Proposed Visionary Strategy for 2025 & Beyond

Establish Endowment Opportunities

   Develop plans and opportunities that allow members to leave living financial legacies to the church.

    Goal: To set up a method through which members can establish permanent endowments to promote ministries of the church that are special to them.

    Narrative: The church will establish a series of endowment funds, foundations or other mechanisms that will allow members to establish permanent endowments of programs and ministries of interest to them. The endowment funds will be used to underwrite the cost of church ministries as directed by endowment donors. The funds will support such ministries as worship, administration, youth work, scholarship, home and foreign mission, scholarships, etc..

    Resources Needed: Endowment Fund Committee, Trustees, Pastor

     Resource Development: Trustees and endowment fund committee members will attend workshops, participate in leadership school instruction and visit neighboring churches.

    Implementation Goal: 2003

    2000, Appoint Endowment Fund Committee

    2001, Workshops, study & visitation

    2002, Promotion of Fund in membership

    2003, Endowment Fund Implemented

    Implementation Time Frame: August 2000 to December 2004. About 1350 Days.

    Estimated Actual Cost to Implement: $500 over four years. Mostly cost of Leadership school instructors for workshops.