This document summarizes Living Hope Church's "Time To Build Campaign" to raise funds for a new Ministry Center. The campaign involved forming teams to conduct home visits, host dinner events, lead prayer, and organize a church-wide banquet. Through these efforts, the congregation grew spiritually and came together. On Commitment Sunday, the church body made financial pledges, raising 84% of the cash goal. In the end, the campaign was successful in uniting the congregation and laying the foundation to transform more lives through new community outreach programs at the new Ministry Center.

1. Time To Build Campaign
“There is a time to build…” Eccl. 3:3
This is Living Hope’s Land - 12 Acres in Ballston Lake, NY
We want to build a Ministry Center here!

2. The Mission of Living Hope
To see Lives
Transformed
through Christ
in our families,
community and
world.
“Now no one after lighting a lamp covers it with a
container, or puts it under a bed; but he puts it on
a lampstand, so those who come in may see the
light.” Luke 8:16

3. Four Purposes
…who according to His great mercy has caused us
to be born again to a living hope…” 1Peter 1:3
• Raise Funds to Build our Ministry Center
• Build our Church Families
• Serve our Community
• Serve God

4. Our Church Grows
with the Campaign
We selected a Campaign Leader!
4 Teams were created:
Home Visits Team
Advanced Giving Dinner Team
Prayer Guide Team
Church Wide Banquet Team
Everyone has a job to help with our Campaign!

5. Our Church Grows!
“Stand up! I have chosen you to be my servant and my witnessyou will tell people the things that you have seen and the things that I
will show you. This is why I have come to you today.” Acts 26:16
Through our Team Meetings, Devotions, Testimonies, Prayer and Fellowship
our Church grows spiritually.

6. Church Wide
Banquet
Our Time to Build Campaign included a Church Wide Banquet on October
18, 2013. At our Church Banquet, each table setting had a small piece of
Cedar. Eight pieces at each table. These 8 pieces connected together via
magnets to create a small cedar church. Symbolizing we are all a piece of
His Church and connected to each other.

7. Commitment
Sunday
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In just 30 days, our Team completed many
facets of our Time to Build Campaign:
One half of the Church visited the other
half of the Church in one week!
Surveys were gathered on what Living
Hope means to each member. This
information will guide us to many
Outreach opportunities.
30 Day Prayer guide and Devotional guide
with compatible CD for the families.
Church Wide Banquet- Inspirational
music, testimonials, fellowship and food.
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Commitment Sunday Arrives!
The Church Body makes their
Commitments and give sacrificially
“… those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like
eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isa 40: 31

8. Victory Sunday
Time to Celebrate and share what God has done
through us!
Living Hope raised 84% of our Cash Goal needed to go forward with our Building! Our Church
Families Grew! We served God and will continue to serve our Community!
October 27, 2013

9. Our Vision
With more funds we will continue our
Outreach Ministries:
Open Mic Night*Art Education*Plein Air Painting
Christian Counseling*Basketball League*Community Gardens
Sporting Event Pavilion*Rebuilding Local Homes & Lives
Agape Meals*Food Pantry*Theatre Arts
“Living Hope Outreach is much more than the sticks and bricks.” –Jeff Knox

10. Time To Build Campaign
“There is a time to build…” Eccl. 3:3
Architect’s rendering of Ministry Center, Ballston Lake, NY

11. Time To Build Campaign
“There is a time to build…” Eccl. 3:3
God used 9 people to ignite a small
church to commit sacrificially to build a
building so that “Lives are transformed
through Christ in our families,
community and world.”
Our Time to Build Campaign was based on an adaptation from Saddleback Church.
“Build your Kingdom Here” by Rend Collective Experiment