Open Doors Stewardship Campaign

The goal of the Open Doors Stewardship Campaign is to raise $2.5 million. This amount will allow us to begin phase I of the building project.
Every pledge helps in reaching our goal for the facility. But more importantly, every pledge helps us in reaching our ministry goals that the new facility will allow to happen.

$2.5 Million - Campaign Goal

Total pledges of 2.16 million as of Nov. 30, 2008
$2 Million

$1.5Million

$1 Million

$500,000

10 creative ideas for giving

1. Use coupons. Taking the time and discipline to do this can save $10 to $20 per week. Ten dollars a week for three year is $1,560.

2. Skip a meal a week as a family. Skipping one meal a week at an average of $20 per family to devote to prayer or fasting is $3,120 over three years.

3. Give up a habit. For example, an almond latte plus tax each day for three years is $2,400.

4. Commit your income tax refund check to the Lord over the three years.

5. Commit an estimated raise in salary to the Lord over the three years.

6. Put off a discretionary major purchase and redirect the money to the campaign.

7. Adjust your vacations. Take a three day vacation instead of a seven day vacation. This can save $1,000 to $2,000.

8. Make a commitment to drink only water at a restaurant. You could save over $5 per week. That’s $780 just for drinking water!

9. Cut down to basic cable instead of regular cable, and eliminate premium channels.

10. If you will be paying off a loan in the next year, commit to continue to pay the bill by redirecting the money to the campaign. A $100 payment per month over three years is $3,600.

Campaign Brochures

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Open Doors Brochure

Question & Answer Over & Above

The Campaign

Open Doors was a four-week stewardship campaign designed to help Trinity's members and friends seek God's guidance in Kingdom giving with particular emphasis on giving for a new facility. The campaign, including a 24/7 prayer week during the first week in November, concluded on November 16, 2008 at the Bultman Center on the campus of Northwestern College. During the course of the campaign, the congregation was asked to consider carefully and prayerfully what financial commitment God desires for them to make and will provide for them to give. At the closing celebration service on November 16, they had an opportunity to make a three-year commitment, pledging an amount, frequency (weekly, monthly, annually, or one-time), and type of donation that best fits your own financial situation. Suggestions for the decision process as well as a sample of the commitment card can be found on the How to Make a Pledge webpage.

We are asking the congregation to do three things during the campaign:

First, enter into conversation with God and others about how the Lord is leading you to participate in Open Doors.
Second, as part of that conversation, ask God to open doors of challenge to you – doors that will stretch you in financial commitment and doors that will stretch you for new ministry steps.
Third, whatever doors the Lord opens for you, walk through them with joy.