A faith-rooted sports and coaching formation center where young athletes are developed, coaches are equipped, and community is built on purpose.
Explore the Vision"Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." — Matthew 18:20
Communities are full of courts and fields. What's missing is a space built with intention, where athletic development and spiritual formation happen under the same roof.
Club teams, church leagues, and youth programs compete for the same limited gym space every season. Demand far outpaces supply in the NW Twin Cities metro.
Churches run youth groups. Clubs run teams. Rarely does a space exist that integrates character formation, coaching development, and competitive athletics into one mission.
Most youth coaches volunteer with passion but little training. There's no local center dedicated to equipping coaches with tools, curriculum, and a Kingdom-centered framework.
Churches need ways to invite families in. A facility like this becomes a natural bridge, where everyone is welcome and faith is visible, not forced.
Project Tabernacle is built on two co-equal pillars. Both are essential. Neither works as well alone.
Basketball at launch. Volleyball when a Director of Volleyball is hired. Growth is director-led, intentional, never rushed. Every sport channel launches only when the right leader is in place. Courts are striped for basketball, volleyball, and pickleball from day one, ready for what's next.
Competition + CharacterWhole coaching staffs come for season planning and retreats. Professional development rooted in Three-Dimensional Coaching, adapted into a Kingdom Service curriculum. A teaching theater, classrooms, and spaces built specifically for coach formation, not borrowed church basements.
Equipping + Kingdom PurposePickleball isn't a club sport here. It's a community builder. Faith-based leagues, church leagues, senior programs, intergenerational play. The NW Twin Cities metro is hungry for this. Golf simulators, fitness center, and walking track serve the whole neighborhood.
All Ages, All WelcomeA chapel for pre-game prayer and post-game reflection. Youth devotionals woven into the rhythm of leagues. Scripture on the walls, not as decoration, but as identity. This isn't a gym with a Bible verse. It's a gathering place where faith is the foundation, not the footnote.
Visible, Natural, InvitingA 50,000-65,000 sq ft facility, potentially retrofitted from an existing commercial building, designed around community, not just competition.
3 high school + 1 college regulation. Hardwood. Dividers to split into 8 half-courts for youth leagues. 500-800 seat capacity for tournaments.
3-4 Trackman bays with 200+ courses. Corporate events, date nights, youth tournaments. Premium revenue at $40-60/hour.
4 tennis courts that flex into 8 pickleball courts. Indoor, air-conditioned. Leagues, open play, and community events year-round.
Free weights, cardio circuit, functional training zone, group fitness studios, and an elevated 3-lane indoor track.
Purpose-built space for coaching clinics, retreats, and Kingdom Service curriculum. Classrooms for character development sessions.
100-150 person capacity for prayer, devotionals, small groups, and FCA meetings. The spiritual heartbeat of the facility.
Structured as an independent 501(c)(3) in partnership with a local church. Self-sustaining through diversified revenue. Mission-funding by Year 5.
The church provides the land. The facility operates independently. A board of church leaders, business professionals, and community members governs the mission. Revenue comes from memberships, youth leagues, golf simulators, fitness programming, court rentals, and community events. Excess goes back into the mission: adaptive sports, scholarships, coaching development, and community outreach.
Every church that sends youth to a league becomes part of the network. Coaches communicate through transparent, parent-visible channels. The facility becomes a living bridge between churches and families, built on trust, safety, and purpose.
From Minnesota to Texas to Arizona, faith-based sports facilities are thriving. Here's the proof.
45,000 sq ft. 501(c)(3). 4 basketball courts. Adjacent to Hosanna! Church. Built for $6M through community fundraising. Opened 2020.
Golf simulators + basketball + pickleball + faith programming. Family membership $250/year. Running strong since 2008.
Premium training facility ($125-275/mo) with free faith programming. Proves premium pricing and faith integration aren't in tension.
Two-campus sports ministry. Full outdoor complex. Serves entire community regardless of church affiliation. Decades of proof.
Built in 1975. Still running 50 years later. Faith-based sports facilities have long runway when done right.
Largest nonprofit multisport facility in OKC. Partners with 25+ nonprofits. Donates 1,500+ hours/year to adaptive programs.
We're looking for church partners, community leaders, coaches, and families who believe the next generation deserves a gathering place built on purpose.
Project Tabernacle is a working codename. The permanent name will reflect the community and church partnership that brings this vision to life. The mission is set. The name will follow.