Purchase of the Land • 2005
God clearly spoke to Pastor Stovall about pursuing the land at 9A/Baymeadows. Despite an existing contract on the land, Pastor Stovall pursued it in faith. Miraculously, God allowed us to purchase 30 acres of prime real estate in April 2005. In November 2005, we launched the Imagine Campaign to begin raising funds for our future home.
*St Johns Campus launched through general funds.
Purchase of the Midtown Location • 2006
In 2006, the opportunity arose to purchase our Midtown location. Not knowing when our new home at 9A/Baymeadows would be completed, yet still needing to accommodate the continued growth, purchasing Midtown was another God miracle in our story!
Rapid Growth, Campus Expansion • 2007
As we continued to save for 9A/Baymeadows, we experienced rapid growth and expansion. In response to the rapid growth, we built the Midtown Annex and improved the Orange Park Campus.
*Hardee Campus launched through general funds.
Saving and Waiting - A God Set-Up • 2008
2008 was a great year for Imagine as we were able to raise and save over $2 million for the future home! God opened the door for us to take advantage of an incredible opportunity. The Duval County School District approached us for help during their endeavor to build the new Atlantic Coast High School next door to our property. They needed an existing owner in that zone to petition the city on their behalf in order to get approval to build. In return, we would receive a four lane road to our property, access to additional parking, usage of state-of-the-art school facilities and athletic fields. We knew this strategic alignment would save us several million dollars and was worth the wait.
Completed Pre-Construction Phase – Ready to Build • 2009
In 2009, we completed a major milestone in building our new home at 9A/Baymeadows. We finalized and paid for our architectural and audio-visual design, construction documents and all of our pre-construction permitting. These accomplishments allow us to start construction as soon as our financing is in place. We were also able to save additional funds this year. At the end of 2009 we had positioned ourselves to obtain a loan at 80% of the value of our cash and assets.
*St. Augustine and Camden Campuses launched through general funds.
