Building Fund Ideas

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

Nothing wrong w/ asking people to donate straight up ....

My dad wanted to do this idea ...THE TREE OF LIFE ....

the church wound up doing something different w/ bricks ...but similar in concept ...

THEY RAISED OVER $ 110,000 IN PLEDGES AFTER HIS PASSING TO PAY OFF THE CHURCH MORTGAGE ......



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That is a really cool idea!

[COOPER]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Anybody have any fundraising ideas for our building fund? And don't say peanut brittle! LOL WE need to raise $30,000.00 by June 1st of next year We already have our property paid for.

Help!!!!!

There was a church in Norfolk,Va and The Youth group Restored a 1966 Mustang.

The Youth pastor and the young men did a good job too.

Then they parked the Mustang in at an Autozone and sold raffle tickets to win the car.

I was UPC then......I like old cars.....:sshhh I bought a ticket.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by COOPER

There was a church in Norfolk,Va and The Youth group Restored a 1966 Mustang.

The Youth pastor and the young men did a good job too.

Then they parked the Mustang in at an Autozone and sold raffle tickets to win the car.

I was UPC then......I like old cars.....:sshhh I bought a ticket.

Dude, you do not want me working on a car! LOL

I know it needs gas, oil, and wiper fluid. Everything else is rocket science to me.

[SDG]

You'd be surprised ... so many people like the fact that their name are on the leaves ... in our case the bricks .... it's something they can show their kids and grandkids ...

[chseeads]

Tithes and offerings.

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by chseeads

Tithes and offerings.

Why should we have to pay for our own church?

What is WRONG with you!

[Felicity]

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

Anybody have any fundraising ideas for our building fund? And don't say peanut brittle! LOL WE need to raise $30,000.00 by June 1st of next year We already have our property paid for.

Help!!!!!

I don't mean for this to sound arrogant or condescending but what about sacrificial giving? You have a whole year to raise this money. I don't know the size of your congregation but what if they do a faith promise type of thing - not for missions this time - but for your building fund? It would work out to about $2500 a month that you need to take in.

Does your district help out at all in situations like this?

We've been in the most dire straits in times past and always managed to raise most of what we needed from church people.

If your property is paid for what are you raising money for? Perhaps you can inspire others to believe in what you're doing where they'll help you out. Make the need known and perhaps there are those you'd least expect who will be inspired to write out cheques.