More than two years after Hurricane Harvey caused extensive damage to the Houston Northwest Church campus, the church held a ribbon cutting to commemorate the opening of its new Kids Building. (Danica Smithwick/Community Impact Newspaper)
More than two years after Hurricane Harvey caused extensive damage to the Houston Northwest Church campus, the church held a ribbon cutting to commemorate the opening of its new Kids Building. (Danica Smithwick/Community Impact Newspaper)
More than two years after Hurricane Harvey caused extensive damage to the Houston Northwest Church campus, church officials held a ribbon cutting to commemorate the opening of its new Kids Building on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at 19911 Hwy. 249, Houston.
The new facility features age-specific classrooms, worship venues and recreation spaces as well as a multi-purpose space known as The Commons connecting the building to the existing worship center.
“We’re grateful for the support of our community and church family during our rebuilding phase, and we look forward to sharing this new space with our neighbors as we bring up future generations to know Jesus,” Pastor Steve Bezner said in a press release.
Grand opening events will take place throughout the month of January. Each event is free and open to the public:
FamBlitz Live - family-oriented interactive entertainment on Saturday, Jan. 11
KidzBlitz Live - games and challenges teaching biblical principles on Sunday, Jan. 12
Frozen Sunday - hot cocoa bar and pictures with Elsa and Anna, from the Disney movie "Frozen," on Sunday, Jan. 19
The church campus took on flood water in its adult, children’s and student facilities during Harvey as the worship center became a hub for community disaster relief assistance. Over the course of 2019, the Adult Building reopened and the former Kids Building site was repurposed as a greenspace. A renovated student ministry space is slated to open in late February 2020.
Sunday morning worship services are held at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and HNW en Español meets on campus each Sunday at 10:30 a.m.
Danica joined Community Impact as a reporter in 2016. As an editor, she continues to cover local government, education, health care, real estate, business, development and other issues affecting the Cy-Fair community. Her experience prior to CI includes studying at the Washington Journalism Center in Washington, D.C., serving as editor-in-chief of Union University's student magazine and online newspaper, and reporting for other publications in Arkansas and Tennessee. She always has her nails painted and will never say no to ice cream.
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