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God's Vision, Our Future

If you have questions about the capital campaign to retire the debt
from our recent remodel, please contact one of the campaign chairs.

Don Hendrickson donhendrickson@msn.com
Lisa Hettinger  lallen_hettinger@yahoo.com
Ann Stephens Burke astephen@pte.idaho.gov

  • The major additions to the building in the remodel/expansion:
      1. Children's Wing on lower level (this was completely new space, the basement was excavated as part of the expansion.)
      2. Accessible front entrance - ramp instead of stairs
      3. Elevator to make entire building accessible
      4. Renovated space for classrooms
      5. Music offices, rehearsal rooms, robing rooms, storage and library
      6. Administration wing on second floor
      7. New Lobby and Hospitality Desk
      8. Emmaus Center - houses weekly Blue Jeans worship, also accommodates Disciples in Denim rehearsals, Boise Baroque and Master Chorale rehearsals, UMW antique sale, receptions and dinners, Harvest Festival and Easter Egg-stravaganza, Kessler-Keener lectures, Women's Winter Gathering, Financial Peace University classes, Administrative Council meetings, weddings and funerals, etc
      9. Updated, attractive restrooms
      10. A safer building free of contaminants
      11. Updated wiring and lighting
      12. New sound system in the sanctuary
  • The first campaign, Stepping Into the Future began in 1999. The second campaign, Many Hands, One Spirit, began in 2003. The current campaign, God's Vision, Our Future began in 2006.
  • The original loan was $8.7 million dollars. Nearly $6,750,000 has been raised over the course of the three campaigns. Today we owe only @$2.8 million (plus about $18,000 a month in interest - the sooner we pay it off, the less the interest will be)!
  • A total of 763 families/individuals have made gifts to help pay off the loan over the last 9 years. The average gift has been $9,500.
  • The first million dollars was given by Larry and Fran Kissler to kick off the first campaign, Stepping Into the Future.
  • In 1995 our total income from gifts to the operating budget was $400,000. In 2008 our projected income to the operating budget from gifts is $1,477,390.