St Mary Catholic Church
Campaign Purpose
An intense and thorough study by St. Mary Parish leadership and staff identified deteriorated church areas where it was no longer possible to defer repairs and renovations. So, a plan was made to make changes that would repair and enhance the beauty of their worship place. The plan also presented the opportunity to return their interior to the original Gothic design that would be consistent with their church’s exterior. This plan, to bring back the Gothic look, was approved by all parish leaders and was established with the assistance of the Office of Divine Worship from the Toledo Diocese.
Walsh & Associates assisted the members of St. Mary’s Catholic Community with their Restoring to Glory capital campaign. Their goal of $1,100,000, which the campaign exceeded, enabled St. Mary to fund the renovation of their church and also create a maintenance fund for future needs. The parish community’s support of the plans resulted in raising over three times the church’s annual giving!
Testimonials
“From our initial organizational meeting to our final campaign cabinet report meeting, and after all the encouragement, training and assistance provided by Walsh, and $1.3 million in campaign pledges, your company’s expertise allowed our fundraising campaign to exceed its goal. It also allowed this “Doubting Thomas” to become a true believer in your people and your methodology.”
– John J. Glacciato M.D.
“Our campaign director was very Knowledgeable, and we were able to keep in contact by emails and texts. He was available to us for any questions we had. He was open to listening to the needs of our parish and made suggestions that were very helpful.”
– Debra Miller, Communications Chair
Campaign Statistics
$1,100,000
Campaign Goal
$1,316,351
Amount Raised
3.15
Times Annual Giving
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