LBE has a
new home!
In January, 2025, Living Bible Explorers was able to secure the purchase of a new centre! This is the answer to many prayers. Not only does the new centre fill our ministry’s needs for space and equipment, it is barely 150 metres from our previous centre’s front door!
We are so thankful for this new home but, as the building is more than 100 years old, it doesn’t come without some much-needed repairs. To help us pay for these repairs and pay down our mortgage, we have embarked on our Faithful to the Call capital campaign!
A new home with new spaces
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Chapel
Previously owned by Saint Josephat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, LBE’s new centre comes with a beautiful sanctuary. This space needs minimal work and we’re excited to us it for Bible Club, Generations, Summer Staff Meetings, and special events!
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Kitchen
A major highlight of the new centre is a full commercial kitchen. The kitchen is more than double the size of the one in 600 Burnell, and comes equipped with two large fridges, gas stoves, three ovens, and a dishwasher!
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Multi-Purpose Spaces
We now have several large spaces in which we can run our programs! We can fit two basketball hoops, three couches, a piano, a pool table, air hockey, and 11 tables in these spaces without feeling crowded. And we still have a stage leftover from which to lead devotionals!
Frequently Asked Questions
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Along with the new centre at 590 Alverstone St, the purchase included the house and garage at 594 Alverstone and the parking lot across the street, which is a double lot. Thanks to Rosenort Credit Union, we were able to purchase these properties at asking price for $1.3M.
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To help pay down our mortgage, we have sold the vacant double lot (the parking lot on Burnell St) as well as our previous centre at 600 Burnell. These properties sold for $770,000. We have done some work to the house at 594 Alverstone and have prepared it for renters. We are currently receiving monthly income from this rental, which will help us pay down the mortgage. We are also hoping to rent our our chapel space to a Bible-teaching church, which would also help pay down the mortgage. Lastly, we are embarking on a three-year fundraising campaign from 2026-2028. You can find the budget for this campaign below, part of which includes $300,000 to pay down the mortgage.
Proceeds from the sale of 600 Burnell + the parking lot and the ongoing fundraising campaign will leave us with a mortgage of approximately $200,000 by 2028. We will raise funds to pay this off and aim to have the entire mortgage paid by 2033.
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600 Burnell St. was sold at the end of April, 2025 to the Redeemed Christian Church of God. They were able to purchase the building as well as the vacant parking lot for a total of $770,000. They have contractually agreed to let us continue parking our vehicles in their lot for fourteen years and have given us the right of first refusal should they choose to sell the lot. We are excited to build relationship with the new owners and hope to be able to get some of our LBE families plugged into their church!
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Thanks to generous donors, we have currently raised $574,765 in pledges and donations! That’s over 63% of the way to our $900,000 goal!
$100,000 of this total has gone towards repairing the roof and water damaged areas through funds provided by New Life Ministries’ Property Sale Fund. Another $80,000 has been used to replace the centre’s boiler.
Last update: June 22, 2026
A new home, but it needs work
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Water Damage
The newest addition to the centre was built with a flat top roof, which has deteriorated to allow water pooling and damage to the underlying walls and ceiling. We will need to repair the roof to prevent further damage and restore the affected areas, including the office.
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Washrooms
The centre’s women’s washroom is currently located in the basement, separate from all program spaces, and is not fully functional. The men’s washroom is conveniently located in the centre of our program space. Our dream is to transform the men’s washroom into a unisex space with floor to ceiling stalls.
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General Improvements
Currently, many lights in the centre can only be turned on by flipping a breaker switch. To make the space more functional, we will need to do some rewiring to install switches and outlets. The kitchen needs repairs and consistent maintenance to attain health certification. And a fresh coat of paint never hurts!
Campaign Budget
Click the button to access a PDF of the Faithful to the Call campaign’s three-year budget.
Please note that this budget was prepared based on estimates in 2025. Actual costs are likely to vary.
All money received towards this Capital Campaign will be put towards Board-approved projects for the sustainable improvement of Living Bible Explorers’ centre.
We are also pursuing grants to help pay for the completion of these projects. Should funds be secured for the required construction projects, all additional funds will be used for other capital projects as approved by the Board.
If you would like to learn more or donate, please click the “Contact Us” button or call us at (204) 786-8667 and we will get in touch with you about the different options that are available.