My beloved Mt. Tam Church,
In the Book of Esther is found a famous line used in literature and history, when Mordecai says to Esther, “Perhaps you have come to royal dignity for just such a time as this.” FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS…..and through the prophet Habakkuk, God proclaims: “the vision awaits its time, so make plain the vision!”
In 2016, our congregation had the vision of bold design for the beautiful and modern renovation of Fellowship Hall. In 2019, working with architect Jim Goring, the Fellowship Hall Working Group presented schematic plans plus cost estimates to the Trustees, Church Council, and congregation. On January 14th, the church council voted to engage the services of Horizons Stewardship to guide us through a capital campaign to raise the money to make real the vision! And the time for this is NOW!
And so we have begun…..today begins the first step of the capital campaign, a feasibility study led by Terry Goolsby, the Mission Strategist from Horizons, to assess the readiness of our congregation for the campaign and our capacity to raise the funds. Soon you will receive an email with a link to a SurveyMonkey survey for your input. Terry will be conducting conversations with various congregation members to gather further information. By the end of February, we will have a thorough and objective report from Terry about our capacity and readiness for a capital campaign.
As Terry conducts the feasibility study, church leaders and I will be working to put together the lay member structure for the actual campaign, which will take place in April and May, culminating in a Pledge and Celebration Sunday on June 7th. As we work together, we seek your prayers and your questions and ideas and inspiration—the Faith Matters will be a key location for information about the capital campaign. You’ll be hearing more about our enthusiasm for the gorgeous and incredible new designs for Fellowship Hall.
The time is now…the vision is leading us and I invite your prayers as we move forward in faith. Please do not hesitate to be in touch with me about Vision 2020—the Renovation of Fellowship Hall. We are ready for this! May the Holy Spirit always be guiding us in faith.
Peace,
Pastor Kim
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