The History

In 1993, Apostolic Truth Church purchased a parcel of land located on French Rd. ATC's founding pastor, Michael J Schmalz, was privileged to name the new road adjacent to the property - Glory Lane. After approximately 3 decades, our ATC congregation is ready to transform the acreage into a beautiful campus that will be complementary to the attractive neighborhoods in the surrounding area. 


We've designed our new church home with our new neighbors in mind. Of course, we'd love for anyone in the area looking for a new church home to check us out. Regardless of your church affiliation, we will have designed spaces throughout the building which will be available for all of our neighbors. 

Construction updates

October 30

Roof decking and joists are going up! They bolt them together on site since they're too big to truck in. This will take about another week and a half. In a couple weeks, the precast wall supports since the roof will hold it all together. The joists are put in about 6 per day. In the next month, the worship center will start to be constructed! Super exciting! For the full update on video from Sam, check out this video


October 15

All of the-precast concrete walls are up, and they're making small patches on them. The mezzanine is being prepped with the steel which will support it. The large poles you can see are there to stabilize the pre-cast concrete walls. Lots of the steel has been delivered, but deliveries will continue as it is manufactured as needed. The cold weather won't really affect anything right now since it's just concrete and steel. Check out the FULL video update HERE from Sam who goes into depth this week!


October 8

The walls are going up in such incredibly fast ways! It seems that every day we drive past the land, movement is happening in even bigger ways than we could have ever imagined. The box is coming together! To see lots of great footage from the past week, check out this video.


October 3 - Walls are going UP!

Woohoooooo!! Walls are going up! Check out some of the drone footage of the walls going up in this video!


September 26

City Wide Masonry is putting in the staircase that goes from back hallway (north side) up to second floor admin wing. The staircase is fire-rated exit so totally enclosed. Plumbers are doing the "deep work" for sewage system (water fountains, toilets, etc). Anchor plates are going in for the pre-cast walls (coming in next week!) For the full update with Sam talking through the week, check out this video


September 23-24

This video has some cool footage of the cement being sent to the footings which will solidify and be the base for our foundation. This video has some more cool drone footage from the week.


September 17

We had a OAC meeting this morning (Owner, Architect, Contractor) where we discussed the current plans, which are moving along nicely! We are AHEAD of schedule! How often do you see THAT happen with projects this size?! Our team walked through the construction site and talked through some of the current happenings. For a full update with all the details, check out this video! Some key takeaways:

Most of footings and foundations are in - just a little to do interior so far. Looking to wrap up footings/foundations in the next week, then we move to putting some walls up! 

City Wide Masons are putting up the first floor shaft of the elevator this week, which will house the actual elevator. Also doubles as bearing walls for roof structure! 

Interior foundation/footings are going in - gravel being put in and compacted (cool footage of this in above video). 

Pre-cast walls are being delivered next week and will be going up SOON! These 32-36 foot walls will come on site and will be a HUGE part of making this building look like it's coming together!   


Construction Video For Kids

If your kids like watching construction equipment, we have a more long-form video with some of our construction equipment all in one place. We'll do more videos of these in the future, but if your kids need a few minutes to chill out and watch something, they'll probably like this video!


September 13

Check out the footage from this week HERE.

Some key updates - all seed has been laid for the grass on the west side.

Footings have been dug and are being worked on for the foundation.

Compaction taking place in key areas, which you can see taking place in the video! 

 

September 10

This past weekend, we had another large volunteer project on the west side of the property. The are of our land that isn't being built on right now will eventually have very nice grass on it and will look pristine! We had about a dozen people out there helping to plant grass and we expect to see some growth soon on it! The construction site is continuing to progress. Check out some drone footage from the previous week here


August 24

We had a major volunteer project happening on the land today. We had a couple dozen volunteers out on the land today working to pick up rocks, sticks, and other obstructions for beautifying the land. We'll be doing some major landscaping in the future so we wanted to clean up that space. On the corner of the lot we removed some brush and cleaned up the trees area so that it looks a lot cleaner! We had the privilege of speaking with a number of neighbors checking out the project, who are wonderful people! To see some footage from today's project, click here.


August 20

Check out the full update here.

Foundation has been dug and footings have been put in! To see some drone footage of the property this week, click here.


August 16

Check out the awesome footage of the construction work so far!


August 6

For the full update from Sam, click here.

The parking lot is almost structurally complete! 

Next week they will start digging the foundation and the footings.

OAC (owner, architect, contractor) meetings started this week and we will continue these meetings every other week. Everything so far is on schedule!




July 30

Our "on site" construction sites have started! To watch the full update, click here. We have stripped all the topsoil and stockpiled it on the corner of the property. Gravel has come in and the geogrid has been layed (which spreads the load and increases durability of parking lot). The parking lot has started to become visible. The soil has been great so far with no major issues. They've been turning soils over and drying it out and have great compaction. The exciting news is we will be moving from 120 parking spots at our current church to 450 in the new location. Woohoo! Click here to see some drone videos of the property happening this wee.: 


July 10

The top soil has been removed and they are making preparations for more large construction equipment to come in. It was fascinating to see how this equipment took that top layer off. You can see footage of this happening by clicking here.


June 9

We had an amazing, historic day celebrating our groundbreaking for the building. To watch the full groundbreaking ceremony, click here.


May 29, 2024

We're thrilled to bring some updates to you. Keep an eye on this page over the next few months as we bring more updates to you! 

On May 15th, ATC voted to move forward with our building project, so it's officially happening! We are happy to announce that we have selected Catalyst Construction as our construction partner. Our design and architectural partner is Excel Engineering. These companies have been a joy to work with and we're looking forward to starting this exciting season of our church with them as partners.


Groundbreaking:
Our groundbreaking service & ceremony will be taking place on June 9th, and we've love for you to be there with us! Our service will take place at Appleton North High School at 10:00am and our ceremony will take place on our Glory Lane property at 11:30am.

There isn't a set date on construction to begin, but we anticipate that to be sometime in June! If you have any questions about our project, please feel free to call us at (920) 738-7800 or email construction@atchurch.org!      


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our community

ATC plans to build a state-of-the-art church facility, where every age demographic, from infants to seniors, has been considered and will be provided space for worship and fellowship. Our new church home is intended to be used not only by our congregation but also by our neighbors and our community. Here are a few spaces designed with our community in mind:


1. The Atrium: Our Wi-Fi-outfitted atrium will be a place to grab a cup of coffee, sit in one of our comfortable spaces to read, study, catch up on work, or meet a friend or client.

2. The Community Room: We have a 1,100-square-foot room outfitted with counter space and a refrigerator perfect for a birthday party, graduation party, or community meeting. 

3. The Indoor Child Play Area: Sometimes our kids need a place to play, especially in the winter. We will have designated hours for children to burn off some energy in a fabulous kid-friendly area. 

4. The Cafe: We plan to have hours available throughout the week to grab a coffee or a latte! 

Frequently Asked Questions

When will construction begin/be completed?

Onsite construction officially began July 30, 2024 and we hope to be completed by late fall of 2025.


Will there be traffic problems?

There will be a few times during the week (Sunday mornings, Wednesday evenings) when there will be a higher volume of traffic flow in the area. Our current plan has entrances on Glory Lane and Ashbury Drive, closer to French Road. The two entrances will distribute the flow of traffic primarily to French Road and not through the adjoining neighborhoods. Traffic will be minimal for most of the week.


Will parking lot lights be problematic? 

We intend to invest in a parking lot light system designed to minimize light spill. We will also incorporate landscape buffers as needed.


Where does the stormwater go?

All stormwater from our property flows to the south to the City of Appleton Holland Stormwater Pond either through a culvert at French Road and Glory Lane or through the Glory Lane Swale. No water flows through or is added to the stormwater systems in the adjoining neighborhoods.


Where do I address any other concerns?

We'd love to hear from you! If you have any questions, comments, or concerns during our construction phase, feel free to email construction@atchurch.org, or call our front office at (920) 738-7800.

About us

ATC is a vibrant, multigenerational Christian community, known for dynamic worship services and transformational teaching. ATC is a place where people are welcomed regardless of their lifestyle, problems, or addictions. Every week, people are finding hope, healing, and most of all, a loving Savior - Jesus Christ. 


Our mission is that everyone will come to:

KNOW Jesus Christ personally,

GROW in Jesus Christ actively, and

SHOW the love of Jesus Christ relentlessly.


We have a KNOW, GROW, SHOW

discipleship path for children, teens, and adults. 

Our Ministries

ATC provides a full portfolio of ministries for all ages and life stages.


Children's Programs

Youth Services and Events

Young Adult Ministry

Singles Ministry

Men's Ministry

Women's Ministry

Seniors Ministry

Addiction Support Groups

Storehouse Food Pantry

Interest-Based Life Groups