It is time. It is time to make room, to carry on the tradition of breaking ground when our growing family needs more space. It is time to make room, not for ourselves, but for those who have yet to call this place home, and this congregation family. It is time to make room, continuing our heritage of Christ centeredness, holy hospitality, and selfless service, that has kept Pleasant Dale flourishing since 1868. God has blessed us in countless ways. May we respond to his faithfulness and goodness with faith, hope, and love. And most importantly, let’s do it together.
The generosity of the Pleasant Dale Congregation is truly amazing. It is exhibited from Boxes of Blessings to The Boutique to the countless acts of charity that individual members of the church bestow on other members and to anyone in the community that is in need. This generosity has also been demonstrated in the construction of the new educational wing and expansion of the sanctuary. Your sacrificial giving was on full display as you gave to make room for others in the community – others who need to hear the Good News and experience the love of Christ that is demonstrated through you and the many ministries of Pleasant Dale. I am simply amazed with the $2 million plus you gave toward this $3.5 million project. We could not have gotten this far without your incredible generosity.
And now we need your help to complete our journey. We need to begin the process of eliminating our $1.3 million loan. Our monthly payment on this loan will be a little shy of $10,000 per month. We have a great opportunity to significantly improve our position regarding this loan – it’s called the 25/75 plus challenge. By the first of the year, we want to raise $350,000 to reduce the loan below the $1 million mark and we want to raise another $120,000 to make all the loan payments for 2026. This will help ensure that our regular church offerings will not need to be redirected away from ministry and will save the church over $1.3 million in interest over the life of the loan.
To help us reach this goal, we have a $250,000 gift that is pledged to match anything you give dollar for dollar. This creates an amazing opportunity to first multiply the result of your gift and then double that multiplication. Because of the interest your gift will save the church, every dollar you give in the 25/75 plus challenge will have the impact of $3.88. Then, because of the matching gift that impact will be doubled. So, a gift of $100 has the impact of $776, a gift of $1000 has the impact of $7,760, and a gift of $10,000 has the impact of $77,600.
Please prayerfully consider allowing yourself to be a conduit through which the Lord will bless this church and community. You can give in the offering plate on Sundays or online anytime. Either way, be sure to designate your gift to "Making Room."
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