After a long campaign and a great celebration at Oven's on Sunday, I took the day off on Monday. It was my birthday (still in my 40's. . .but just barely!) and Gretchen and I enjoyed the day sailing. It also gave me much time to reflect on Sunday's worship.
What a great celebration! I thought the musicians and dancers on stage carried the day. The energy and Spirit in that room was overwhelming. We had over 1000 people in attendance.
As for the results, with 432 commitment cards (115 from children!), we are at five million. We are ahead of Phase I at this same time. This is not the end of the campaign. We have another 5 weeks of follow-through to receive about a hundred more commitment cards. We won't know the total until close to the end of the year.
In other words, we are still proceeding forward. We received about $400,000 from First Fruits that will be applied towards the four million needed before breaking ground. Couple this with the money from Phase I and by the end of the year, we should have about 1.5 million in the bank. The sooner people prepay their pledges, the sooner we can break ground.
Thank you for coming to Oven's. Thank you for all who volunteered to make it all happen. And thanks to God who has entrusted us with this bold vision to follow where he has laid out The Master's Plan.
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Sunday was indeed a wonderful celebration. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers that made it possible. As one who cannot sing, dance, or make a "joyful noise", I appreciate all those that shared their talents on Sunday.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Pastor Scott! Enjoy the 40s as long as you can...some people never leave them (or at least they never admit it)