Our Fundraising Initiatives and Plan
achieving the vision
our FUndraising strategy
We are committed to not breaking ground on these renovation projects until we have secured enough 5-year financial commitments. We need your partnership to help us realize our vision.
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The Session approved this project in May 2024 and we were overwhelmed to receive two exciting lead gifts, made in early Summer 2024, a month before our Campaign Committee was even formed! Those gifts totaled $450,000 (7% of project total!).
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From July 30 through September 29, the church reached out to a small list of individuals and families and invited them to make early commitments to the project to jumpstart our fundraising goals. By September 29, these quiet phase commitments, plus our lead gifts, totaled $2.684 million (41% of total project goal).
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The church spent some time in August applying for grants from two large private foundations in our area. These two grant requests totaled $1.25 million (20% of project goal). We hope to learn if we are recipients of these grants by December 2024.
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We are now conducting a robust public campaign amongst our congregation, looking to raise the necessary funds to realize our vision.
To date we have received $5.8 million in five-year commitments to our campaign.
We are now 100% toward
completing our Phase 1 goal.
and 90% toward our total campaign goal.
As of August 2025, we have now broken ground on Phase 1, which will be completed in April 2026.
We need to receive $675,000 in pledges or direct gifts to begin the remainder of our projects in 2026.
-updated 01/31/2026
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Use this helpful “Ways to Give” guide as you consider how much you might commit to this project over the next five (5) years. You may wish to set up a conversation with your financial advisor to make sure you’re taking advantage of the best possible tax benefits for your charitable gift.