Church & School Capital Campaign
Volunteer Organizational Meeting - January 29th, 10:30 AM & 12:30 PM
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TEAM DESCRIPTIONS (PETYAC)
Prayer Team
Events Team
Thanks Team
Youth / Children’s Team
Ambassadors Team
Communications Team
CAPITAL CAMPAIGN TEAM DESCRIPTIONS (PETYAC)
Prayer Team
- Encourages parish to pray throughout the Capital Campaign.
- Provides a variety of prayer resources including a campaign prayer
- Plans opportunities for members to pray, individually and together
- Examples of Prayer Team resources: create a prayer calendar; create a prayer bookmark; create a14-Day Prayer Guide that leads up to Commitment Sunday; Plans and organizes a prayer activity
- Prayer Team Co-Leaders are asked to be a part of the Advisory Committee
Events Team
- Plans a series of parish-wide info events with opportunities for Q&A’s.
- Each parish household encouraged to attend an event
- Plans and oversees all details of the campaign events including location of events, refreshments, childcare, set up, clean, up, etc.
- Events Team Co-Leaders are asked to be a part of the Advisory Committee
Thanks Team
- Expresses gratitude to those involved in the Capital Campaign.
- Send personal thank you notes to campaign volunteers and donors
- Considers an inexpensive memento as a small thank you gift to donors
- Considers a recognition plaque or book for donor names
- Thanks Team Co-Leaders are asked to be a part of the Campaign Advisory Committee
Youth / Children’s Team
- Provides opportunities for school-age children and youth to learn about stewardship.
- Examples of ways to involve children and youth (below)
- Write a special page in the campaign newsletter for youth.
- Have children bring a small amount of money they have earned to give to the campaign
- Children/youth draw a picture of their view of how the campaign will benefit the parish
- Ask the youth to write a sentence or paragraph on what the parish means them
- Schedule youth to give testimonials prior to Commitment Weekend
- Youth / Children’s Team Co-Leaders are asked to be a part of the Advisory Committee
Ambassadors Team
- Answers questions about the Capital Campaign.
- Make phone call reminders, send e-mails and possibly be available to answer questions before and after services leading up to Commitment Sunday
- Thanks Team Co-Leaders are asked to be a part of the Advisory Committee
Communications Team
- Communicates important information about the Capital Campaign. Ensure all campaign communications are consistent and accurate
- Helps create the campaign logo and slogan
- Considers a variety of ways to communicate the campaign message, e.g., banners, posters, e-blasts, newsletters, campaign packet, etc.
- Communications Team Co-Leaders are asked to be a part of the Advisory Committee
Case Statement
The Challenge
We are facing a good problem here at St. Michael’s. As both our church and our preschool grow, our physical spaces are not meeting our needs, as outlined below.
St. Michael’s has an important role in our community as a church and as a preschool. By updating our campus, St. Michael’s will better serve those who worship and learn here; and we will make a bigger impact on the needs of our community through our outreach ministries. We envision:
Our vision is ambitious and we have a thorough plan to ensure that we are able to see it through. We will ask each of you to be a part of our future with a financial commitment to St. Michael’s.
St. Michael’s was founded in 1986, and in 2026 we will celebrate our 40th Anniversary. Our preschool was established in 1996 and has graduated a quarter century of students. Our impact in the community as a church and a school is undeniable. In looking at our momentum and considering the factors below, we know that now is the time to act.
The Challenge
We are facing a good problem here at St. Michael’s. As both our church and our preschool grow, our physical spaces are not meeting our needs, as outlined below.
- We have been in a transitional worship space for 30 years. At the same time, our worship attendance has steadily grown over the last 3 years.
- Our preschool is too large to gather together in any one space on campus. Graduation requires multiple services held in the gym-like Parish Life Center.
- We have limited capacity for administration and ministry at the church and school.
- For years, we have had a waiting list at our school, which is consistently full.
- We are running out of space for classrooms at the Preschool and our administrative offices are cramped. Additionally, our teachers need a communal space for meetings, professional development, and lunch.
- Our 12-acre campus needs maintenance and our property is not conducive to an efficient traffic flow.
St. Michael’s has an important role in our community as a church and as a preschool. By updating our campus, St. Michael’s will better serve those who worship and learn here; and we will make a bigger impact on the needs of our community through our outreach ministries. We envision:
- Building a new worship space, large enough for the entire preschool community, as well as new ministry spaces for the church.
- Reconfiguring the current worship space into classrooms.
- Creating more administrative and office space, along with a dedicated youth space.
- Developing a new plan for traffic flow that includes new school drop off, additional parking spaces, and new outdoor pavilion.
- Hiring additional church and school employees, while raising salaries for all.
- Establishing an endowment to further the mission and ministry of St. Michael’s for generations to come.
Our vision is ambitious and we have a thorough plan to ensure that we are able to see it through. We will ask each of you to be a part of our future with a financial commitment to St. Michael’s.
- We ask that you prayerfully consider making a 3-year commitment of 3% of your household income to St. Michael’s.
- Your commitment would allow us to build a new sanctuary, renovate the current worship space into classrooms, and fulfill the goals of the vision.
St. Michael’s was founded in 1986, and in 2026 we will celebrate our 40th Anniversary. Our preschool was established in 1996 and has graduated a quarter century of students. Our impact in the community as a church and a school is undeniable. In looking at our momentum and considering the factors below, we know that now is the time to act.
- St. Michael's is located in the second fastest growing parish in the state and we want to ensure we continue to serve the growing needs of our area.
- For years, we have had a waiting list for preschool. We believe that we provide the best educational and spiritual foundation for our community’s children. We are located in an area with strong public schools, so our preschool is the place for families to form a spiritual foundation for their children before they go to elementary school.
- Worship attendance is up and we must get ahead of the growth curve.