{"id":5430,"date":"2018-04-13T05:47:58","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T09:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/?p=5430"},"modified":"2018-04-13T05:47:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-13T09:47:58","slug":"week-9-wow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/week-9-wow\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 9 &#8211; Wow!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5429 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unveiling_thermometer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unveiling_thermometer.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unveiling_thermometer-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unveiling_thermometer-768x537.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unveiling_thermometer-705x493.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/unveiling_thermometer-450x315.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/>God is great! Did you feel God\u2019s love in Fellowship Hall last Sunday when our congregation came together to officially kick off the <strong>Our Home, Our Future, Our Time Capital Campaign<\/strong>?\u00a0 We did! Special thanks to Cathy Shearer and her team of volunteers for making the kick-off so much fun \u2013 Myrna Doney, Phyllis Willey, Beth Warren, Betsy Weischedel, Sue Conti, Jim Glatz, Rob &amp; Maureen Evans, Allison Wermer, Tom Shearer, Josh Simon &amp; Mark Mendes. And thank you Lester Nutting for making our beautiful thermometer!<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday April 8<sup>th<\/sup>, we announced that we have raised $650,000 of our $822,000 goal\u202679 percent! And the number keeps growing. For the latest updates on our progress, be sure to visit the Capital Campaign page on our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fccej.org\">www.fccej.org<\/a> (there is a Capital Campaign tab at the top, far right). Special thanks to Andrea Sharp for her excellent work on the website. <em>(Please note that the next fundraising update will be after April 22<sup>nd <\/sup>due to travel schedules.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Everyone should receive a special mailing about the Capital Campaign this week. Inside you will find information about the Campaign, the many restorations and improvements we are raising money for, and details on how you can help support the Campaign. <\/strong>We hope you will take some time to review the materials and think about what Our Home, Our Future, Our Time means to you and your family. <em>If you didn\u2019t receive a mailing, please contact the church.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A word about visits\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most important goals for this Campaign is to help people feel even more connected to our church and one another\u2026after all, this is <strong>Our Home!<\/strong> Everyone in the church will have an opportunity for a group or individual visit with one of our trained \u201cCampaign Visitors,\u201d people who have volunteered to meet with folks to talk about the Church, listen to stories about what it means to our members, and answer any questions about the Campaign before <u>confidential<\/u> pledges are made. <em>We want you to know that the home visit is NOT about asking for specific amounts of money \u2013 that is for you to decide and the details of your pledge are confidential.<\/em> We believe you will enjoy getting to know someone better (or making a new friend), while you learn more about this important step we are taking together in the life of our Church. We hope you will say YES to a visit!<\/p>\n<p>As always, if you have any questions, please <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fccej.org\/v5\/capital-campaign\/committee-contacts\/\">reach out<\/a> to Co-Chairs Dave Johnson or Kaki McGeary.<\/p>\n<p>Peace &amp; Blessings!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>God is great! Did you feel God\u2019s love in Fellowship Hall last Sunday when our congregation came together to officially kick off the Our Home, Our Future, Our Time Capital Campaign?\u00a0 We did! 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