Dear Church,
The last 29 months have certainly been unpredictable. Every day brings something unexpected to our attention, from a global pandemic to unthinkable crimes on many levels. We all felt so much tension in the transition to working at home, schooling at home, worshiping at home, staying at home, and trying to keep our sanity at home.
So many of you continued being generous during this season, and we are grateful for that. Your giving means we continue working to fulfill the mission of our church: Reach Every Sinner, Raise Every Believer, & Release Every Leader.
But we still fell behind in our budget. Our church feels the same financial pressure many families have faced for almost two and a half years. We believe money can and should be used as a mighty tool in building God’s kingdom. When we fall behind in our budget plan, we have to sacrifice ministry opportunities to keep things afloat.
This is why, on September 25th, we are launching our Comeback Offering. This offering is a chance to get our budget caught up, so we create ministry momentum in the weeks and months ahead.
But that’s not all. Within the last sixty days, we were blessed to receive an eighty-thousand-dollar grant from World Challenge, Inc. This grant, like most grants, comes with particular guidelines by which the funds can be used. We always have and will continue to operate with extreme integrity when it comes to stewarding the blessing that God has entrusted to us. We cannot use those funds for church operations. But we can utilize a portion of those funds to be a blessing to other organizations in our city that meet the requirement of the grant directive. And that is what we plan to do. We are researching and will identify a local organization in Highland Park to bless with a portion of the funds from the grant, so they have more resources to continue their vital work.
We will start this offering on Sunday, September 25th. At that point, you can give to create ministry momentum while helping people in our community. Will you join us?
