Commitment Card Pledge Instructions

Below are the steps to take to ensure your intended pledge and scheduled gift toward the Building Fund Capital Campaign are established. Please be aware that Making a Pledge and Scheduling a Gift toward your pledge is a 2-step process. 

1)     Make a Pledge:

a.      Sign in to Realm account.

b.      Click Giving in the main menu.

c.      Click + Pledge, enter your pledge information.

d.      Enter the amount you want to pledge per period. Your pledge total displays at the bottom.

e.      Select the frequency at which you want to pledge, the start date, and the end date.

f.       Click Save Pledge.

FAQ'S

1.   What are we raising money to do?

We are raising funding to: repair the damaged portions of our sanctuary roof; renovate the sanctuary to increase the seating capacity from 220-320, create a center aisle, and install a cry-room; transform the church library into a centralized guest welcome/pre- and post-service gathering area with couches, coffee bar, etc.; perform light cosmetic work on our foyer; build a porte-cochere (drive-under) for the front entrance of the church; and build a covered drive area for drop-off/pick-up for the Early Learning Center.

2.   Why do we need to do this?

This project is crucial for our church for the following reasons:

·       We need a dedicated space for our worship services.

·       Moving our worship services back into our sanctuary will allow us to utilize the gym, as well as other areas of the church, to our fullest ministry potential.

·       At our current worship attendance, we will soon require more seating capacity than the sanctuary previously allowed.

·       The front areas of our church—the entrance, the foyer, and the library—are the first things people experience as they arrive. We must make these areas as welcoming as possible.

·       Our Early Learning Center is a very successful part of our ministry, and we must continue to offer the best possible service with it.

·       Our vision going forward is to see ministry expand, both within and beyond our walls, and this project is an essential step in becoming who God has called us to be.

3.   How can I / we help?

First, we need you to pray for our church. Pray for us to continue to hear and follow the voice of God as He leads us into becoming the people He has called us to be. Pray for the leadership of the church to have wisdom for this endeavor. Pray for God’s provision and blessing for this project as we go forward. Second, you can encourage anyone who has questions to speak with anyone on the campaign leadership team. Third, you can give, above and beyond your regular giving, to see this vision become a reality.

4.How much do we need to raise?

Over the next three years, $1.5 million is needed to accomplish this vision. The giving for the Beyond Our Walls campaign is over and above the regular giving that supports the ministries and missions of our church. The construction estimate is $1.1 million, and with architectural fees, costs for buying extra pews, and other ancillary expenses, church leadership has agreed upon an overall cost of $1.5 million.

5.How is the Beyond our Walls campaign organized?

The Campaign Chair is Logan Bourgeois and the Coordinator is Jana Nelson.  We have nine teams working in areas like prayer, celebration, advance commitments, and communication, etc. Richard Rogers, a Senior Vice President with Horizons Stewardship, is our consultant.

6.What is the schedule for the capital campaign?

The leadership of the campaign has been identified and preliminary work has begun. The campaign will go public in January. Commitment Sunday will be on February 11th during the worship service.  Our hope is for construction to be able to begin in the early summer of 2024.

7. How long will the financial commitments for the capital campaign be?

The duration of the campaign is three years (2024-2026). Your commitment can be given as a one-time gift now, any time during the campaign, or spread out over the three years.

8. Can we give non-cash gifts?

Yes, in addition to cash gifts, we are able to receive gifts of stock, distributions from IRAs or 401(k)s and other options. You can contact Rev. Chris to ask questions about non-cash contributions.

9. What about the upstairs youth area?

In the late Summer of 2022, we noticed a sag in the youth area ceiling as well, and the youth were moved down to the Ed Stinson room on the Adult Sunday School Hallway. This is a quality space for youth ministry where they can stay comfortably for some time, and does not infringe on any other ministry areas. This Summer, we received donations totaling $20,000 to hire the demo work necessary to get to the heart of the problem and decide what the next steps would be. After the demo work was completed, we had to wait for an engineer to inspect and give a report, and a contractor to come and inspect and give us an estimate for repair. We now know that estimate is over $100,000.

Since the scope of our current project has already been set and approved, and the messaging for the campaign has already begun, we didn't want to alter it any, even to complete the youth area. We did, however, want you to know that it is a priority for us. In light of this, here are the three options we see for repairing the youth area:

1. We raise the projected $1.5 million for the sanctuary project, the project comes in under budget, and we, with the church's permission, utilize the excess funds to fix the youth area.

2. We raise more than $1.5 million and, with the church's permission, utilize the excess funds to fix the youth area.

3. In the case that there are no excess funds from this project, we address the youth room immediately after the capital campaign and secure the money to fix the youth area.