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“Finding New Revenue to

Fund Ministry Dreams!”

Capital Campaign Services

LCM ~ CB&LF

United Church of Christ

Rev. Susan Mitchell and Rev. Priscilla Bizer

mitchells@ucc.org and bizerp@ucc.org

Capital Fundraising Executives

So you got BIG dreams!

But how will you make them a REALITY?

Big Dreams begin with Big Visions

New ConstructionExpansionRenovation Repair ReplacementsNew StaffNew MinistriesEndowmentsScholarships

The Visioning ProcessBasic Steps

The vision process engages leaders, members and vested friends in a congregation wide discernment process.

Create a Visioning Team of members who represent the makeup of the congregation as a whole, (Be sure to include young members)

Visioning• Involves the entire church

community. – Youth and Adults– Ministries– Mission and Outreach– Feasibility Study

• A Feasibility Study determines the readiness of a church to conduct a successful Capital Campaign. It will also indicate very effectively the pool of candidates for the key capital campaign positions.

Gather Information

The Visioning Team solicits suggestions, ideas and concerns from the congregation about what is important and meaningful to them as well as what they would like to happen over the next five to ten years; ministries, improvements, community programs. Solicit the dreams of the membership!

Sharing Information

Once Congregational input has been gathered the Visioning Team will organize the information into broad categories: facilities, ministry, communication; growth or outreach

Then invite the congregation to review and respond through focus groups

Prioritize

The Visioning Team then prioritizes the responses and shares them with the congregation.

Once the congregation has agreed upon a common collective vision the plan can be implemented.

Visioning

Requires Clear and Timely Communication and Education– Worship– Bible Study– Testimony– Special Events

Visioning

• Requires Challenging Goals– Financial goals– Ministry goals– Mission/Outreach goals

UCC Capital Campaign Services can assist you with securing

New Revenue to Fund Ministry Dreams• Faith Based – Undergirded with Biblical

principles through the preached word and Bible study.

• Spirit Filled – Permeated with joy and excitement for the goals that have been set.

• Lay Led – Members are recruited to participate as leaders in the campaign organization and implementation process.

Faith-Raising Capital CampaignFor most members this will be the greatest faith-raising experience in their lives!

Our campaign process encourages equal sacrifice!

A success Faith-Raising Campaign requires a congregation to exercise faith in themselves and God’s gift of abundance!

Members will initiate a discerning process about their own generosity and being good stewards with the Blessings of God!

UCC Capital Campaign Services

• A campaign consultant to serve the church throughout the campaign period

• Provide copies of the United Church of Christ “Capital Fundraising Manual” for use by the Campaign Executive Team

• Provide guidance in the selection and recruitment of key campaign leaders

UCC Capital Campaign Services

• Orient and train persons recruited by the church to serve on the Campaign Executive Team and coach them throughout the organizational period

• Resource the Campaign Administrator through unlimited contacts by phone, mail, e-mail and fax in between on-site visits

• Provide written resources on stewardship, visitor training and samples of print and publicity resources

UCC Capital Campaign Services

• Guide the preparation of campaign materials • Provide specialized guidance and training for all

Task Group Members• Train Witnessing Stewards • Monitor progress toward campaign goal

throughout the organizational process • Follow-up by the Consultant within one month

after the end of the campaign and periodically throughout the giving period

Recruit not Volunteer

• Recruit means that we seek persons who we know have the skill set to complete the task we are asking them to do.

• Recruit means we have a relationship with the individual that we are inviting to participate.

• Recruit means we seek out members and personally ask them to share there gifts and talents.

Raising Money

• We have not because we ask not

• UCC has over 60 years of experience conducting successful capital campaigns.

• Our process has demonstrated that churches can raise 3x their total annual giving

• And some have raised up to 5x their total annual giving

What does Cost!Time: 12 – 15 Weeks, Organizing, Carrying

out tasks, Building Relationships,

Talent: Asset Mapping of Members to utilize resources with the church.

Financial: Currently our fee is 12% of you annual giving of tithes and offerings. 25% due with a signed contract. Balance is paid in 10 equal monthly payments following completion of campaign.

More Than Money

• Increased fellowship/relationships among church members

• Increase member participation in ministries and programs of the church

• Increased understanding and annual giving as an act of worship

• Increased number of members in leadership

UCC Capital Campaign Services

Is a ministry of Local Church Ministries

and

Church Building & Loan Fund.

For more information please contact:

Maria Haslam-Sterp

Phone: 1-866-822-8224 ext. 3834

haslamsterpm@ucc.org