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What God has done with us
- Meetinghouse and parsonage repairs and upgrades (3 and 11 East Marshall Street)
- New carpet in one worship area
- energy audit
- Interior and exterior painting, roof repair
- audio-visual systems upgrades
- restoration of one stained-glass window (Jesus sends the disciples)
- new church sign
- new furnace
- New Life Plaza Nueva Vida (25 East Marshall Street)
- Reducing mortgage by at least $210,000
- Create space for church offices and ministries (Montgomery County Association for the Blind, attorney’s office, social services offices)
- Repair parking lot for monthly lease agreements
- remodeling and many upgrades; new air conditioners
- Outreach Ministries @ the Plaza
- Discipleship training center for the congregation, community & Franconia Conference, serving as a center for community reconciliation
- Center 4 Youth (21 West Marshall St) and Apartment (19 West Marshall Street)
- Discipleship housing ministry with single women
- Renovated the Center 4 Youth kitchen to commercial status, rented to a caterer
- New Life Internet Cafe—open to the community; hosts Photo ID Clinics and The Benefit Bank—Internet database preparing applications for social services, voting registration, tax return preparation for low-income households
- Peace Circles
- Narcotics Anonymous
The next steps
- Architectural study of church building
- Meetinghouse and parsonage repairs and upgrades
- flooring throughout meetinghouse
- New chairs for worship areas and classroom/office furniture
- Central air conditioning
- Interior and exterior painting, stonework pointing
- Additional handicapped accessible restroom
- Elevator or lift
- stained glass window restoration–Good Shepherd
- New Life Plaza renovations (25 East Marshall Street)
- Equip discipleship training center with multi-media capacity
- Launch of ACTS 2 Ministry—to be developed as a non-profit community development and outreach ministry, the “umbrella” for the various outreach ministries.
- Establish board, leadership, and 501 (c) (3) non-profit status, funding
- Restart ASSETS Montco
- Develop new board and strategic plan, secure new staff and funding
- Renovations for 19 West Marshall Street apartment and Center 4 Youth
- Replacement windows
- new furnace
- Develop rear parking lot, basketball court and play area.
- Renovate and equip Center 4 Youth for relevant outreach with youth
Fundraising plan
Fundraising in Phase Two of the capital campaign, for the completion of projects outlined by the strategic plan and architectural study, includes:
- Franconia Conference-initiated partnership with sister congregations, donors, and volunteers
- grant requests
- rental income from all buildings
- benefit concert & lecture
- congregational giving through special offering to match FMC partnerships, fundraisers, designated giving, volunteer time and in-kind contributions
- Undesignated estate gifts to the congregation are used for Enlarging Our Place in God’s World
Partnership opportunities (wish list)
Summarizing from the Next Steps list above, we welcome:
- Small and large financial contributions: gifts, grants, 0% or low-interest, long-term loans
- In-kind contributions of materials, services, and labor
- Pro-bono professional services
- Personal ongoing engagement and prayer intercession as new ministry opportunities become reality
Questions and details
To learn more about Enlarging Our Place in God’s World and how you can get involved, contact us or contribute:
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