Dear Friends in Christ,
We write to share an important and exciting next step in the life of our congregation towards obedience to God: the launch of our Capital Campaign.

After prayerful consideration the Elder Board and Pastor Dustin, having received the wisdom of our Trustee Board, have discerned together a clear vision and plan to strengthen our ministry for generations to come. While this should have been started over a year ago, it is clear this is God’s direction for Riverwood in this season.

Over the next several weeks, between now and March 22, we are conducting our first capital campaign our church has had since the initial construction of our building over twenty years ago. The intention of this campaign is to remove the financial hurdle of our mortgage to allow us to invest further into our ministries in the future with our general funds. Below you’ll find a breakdown of the who, what, when and how of this campaign. We ask that you not seek God in prayer for if He is calling you just join this church community effort, but we ask your prayers that He multiply what is given.

Why we are launching this campaign

  • To expand ministry capacity
  • To invest in outreach and stewardship
  • To better steward the facility that serves as our church home

Campaign goals and timeline

  • Financial goal: $600,000
  • Timeline: a blitz of offering through March 22nd, 2026

How you can participate

  • Pray: Join us in asking God to guide our work and bless this effort.
  • Give a one-time gift to reduce the monthly burden of our mortgage which is limiting our ability to do ministry. 
  • Give a promissory gift over the coming year(s). This will help us to pay off what is refinanced sooner and help us to meet our long-term ministry goals.

Your partnership with us in this effort will enable Riverwood to invest a larger part of your tithes and offerings into kingdom building efforts like children’s and youth ministries, missions, outreach, community building, and adult discipleship. So, please be praying and asking God how he is calling you to partner with us to pay down the mortgage and free up those funds for ministry.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to any Elder Board or Trustee member for an answer.

God Bless,

Riverwood Community Church Elders:
Jacob Filkins (Chair)
Dustin Byrnes (Senior Pastor)
Don Callahan
Jordan, Reedstrom
Steve LaFollette

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