Warm Hearts, Open Minds, Adventurous Spirit
Our Story: Re-imagining Our Mission
In January we began a re-imaging of our identity, ministry and mission. For124 years, our church has stood at the center axis point of Denver, and as we look to our 125th Anniversary, we realize that we are called to serve our community in a new way.
Through a visioning event, we claimed three areas for growth:
- Community Engagement
- Leadership Development
- Christian Education and Faith Development
During Lent, our church spent the 40 days meditating on the biblical image of “Listening in the Desert,” in preparation for Easter and the launch of our reimaged mission.
At Easter, we will celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and the re-imagining of our mission. We are launching our new capital campaign and kicking off a new chapter in our congregation’s history.
It is an exciting time for South Broadway Christian Church, and through your support, our capital campaign will be a success. Included below is our capital campaign’s narrative plan that outlines how we will fund the growth and ministries of our church. Please note that there are two amounts listed for each area. The narrative plan is based on a conservative campaign goal and the growth campaign goal is what we need to really make the impact we want to have in our community.
Enclosed you will find a pledgecard, survey, and ____ Please plan to return the survey and pledge card by XXXX, and feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments. We would appreciate your feedback on our process.
Pastor [NAME]
2013 Narrative Capital Campaign
Community Engagement: Warm Hearts, Open Minds, Adventurous Spirit
Do not look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too. Philippians 2:4
South Broadway Christian Church literally sits in the ‘heart’ of Denver, at the center axis point for every street and address number. Around us are the growing neighborhoods of West Wash Park, Baker, Country Club, Capitol Hill, and the Golden Triangle, and of course our immediate neighbors along Broadway and Lincoln.
For several years we have opened our doors to the community through events like the Underground Music Festival, Halloween Spooktacular, and as a host for community groups. In the next year however, we want to take our commitment to the community to a whole new level.
In order to achieve this goal, we plan to renovate expand our fellowship hall and community space. This project is the largest piece of our capital campaign, and the expanded building will provide space for our growing congregation and community programs.
The larger fellowship hall and community space will allow us to grow our youth and children’s ministry, house the many community groups and programs that our congregation offers, and offer better education space for our daycare and afterschool programs.
The expanded building will also help to increase the effectiveness of our mission and outreach ministries. This new space will help us create a food bank and prep area for our ‘Just Give a Jam’ Sandwich Ministry.It will also provide more storage for our Mission Blanket and Coat Ministries. We believe that God has blessed us abundantly and that this additional building space will help us share our blessings with our community.
As we plan to increase our connection with the community, we will need your support and leadership. If we reach our growth capital campaign goal, we will be able to build a new fellowship hall, double our sandwich ministry, expand our youth programs and serve our community in new ways.
The Growth Campaign Goal is $800,000
Leadership Development: Warm Hearts, Open Minds, Adventurous Spirit
"The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Matthew 9:37-38
Our church is growing! Over the past year we have added 27 new participants, including 11 new children and youth. It is an amazing reflection of God’s presence as we grow, leadership development will be critical to the life, health, and design of our church.
During our visioning session, many newer participants (and several tenured members) uplifted the need to expand our leadership training, redesign our governance, and help people to see the ‘whole’ vision and mission of the church.
Through our strategic plan, our leaders will create a new design for our congregation’s organization. It will help to simplify how we support our ministries and increase the participation in ‘doing’ mission.
Included in this plan, is our capital campaign goal to create new meeting and conference room space. In order to hold the training sessions for our Table Group Leaders, Deacons, Elders, and new Outreach, Communication and Welcome Teams, we will need to create space to host and train our members.
This new meeting space would also be used to expand our financial and new member cultivation. The new rooms will be used to hold our annual Planned Giving/Bequest Seminars and the Dave Ramsay Financial Peace University. We also hope to use this space to greet our guests and help them learn more about our congregation and community.
As we plan to expand ourleadership and financial development, we will need your support and participation.If we reach our growth capital campaign goal, we will be able to create new meeting and conference space and increase our leadership training, financial development and new member cultivation.
The ‘Growth’ budget goal for these ministries is $400,000
Christian Education & Faith Development:Warm Hearts, Open Minds, Adventurous Spirit
"For the LORD gives wisdom; From God’s mouth come knowledge and understanding."
Proverbs 2:6
“To go pro, you have to spend time practicing,” said one member at our visioning event. He is new to our congregation and was describing his desire to learn more about the bible, develop his faith, and to have a safe place for conversation.
Historically, we have assumed that our members and participants ‘grew up’ Disciples of Christ. However, in the last 20 years we have seen a shift in culture. For many who now find South Broadway Christian Church, we are either a place for new exploration or a safe refuge for those who have been hurt.
The strength of our community comes from our value of an open table, and a welcoming and adventurous spirit. In the next year we will be sending 10+ children and youth to church camp, expanding our Sunday School Classes and Table Group programs. We also hope to create several new opportunities for bible study, retreats, and conversations about faith.
As we welcome new participants and members into our community Christian Education and Faith Development will become a greater need and priority. Luckily, we have the resources, volunteers, and staff that can help us live up to the challenge.
In order to increase ourChristian education and faithdevelopment programs, we will need your help to renovate our Sunday School and youth rooms. If we reach our growth capital campaign goal, we hope to remodel our outdated classrooms and provide more hospital spaces for Christian education.
The ‘Growth’ budget goal for these ministries is $150,000
Sacred Space: Warm Hearts, Open Minds, Adventurous Spirit
“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes.” Isaiah 54:2
At South Broadway Christian Church, the gospel works in amazing ways and we are proud of our call to sharethe good news OUT in the world. We have been abundantly blessed and we are becoming better stewards of all that God has given us to sustain, right here in our community.
We are proud of our ministry and this narrative capital campaign plan tells how we plan to increase our mission through: Community Engagement, Leadership Development, Christian Education & Faith Development
As we plan for our capital campaign, we know that each week our building is used to celebrate worship, provide community service, host planning meetings, cultivate faith development, and engage in fellowship. But beyond our own use, our building serves as a center for our community.
Every month our facility hosts over 12 different community groups including Alcoholics Anonymous, Colorado Free University Language Courses, Classical Guitar Society, Artist Studios, and Mission Groups traveling to Denver. It also provides space for large community events like the Denver Post’s Underground Music Showcase (UMS) and our Spooktacular Halloween Event.
Through our facility, we are able to extend our ministry and engagement with the community. It is vital to our identity and it is a valuable asset.
As you consider your capital campaign pledge, we hope you envision the new ministry and growth we can achieve. With your additional gifts we will continue to renovate and improve our facility for ministry and the community.
Project List and Estimated Costs:
Fellowship Hall and Community Space:$ 800,000
Meeting and Conference Space:$ 500,000
Christian Education Space:$ 150,000
Total Growth Campaign Goal$1,450,000
For more information about the Capital Campaign, our building projects, and our plan for ministry, please attend one of our Town Hall meetings on:
April 10, 20137 pm
April 14, 20139 am or 12:30 pm
April 16, 20137 pm
Additional information can also be found on our website:
Sincerely,
Pastor & Capital Campaign Chair