
What is a capital campaign?

Current Basement Layout

- Our boiler, which was state of the art in 1910 and converted to gas furnaces in the 1950s, is no longer capable of maintaining a comfortable worship and working environment. A retrofit to add air-conditioning was done in the 1980s and a computer controlled zoning system was added about 20 years ago. Those systems are now obsolete.
- We’ve also had major plumbing leaks and sewer backups over the past five years.
- In some cases, like with a grease interceptor used in the church’s kitchen, contractors are no longer willing to service our out-of-date and difficult to access systems.
- The current plumbing and HVAC are also having an impact on our day-to-day operating budget. The church has spent almost $100,000 in emergency break-fix repairs over the past 10 years.
Planned Basement Layout

Foundation for the Future
Schedule
Campaign Prayer
Dear Father God, all we have is a gift from You. We thank You for the generations of blessings that You have bestowed upon First United Methodist Church. Stir up our passion, courage and commitment for the work ahead in this campaign. Let a zeal for Your church consume us, not for our glory, but Yours. Help us remember that this is Your project, not ours. Open our hearts and minds, now and always, to respond to the calling “Lord what do You want to do through me.” Encourage us to give up our worldly desires and possessions to make more room for Jesus in our lives. Inspire us through the biblical story of the widow who gave her last coins, knowing that God recognizes the giving of not an equal share, but an equal sacrifice. By listening to your will, may this campaign leave a legacy, not of pipes and plumbing, but of Your love for this community.