References
Steve Swartz
(Read Steve’s Testimonial)
Senior Pastor
Grace Bible Church of Bakersfield, CA
661-664-7223
mail@gbcob.org
Annual budget: $525,829
Campaign Hallelujah Goal: $775,000
Campaign Praise Goal: $550,000
Initial Sacrificial Offering Goal: $120,000
Amount raised:
• Initial Sacrificial Offerings: $157,378
• Three-Year Pledges: $939,040
• Initial plus 3-yr commitments: $1,096,418
Larry Goodwin
Senior Pastor
The Refuge
Denison, TX
(903) 327-8585
Larrygoodwin.lg@gmail.com
Annual budget: $300,000
Campaign Goal: $600,000
Amount raised:
• Initial Sacrificial Offerings: $50,094
• Three-Year Commitments: $568,129
• Initial plus 3-yr Commitments: $618,223
Monica Vendsel
Campaign Director
Rock Harbor Church
Bakersfield, CA
661-829-6743
mvendsel@rockharborchurch.net
Annual budget: $375,000
Campaign Goal: $761,125
Amount raised: 3-year Commitments: $840,000
We at Rock Harbor Church used the Abundant Giving Virtual campaign and were very excited to receive more than twice our annual giving in three-year commitments! We couldn’t have done this without Abundant Giving’s professional help. Dr. Rod Rogers allowed us to adapt the program to our unique church culture and needs and was always available when we needed him. We were especially pleased with the quality of the communications materials and the help of the graphics design associate Steve Lee–he was great to communicate with, always “on,” flexible and went above and beyond to assist us. I highly recommend this Bible-based capital campaign program.
Jason Meechan
Senior Pastor
Kona Faith Center
Kealakekua, Hawaii
808-323-3788
PastorJason@hawaii.rr.com
Our Campaign Produced an Abundance
We are very pleased with the campaign. From my perspective as Sr. Pastor, the manual [now online] was most helpful because it laid out a very simple easy-to-follow path that produced results. From our Campaign Director’s perspective, our consultant, Rod Rogers, was the most helpful because he was able to answer questions, bring clarity, and provide just enough accountability to keep things moving in the right direction. It is hard to see anything that could be improved upon; it produced more than what we needed and went very smoothly.
Christopher P. Nicholson
Lay Leader
Mount Hope Baptist Church
Sterling, VA
703-478-3389
cpnich@aol.com
https://mthopebaptistchurch.weebly.com/
One concern we did have was that fundraising for the building fund might “cannibalize” the weekly collection, which funds our operating expenses. Rod shared that, in his experience, the regular donations actually increase during a well-coordinated capital campaign because so many more people feel invested in the organization. Six months later, that is exactly what we have experienced.