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Foundation for Eternity Newsletter 1 - Our Savior Lutheran Church - Bettendorf, IATRANSCRIPT
OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH—BETTENDORF
3775 Middle Road, Bettendorf, IA 52722 563-332-5141 www.oursaviorbett.org
February 12, 2016 Stewardship and Building Campaign
IMAGINE HOW MUCH MORE WE CAN HONOR OUR GOD
Volume 1
Issue 1
For nearly 68 years, Our Savior Lutheran Church has served as a beacon of God’s love throughout Bettendorf and the surrounding communities. Through the years, thousands of people have come to know, love, and follow Jesus Christ. Much has been accomplished, but there’s more to do.
Imagine with us a church where every adult, youth, and child grows even deeper in their walk with God and knowledge of His truth for happy, fulfilling, Gospel-centered lives. Imagine a ministry where every facet of the congregation is organized around the purpose of reaching those who do not know Jesus as their Savior. Imagine a church where every adult, youth, and child feels closely connected to their church family through friendships, groups, roles, and ministries. Now, imagine a church building that continues to glorify God while meeting the amazing potential before us.
We are facing a pivotal moment in our history. The functionality and frequent over crowdedness of our facilities is a good problem to have, but a serious one. The fact of the matter is, if we do not do something, we are not only going to start missing the opportunities God is bringing our way, but we risk putting a cap on what He has already been doing among us. All of this means that the necessity to build can not be ignored. Nor can the opportunities for ministry be overlooked. Highlights of the project include:
• More education rooms of various sizes for children and adults, and for multi-purpose usage; a new youth room
• A large covered portico at the sanctuary entrance for safe, comfortable entry
• A new fellowship area near the entrance to the sanctuary (narthex), with a welcome/information center
• Sanctuary expansion for more seating • Adequate storage space to reduce clutter • Preschool office renovation and additional
conference space for greater efficiency • A volunteer/part-time office work area to
accommodate more workers • Additional and upgraded women’s and men’s
restrooms
To meet this challenge, our goal is to grow in faith and trust in our generous God, with the result being that we as a church family would commit $4.3M to the vision. All of us will be invited to make a three-year prayer and financial commitment through our “Foundation for Eternity” campaign, one that is over and above our regular giving.
There are times in the life of every ministry when extra effort and sacrifice are needed in order to continue reaching more people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ! That is the bottom line—ministry to more children and families, and more changed lives! In many ways this project is just a continuation of the miracle God has performed in and through our ministry for 68 years. May He, by His Spirit, knit our hearts together as one in purpose so that through us more people would come to know, love, and follow Jesus Christ, believing that God is able to do “immeasurably more than all we can ask or imagine.”
Our Savior Lutheran Church Stewardship Campaign
Rev. Dr. John Sproul, Vice President Capital Funding Services
Lutheran Church Extension Fund
CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP TEAM
Jeremy Beck
Campaign Co-Chair
309-230-7266
Mike Duncan
Campaign Coordinator
563-343-4797
Carrie Swanson
Prayer Director/RSVP
563-332-1575
Beth Clark
Communications Dir.
309-269-3455
Marsha Beck
Initial Commitments
563-332-4281
Tom Spay
Lead Gifts
563-729-1070
Russ Kurtz
Campaign Co-Chair
563-340-0404
Ron & Lori Spiva
Prayer Directors
563-349-0086
Dennis Dixon
Communications Dir.
630-723-4827
Hal Miller
Inform Phase
563-449-9956
Jane Overbeeke
Initial Commitments
563-940-8255
Mark & Becky Kapfer
Commitment Celebration
563-332-5388
John serves as Vice President and consultant for Capital Funding Services. In this role, he guides congregations seeking to achieve the vision God has for them.
John’s heritage was shaped by generations of family who served as Lutheran pastors, educators and musicians. In each of his calls to four congregations—ranging from a new, contemporary mission congregation to a mid-sized traditional church to two mega-churches—his passion for stewardship has been formed and expressed by our precious Lutheran emphasis on grace, and that our generosity is to be empowered and inspired by the Gospel of our Savior.
His creativity is expressed in his love for writing, designing and implementing worship and special events, during which people are inspired to respond generously to the future God has for a congregation or institution. During his 25 years in the ministry, he has worked with over three dozen congregations around the country, causing heritage to converge with creativity in their capital campaigns, vision seminars and worship workshops.
John is a graduate of Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Concordia Theological Seminary, St. Catharines, Ontario and has earned a Doctor of Ministry degree from Northern Baptist Seminary, Lombard, Illinois, having studied Christian worship under the late Dr. Robert Webber.
John resides in St. Louis, Missouri.
MEET OUR CONSULTANT
Our Savior Lutheran Church Stewardship Campaign
CAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP TEAM
Marilyn Egland
Follow Up
563-355-3639
George Seaberg
Friends of the Community
563-359-1835
Craig & Amber Netherton
Youth Emphasis
309-235-4421
Dr. Mike & Meg Barr
Preschool Emphasis
563-514-3019
GROWING GOD’S KINGDOM Our Savior Lutheran Church is growing! Praise God! For the past few years, the growth has been about 100 new church-family members each year. Most of the new membership has come from young families with children. There is no reason not to believe that this kind of growth will continue into years to come.
Currently, there is overcrowding in most Sunday School classrooms and worship service attendance is increasing. It is becoming more and more difficult to find meeting space for missions and for OSLC com-mittees and programs.
Building a strong foundation for eternity will involve each and every member at Our Savior. Each of us will play a part in contributing gifts over the next few years to help in growing God’s kingdom.
No one can lay any foundation other than the one
already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:11
Tara Freking
Preschool Emphasis
563-505-7989
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OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN
CHURCH
3775 Middle Rd. Bettendorf, IA
52722 563-332-5141
oursaviorbett.org
Our Savior Lutheran Church Stewardship Campaign
TAKE ACTION! To volunteer on one of the Foundation For Eternity campaign teams,
please contact Mike Duncan at [email protected] or call 563-343-4797.
To schedule an appointment to speak privately about giving a financial gift, contact Jeremy Beck, Campaign Co-Chair at [email protected] or call 309-230-7266; Russ Kurtz, Campaign Co-Chair, [email protected] or call 563-340-0404; or Tom Spay, Lead Gifts, [email protected] or call 563-729-1070.
Attend a worship service Feb. 13-14 to learn more!
Please pray for the Foundation for Eternity campaign to achieve our goals in helping to build God’s kingdom.
FEBRURARY
Leadership Team Meetings
Consultant
Preaches
Consultant
Preaches
Inform Weekend