UPDATE: $9400.00 Raised for New TcD Worship and Ministry Space

Less than three weeks ago we came across a building that would supply us with expanding space for our expanding church. Good space for our worship and ministry needs, good space for our growing children, good space for hosting multiple uses, good location, good price – all good news for us to proclaim Good News.

We quickly put together a plan and budget and a goal for raising the funds we would need to make this new space our own. Immediately we needed $2500 to secure the space and another, planned, $1500 for paint, cleanup and prep. Over the next month we hoped to raise funds for chairs and a sign. The next month after that, we planned to raise funds for an extra three months’ worth of rent. In all we hoped to raise $10-11,000 over sixty days.

With the great generosity of one family we were given $2500 if we could raise another $2500 – and with the great generosity of another family we did. In just a few days we already had $5000!

Funds continued to trickle in – it was a nervous and anxious week knowing we were just $5000 away from getting into a new building. It became more nervous and anxious when no new support came in for a few days consecutively. But when we replaced our anxiety with the truth and knowledge that if this was the space Jesus would have us to be in that He would bring in all we needed the fund raising doors were blown off the hinges again.

Yesterday we received $3000 – and today another $1400! Our church, our friends, and our partners have helped us raise $9400.00 in just one week!

We’re now just $1400 away from having all the funds our budget requires which includes our first months rent and deposit, paint, cleanup and prep, a new sign, new chairs, and three extra months worth of rent in savings.

We are hopeful that this last $1400 will come in soon, and prayerfully even more so we’ll be prepared for the things we haven’t thought of, like clocks, a vacuum cleaner, a coffee maker (actually we did think of a coffee maker, of course we did, look at us – all cranked up on caffeine, we’re coffee junkies so we thought of it we just didn’t think of it), etc.

So, a huge thank you to all of you who have given in huge ways – and a huge thank you to the people of TcD who are committed to continue to give towards paying the rent and utilities and maintenance of this new building. Because of you all (note the grammar here TX and KY friends!) we’re just about ready to make this good space a great place to share the Good News.

If you would still like to contribute to this new space for our Worship and Ministry you can give online at www.reachingdekalb.net or mail a check to:

Redeemer Fellowship
1125 Oak Street
St. Charles, IL 60174

As always, thank you for your partnership in the Gospel – the Good News that Jesus is excited to have being shared in DeKalb!

Grace and Peace,
Jamie