Phase Four Renovation Project Capital Campaign
Lombard Mennonite Church’s upcoming Phase Four Renovation will strengthen the nurture of our young people, create a safer and more welcoming parking area, and reduce our environmental footprint. We invite you to participate in this transformational project!
Our Campaign Goal: Raise $320,000 in above-budget giving over the next two years.
Dates to remember:
- August 10: Bart M. and other capital campaign members will discuss tax-advantaged giving methods after the worship service.
- August 17, Challenge Sunday: We’ll hear short spotlights on the project from Phase Four committee members during a stewardship-themed worship service. Following the service, we’ll have special refreshments in the Fellowship Hall, with committee members available to answer any remaining questions about supporting the project.
- August 24, Commitment Sunday: The worship leader will invite us to come forward and turn in our pledges. (Those who choose to pledge online can still participate; we’ll have “I Pledged” slips available for you.) As a community, we’ll bless and celebrate the project’s commencement.
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Phase Four Renovation Deets: Did You Know?
A good design process gives us more bang for our buck! Let’s sing the song of storage. Because proper storage can be the difference between a room functioning to its highest potential and a cluttered space where basic tasks are a chore.
Case in point: the custom-designed cabinetry we installed as part of the office wing renovation. Take a field trip on a Sunday to that side of the church and you can see the new coffee nook, adult library (check out our new books, too!), and copy room cabinets. They not only look fantastic, but are super functional.
As C-3PO once said, “Thank the maker.” His name is Dale from Dutch Valley Woodworking and he built our new sanctuary lectern as well. So naturally we are already in talks with him to supply the custom-designed cabinetry for our Christian Formation rooms.
Here’s something most LMCers don’t know. Our church has a ton of craft supplies: markers, colored paper, specialty items, glue sticks, etc. Most of it lives in the cabinets outside the nursery because there’s no storage for it in the Sunday school rooms. Imagine our teachers having such supplies organized and readily at hand in new cabinets inside their rooms!
If you believe in equipping teachers to nurture our children and youth to their utmost potential, your Phase Four contributions will be paying for these important details. To learn more, talk to Jeremy K. or a member of the Capital Campaign Committee (Ken G K., Bart M., Evan R.).
Phase Four Renovation Deets: Did You Know?
A good design process gives us more bang for our buck! That’s why we consulted an architect as the first step in restoring our parking lot. Simple resurfacing would eliminate the potholes and crumbling cement, but we wanted to make our parking lot function better, not just look better, and last several decades.
One feature Tony Ronning, our architect, introduced is a small concrete island in the center of the lot. The island will make the traffic pattern clearer and more standardized, which increases safety. It also gives us a place to install a lamppost. Lower lampposts dotted around the lot will provide illumination that doesn’t shine glaringly into our neighbors’ windows.
Another feature is a larger, pedestrian-only area by the entry steps, delineated with paver stones and two planters. The pavers radiate out past the entry steps and meet the first of the three accessible parking spaces. The design cleverly keeps cars farther from those walking into the church—increasing safety and a sense of hospitality and welcome–while also creating an aesthetic element.
If you appreciate form that not only embraces function but gives it a bear hug…or if you appreciate making our spaces safer for everyone, your Phase Four contributions will be paying for these important details. To learn more, talk to Jeremy K. or a member of the Capital Campaign Committee (Ken G K., Bart M., Evan R., or Katharine R.).