Groundbreaking Ceremony Marks Start of The Tavern’s New Dream Center – A Vision Seven Years in the Making
August 2, 2023
The Tavern broke ground Sunday, July 30, 2023 for their new Dream Center, which will be 15,494 square feet and seat over 420 people. It will be one of the largest worship centers in Laurens County. This project has been over seven (7) years in the making, as the previous building had been condemned by the county and torn down due to structural issues with the rafters.
To kick-off the outdoor ceremony, the lead pastor, Rev. Chad Jordan, read verses from the book of Habakkuk chapter two instructing the prophet to write down on tablets the God-given vision and to wait for it to come to pass. Rev. Jordan went on the explain The Tavern’s mission statement: Dream. Develop. Discover.
“The goal is to create an environment that encourages people to dream, which is interchangeable with the word vision, to be better” says, Rev. Jordan, “to help develop that dream, to disciple them, to come alongside, and help people to discover how that is supposed to work, what that looks like in God’s plan for their life, whatever your talents and strength are…”
The church elders joined the pastor with shovels in hand to break ground, then ended the ceremony with prayer. Now the grading and construction can begin. The project is expected to be complete late 2024 or early 2025.
Everyone is welcome to be part of The Tavern. The church is located at: 18069 SC-101, Gray Court, SC 29645 (formerly known as Hickory Tavern Church of God.) For more info call 864.684.2201
