First United Methodist Church
Campaign Purpose
In the early 2000’s First United Methodist Brookings, renovated their 1904 building in time to celebrate their centennial. The improvements honored those who had gone before and prepared the beautiful, sacred space for many more years of worship. Then, after many years of high use, the church leadership realized it was time, again, to care for the gifts they had been given.
Renovation & Maintenance
Walsh was called to help the church prepare for a successful capital campaign by first conducting a feasibility and planning study. The results gathered showed that taking care of their building’s infrastructure and maintenance was their members’ top priority. Their Together, Serving God and Our Church campaign included plans for a new boiler, exterior tuckpointing, and new signage. They also had plans for technology upgrades, hymnals, and bibles for their worship services.
Debt & Endowment
Taking on debt for building their Narthex and Community Life Center was a blessing to help them continue to be “at the corner of church and community.” The cost of the debt, however, was using funds that could and should be used for ministries, services, and programming.
Campaign Success
First United Methodist’s Together, Serving God and Our Church campaign received generous support from their community. They exceeded their goal in support of their plans!
Testimonials
“I appreciated the approach and especially the one-on-one contacts through Advanced Giving and Community Commitment Sunday efforts.”
– Rev. Wade Miller, Pastor
Campaign Highlight
Campaign Goal
Amount Raised
Helping Churches Reach New Heights in their Capital Campaigns
Our mission is to be great stewards, to live up to the Parable of Talents and to bring out the best in those we serve. Our consistent and proven-to-be-successful approach to directing church capital campaigns helps assure this. We just work with churches, only do capital campaigns and ground them in prayer, scripture and sound stewardship teachings. Then we combine this with practical, proven-to-be-most-productive operating methods. This not only assures you of getting the best results and best return on your capital campaign investment financially, but also, that your church will grow spiritually and in community and will be more equipped and excited than ever about doing God’s will through the works of your church.
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