera Road

• By June 27, 2010, select 5 architectural firms to send Request for Proposals. 
• Receive and review Request for Proposals by September 17, 2010.

• Select Architect by mid to late October. To do this, the Sacred Space Team will submit three firms to the Bishop's Committee, recommending one. The Bishop's Committee will then vote to accept the proposal of the Sacred Space Team and then send on the vote to the Diocese to approve and suggest hiring that architect.
• Meet with architect in the months of December, January, and February, 2011, with a completed masterplan by February 2011.
• Meet with representatives from the Diocese of West Texas to discuss the capital campaign in January 2011.
• Share the masterplan with the Diocese, Bishop's Committee and congregation by the end of February 2011. 
• Begin putting together the capital campaign team to establish a goal and begin working. Fran Campbell and Kiki Foster, co-chairs
• Overland Partners begins Phase 1 Schematic Design to be completed 12 weeks from February 12.
• Schematic Design Phase. Sacred Space Team Meetings on  March 28, April 14, and May 2.
• Sunday, May 8, presentation of the Saced Space Schematic Design (what the church looks like) to the congregation during church.
• May 21 and 22, Congregational Interviews for the Capital Campaign.
• Design Development: 14 weeks from our approval
• Contract Documents: 16 weeks from our approval
• Bidding and Negotiation of Contract: 4-6 weeks
• November 17 - Construction bids are due to Overland Partners and bids opened.
• November 21, 2011 - Sacred Space Team meets with Overland Partners to review bids and determine top two with up to 60 days to respond.
• January 8, 2012 - Launch of Capital Campaign @ BJs Brewhouse in Alamo Ranch
• December 25, 2011 - Christmas Day
• February 11, 2012 - Groundbreaking Cermony
• February 12, 2012 - Asbestos abatement, demolition of brick house and running of new power line to the Youth Barn begins
• March 8, 2012 - Sacred Space Team Meets with Overland to review modifications to building to help keep as close to budget as possible and makes recommedation to the Bishop's Committee.
• March 15, 2012 - Bishop's Committee Reviews the recommendation of the Sacred Space Team.
• Once the Bishop's Committee approves, the documents are sent bacl to Overland and contractor to begin submitting plans to the city for approval.
• Week of May 14 - Final plans, budget, and proposal are taken to the Diocese for reviews and conversation about financing. 
• Construction began on August 6, 2012, with the clearing and engineering of land. 
• The slab was poured on October 10, 2012.
• The building will be "dried in" by April 1, 2013. 
• We will have "prayers on the property" April 2, 3, and 4, before the walls are closed up.
• The Certificate of Occupancy is expected by early to mid-August 2013.

After many months of prayer, work and conversation you can now...

1. View the final schematic design package!

2. View the Schematic Design of our New Sacred Space as presented to the congregation on Sunday, May 8, 2011.

3. View the Masterplan of our New Sacred Space!

Scroll down to see the timeline about what is next!

History of a Move to a New Sacred Space

On Thursday, September 17th, 2009, the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, San Antonio, sold its buildings and land in pursuit of a 30 year summons to build a sacred space to worship, serve, fellowship, and pray. Many of the dedicated church members made this move possible.

The congregation began worshipping at Pedrotti's Northwind Ranch in Helotes, TX, on Sunday, September 20, 2009. This is the place where all functions of the church moved - from choir practice, to church offices, to the newly named "Crock-Pot-Lucks" after church on Sundays.

The Property Team, commissioned through the power of the Spirit and by the congregation on Sunday, November 15, 2009, then toured and prayed about many properties. After a time it became hat one property on Bandera Road and near 1604 was the place that God was asking us to set apart to be a Holy place for all of his children to gather.

More prayers, visits and conversations followed this decision until the Property Team put a request into the Bishop's Committee of Holy Spirit to offer a contract on this property on Bandera Road. The Bishop's Committee fully supported this request and a contract, with a 120 day feasibility period, was offered and accepted. 

After a period of continued study, prayer, and conversation, the Bishop's Committee, at the March 2010 meeting unanimously reaffirmed their initial request to the Bishop to pursue a contract and purchase this property on Bandera.

On Monday, April 12, 2010, the contract was executed and the land purchased. We will continue to worship at Pedrotti's until the new sacred space is built.

To celebrate the beginning of a 30 year hope come to life, the congregation gathered on this new land for the first time on Sunday, April 18th, 2010, when we travelled from Pedrotti's to the new property to commission the Sacred Space Team and conclude the service.

On September 12, 2010, the congregation of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church, formerly on Culebra Road, joined together in Common Mission with the Church of the Holy Spirit. This joining in common mission brought together the spiritual resources of both congregations to further solidify who we are as one of God’s churches in the world.

On February 11, 2012, we joined together to celebrate the final step in our journey as we break ground on this Sacred Space for all of God’s people to be fed and sent out into the world restoring all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.

Construction began on the property on August 6, 2012, and was noted by a celebration at Pericos, just down the street for our property. 

The anticipated move-in date is mid August 2013.

Video from the April 18, 2010, Commissioning of the Sacred Space Team and the Celebration of a New Land.

Thank you Kurt and Abby VandeWalle!