“All for Him” Giving Campaign

There are four distinct opportunities the elders have invited the church to pledge towards.

1. The first is to help raise $400,000 by January 2026 to buy down the church's mortgage so we can privatize the full amount of the loan. You can find out more about why we want to privatize the loan here. Ultimately we believe this arrangement will position us to pay off the entire mortgage much quicker than we'd be able to with a conventional loan from a bank. The mortgage is roughtly 16% of our annual expense—by eliminating this expense we free up a significant amount of cashflow for additional ministry.
2. Second, we invite you to increase your regular giving. This can be done in addition to or instead of giving towards the $400,000 goal. If you choose to increase your regular monthly giving, but don't designate it towards the mortgage specifically it will go into the general fund and will help offset the expenses of the mortgage. This type of increase is very helpful, espeically becaue it can last beyond January and raise the overall available cashflow for more ministry.
3. Third, we invite you to commit to pray for the campaign and for the Lord to multiple the opportunities and resources available to the church throught the pledges that are committed. One of the main activities the early church was devoted to was prayer, and it must be at the core of any endeavor we pursue if we are to expect the Lord's blessing.
4. Lastly, by indicating that you are interested in more information about a mission trip you are indicating a desire to be informed and included as we make plans for the coming year. This could me participating by committing to pray, by supporting a trip or someone else, or going yourself. 

On April 6th we invite you to bring your pledge card to church where we will take time during our worship to offer our pledges cheerfully, as a faith commitment, according the Spirit's leading and what you have decided in your heart. 

You can fill the card out ahead of time and bring it with you, or you can fill in your pledges during the service and present them with the rest of the church during worship. If you forget your card more are available along with pens and envelopes if you prefer.

You can also complete an online form version of your card here.

The pledges will be manually entered into our campaign site on Church Center by our Finance Manger. You'll be able to track the whole goal as well as your individual pledge on the Giving protion of the Church Center App.

On April 6th we'll begin to make our pledges, on April 27th we hope to reveal the total pledge amount and the total given so far—but, pledges aren't the actual gift—they're the committment to give. In order to fulfill your pledge you'll need to make adjustments to your giving. Here are some ways to go fulfilling your pledge:

To the $400,000 (Mortgage Reduction Fund):

• You can give the full amount of your pledge as one lump sum: checks, bank drafts, CC (both options from the Church Center App), and stock exchanges are all acceptable methods.
• You can set up a recurring donation on the Church Center App that is designated specifically for the Mortgage Reduction Fund which will draw until a specific date or until you adjust it.

To increase you monthly giving (General Fund):

• To increase your monthly giving you can simply adjust your recurring giving in the Church Center App under Giving/Recurring donations.

Pledges to pray for this campaign can be fulfilled as part of your daily interaction with the Lord, during Sunday worship, as a homegroup, and with the whole church at corporate prayer meetings during the year. 

We recognize that this is an exercise of faith—things will come up that will increase our faith and test our faith. We do not see this as an oath or a vow. It’s a commitment—but not one that has moral binding upon it. If you don’t fulfill it—it should not be binding upon your conscience. 

If you cannot fulfill it—we could like you to inform Colleen Martin (Cornerstone's Finance Manager) so that we can plan accordingly. You can send inquires or adjustment requests to [email protected].

Pledges affect things like our private investors group. There are steps and even some costs necessary for them as they plan out their piece that it would be very helpful to know. If you do update Colleen she will be able to communicate to the elders and Ray Mulligan (who leads the private investors group) of the change in expectation without connecting it to you as an individual.

Note for pastoral care: If the reason for your need to change is something that you'd like to speak with the elders about (e.g. loss of income, medical expenses, some other major life change) please know that we want to care for you during those circumstances, and there's no need or desire for us to know your pledge status. 

Yes! The elders and the FAB (Financial Advisory Board) are committed to paying off the mortgage. Our current practice is to maintain a cash reserve of $200,000 as a conservative buffer against lean months and/or finanical instability. Typically we budget with the goal of spending down to our cash floor. Our goal is to designate the majority of our excess (over the $200,000) income towards the mortgage reduction for 2025/2026. 

You can speak with any of the pastors or any of the members Financial Advisory Board listed below, or you can send questions to Colleen Martin at: [email protected].

• Daniel Baker
• John McLeod
• Benjamin Tangeman
• Mike Noel
• Ray Mulligan
• Bo Martin
• Cort Walker
• Jim Martin
• Luke Ehresmen
• Michael Garner