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Sharing HOPE II pledges will be received April 9-10
The Autumn Ridge Church congregation has voted resoundingly in favor of extending the Sharing HOPE capital initiative for eight additional months (May, 2013 - December, 2013) to collect pledges toward completion of the CENTER at Autumn Ridge. Original Sharing HOPE pledges totalled $2.65M to complete recreation and lobby space. Sharing HOPE II pledges will allow immediate completion of the remainder of the CENTER education and service wings. Completion of the CENTER will cost between $300,000 (minimal completion of all space) to $800,000 (completion, furnishing, landscaping, playground).
Commitment cards for Sharing HOPE II have been mailed to homes, are available in this issue of Ridgelines, can be downloaded from the church website and are available in the ministry center in the lobby. Pledges are confidential. Completed pledge cards may be returned to the church office, or presented during worship services next weekend (April 9-10, 2011). Sharing HOPE II pledge totals will be announced on Palm Sunday weekend, April 16-17.
Questions about commitments to Sharing HOPE II ? Need to confirm your current giving amount? Planning to join Sharing HOPE II for the first time in May, 2011 and want to arrange automated giving? Call the church office at 288-8880.
Sharing HOPE Prayer Service
I still would like to make a commitment to sharing Hope. Is it too late?
It's never too late! Pledge cards are available from the church office or online at the church website AutumnRidgeChurch.org. Simply return the completed pledge card in the regular weekly offering during worship services, or return it to the church office. Every gift toward the 3-year initiative brings the construction goals closer to reality.
I turned in a commitment card for the sharing Hope initiative. When do I start giving?
Now is the time! The initiative runs from April, 2010 to March, 2013.
I give my offering using envelopes and personal checks. How to I start including my gifts to sharing Hope?
Giving by checks and envelopes is easy. Simply indicate on the envelope and/or on the memo line of the check the various amounts designated to different purposes. For example: regular gift $50, Sharing Hope $50, Benevolent Fund $50.
I give my offering by automatic withdrawal from my bank account. How do I make changes in this process to include my sharing Hope giving?
Giving by automatic withdrawal is especially easy and this method is recommended. To start giving by this mechanism, or to modify your automated giving to include sharing Hope gifts, please contact Colette Gilbertson at the church office: 507-288-8880. Your giving arrangements remain confidential. As a courtesy, the Autumn Ridge Church business office will provide you with regular records of your pledge giving.
The sharing Hope initiative has been a good reminder to me that I'd like to start giving regularly to the ministries of Autumn Ridge Church. I have some questions. Where can I get answers?
Contact the church office at 507-288-8880 and ask for Colette Gilbertson or Jacob Petersen.
What else can you do?
E-mail questions and comments to Center[at]AutumnRidgeChurch.org.