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After months of planning and prayer, GCN is moving forward with a capital campaign to expand and improve our facilities. Our vision is to expand the size of our building so we can extend the reach of our ministry. We have prepared a downloadable brochure (.pdf file) that provides details about the plans and how you may help.
Our goal for the capital campaign is to obtain the resources to significantly increase the size of our facility to better accommodate existing ministries — and to launch new ones. Our focus is strengthening the Body of Christ and building relationships with people. That is ultimately what this expansion effort and our church is all about — building relationships.
GCN leaders have carefully considered how to proceeed financially with the proposed plan. Since paying off the mortgage on our current facility, the amount of the previous payment has been set aside each month. Budgeting this amount will allow us to afford a mortgage of about $1.1 million of the projected $2.1 million cost. This leaves us with a need to raise $1 million in order to complete all components of the proposed first phase of our project.
The Capital Campaign officially kicked off on March 2, 2008. We plan to achieve our fund raising goal within 3 years. If we are below our target, we may scale back our plans, if necessary. If we exceed our goal, we may be able to may into phase 2 of the capital campaign.
The chart to the right shows our progress towards our goal as of May 4, 2008. We have collected $91,993 towards our goal of $1 million. Also to date, we have received pledges from our membership totaling $715,932. One of our goals is to receive pledges from at least 100 individuals or families as a measure of the breadth of support for this effort. To date, we have received pledges from 84 families.
We are asking each GCN household to prayerfully consider a 3-year financial commitment to help reach the goal. To assist in planning your giving, you may print a Campaign Commitment Card, which provides a suggested giving guide. You may select the amount of your choice and the interval of payments that suits you best. In addition to cash commitments, you may choose to contribute assets, such as stocks, antiques, and collectibles. If you plan to donate non-cash gifts, simply list those assets, an approximate value, and whether you will liquidate and transfer those items to the church. In the case of stocks, you may transfer shares to the church and the church can liquidate shares with no tax consequences. The church will contact you to help arrange such transfers. If you itemize your taxes, all donations are tax-deductible.
Financial support alone will not help us reach our goal. "Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain." (Psalm 127:1) Since the very beginning of our planning process, this verse has reminded us of our focus. We want God to be in our plans as we are Building to Serve...Together!
Please pray continually for our plans. You may pray for:
- God's direction and help in the campaign and construction.
- A strong faith as we consider our part in it all.
- Unity and genuine love for each other.
- Continued vital and life-changing ministry in Jesus' name.
- Increasing opportunities to build relationships.
Click on the images below to see various pictures or videos of events related to the Capital Campaign.
Artist's Concept - exterior view of main entrance Exterior view of current main entrance Architectural Concept - Interior Cutaway view On March 2, 2008, GCN kicked off the capital campaign with a special worship service and lunch. Virtual Walkthrough of New Building Concept:
A 6 minute video of the interior and exterior of the first level of the building
Note: This is a large file (39Mb). This may take a couple of minutes to download with a high speed connection, or up to an hour or longer with dial up.Interactive Virtual Walkthrough:
An application file that allows you to move through the building.
Use the arrow keys to control direction. Use the Page Up and Page Down keys to control elevation.
Note: This is a large file (46Mb). Some anti-virus and security software may prevent your computer from downloading or executing an application file.Special thanks to Manny Garcia of Manny's Multimedia for designing the virtual walkthrough!
