May The Force Be With You. And Also With You.

Dear <<First Name>>,

It is not easy raising $2.7 M. But we are finding ways to make it fun in the process. Many of you are heading to Shrine Mont June 3rd for a weekend of intergalactic fun. While you are there, we hope you take time to share your memories and talk about the future of St John’s Church, this place that means so much to so many.

There is a momentum building from the stories of people connecting or reconnecting with other members of the congregation, strengthening our community. To date we have raised $2.34M.

We have a number of creative naming opportunities and matching mechanisms that may be of interest. Contact us to learn more!

We Are Our Future.

Every contribution counts and helps make possible our efforts to Create the Future. We hope you will join the campaign. Click to learn more about making a pledge.

Sincerely,

Stefanie and Greg Stayin

FAQs Answered by the Campaign Co-Chairs

Q: Why Do We Have a Challenge Goal?

A: During the pre-campaign feasibility study, St. John’s parishioners identified five projects in the master plan as the top priorities for our capital campaign. You can read the results of that study here.

In short, the total cost for the top projects ($3.2M) exceeded the giving responses to the feasibility study ($2.2M), but your comments in the study suggested that St. John’s could raise more once the focus of the campaign became clearer. So we focused on the projects you said you wanted and set a challenge goal of $2.7M to reduce the amount of financing necessary to complete all projects.

We exceeded our primary goal of $2.2M with only 1/3 of regular givers contributing to the campaign. With only $400,000 left to raise, we are counting on broad support at all giving levels to reach our challenge goal. The more we raise, the less we have to borrow!