Our Purpose At Northminster Presbyterian Church, inspired by the Holy Spirit, we celebrate God’s love and follow Christ’s teachings to seek, serve and embrace. This has always been our purpose. Now, in 2010, we have a hospitable, renovated, repaired and expanded building where we can seek, serve and embrace. From each parking space to the Gathering Place we are ready to welcome our community. From the furnace to the fire alarm we are updated and upgraded. We have a ramp for easy access to the sanctuary, a meeting room for groups and committees, space for our worship and music, and a youth room that reflects the energy and enthusiasm of those who inhabit it.

We launched our building project four years ago to deal with issues of accessibility, space for gathering and worship, upkeep and renovation. The purpose was to upgrade and improve our facilities so it might serve our mission and purpose long into the future. In our first campaign we raised $2.7 million.

The future we hoped and prayed for is coming to fruition. The new nursery is full of babies. Children flood the chancel steps for the Time with Children each week. Church School enrollment is up and worship attendance is rising. We opened ourselves to God's future. And God acted. We are growing and changing as we strive to hear and follow God's call. Please plan to join us. Our Future is Now.

We finished: The new Gathering Place, Nursery, Parking lot, HVAC. Renovated offices, Knox Room, Calvin Hall, Chancel. We raised $2.7 million in our Open to the Future capital campaign. We need another $2.5 million to pay off the cost of the project. Our goal for Our Future is Now is $1.5 million.

Your commitment and faithfulness allowed us to borrow less than we anticipated. But even so, we knew that was only a beginning and we would have to raise the rest of the money in the future. Well, Our Future is Now.

The hard work and the dusty work is over. Now we need to pay off the remaining cost of the project. We need every member of Northminster to help us with this challenge. We cannot let our programming and our commitment to mission suffer while we carry a debt. If we claim together that Our Future is indeed Now, we can move into that future financially sound and spiritually healthy.

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 The new Gathering Place has far exceeded all of our expectations. Our fellowship is strengthened, our hospitality more visible, our coffee better, our access more welcoming and our friendliness more apparent in this place. Worship in the renovated sanctuary is warm and engaging. The downstairs rooms are teeming with activity all week long and the office space makes for a pleasant working environment. The whole building feels alive with the Spirit.

We have accomplished all this because of the commitment of this congregation. Now it is time to make another commitment. Please prayerfully consider what you are honestly able to do to help us pay off this building project. We need your participation to make this happen. Please fill out a commitment card and bring it to church on Commitment Sunday (10/31/2010).

If you would also like to help volunteer for the campaign the please email the campaign chairs, Andy Longo () or Donna Schmahl ().

Frequently Asked Questions

Please visit the frequently asked questions page to learn more about the campaign. You can also view our Our Future is Now video.

Twenty Day Devotional Guide

Please refer to this document when you are prayerfully considering your gift.

Important Dates to Remember

September 19th & 26th – Pick up Information Packets for the OFIN campaign and save the church postage fees!

Sunday, October 31st – Commitment Sunday 9 a.m. & 11 a.m. services. OFIN Pledge cards collected at both services.

Sunday, October 31st – All Church Celebration 10:00 a.m.

November 21st – First Fruits Offering. Announcement of total OFIN pledges. First contributions to OFIN Campaign to be received.