Crossroads (Lancaster First UMC) "Faith Forward to the Finish Line" Final Lap Promo Video

"Faith Forward to the Finish Line" Crossroads Campaign - Preparing for Lap #4 (June, 2014 to May, 2015)

Crossroads Campaign Update (First UMC) - Sunday Worship, January 19

The worship attendance may have been significantly down due to snow but spirits were soaring high on Sunday, January 19 when our church's Finance Chairperson, Scott Reed presented an update on our present Faith Forward to the Finish Line five year pay-off campaign.

Scott began his presentation by offering some historical context regarding our beautiful and spacious Crossroads facility located on W. Fair Avenue.

• Construction on our 4.2 million dollar facility began in 2006.
• A grand opening was held in 2007.
• 1st Campaign (2005 to 2008) - Giving in Ministry & Branching Out in Faith
• 2nd Campaign (2008 to 2011) - The Living Vine
• 3rd & Current Campaign (2011 to 2016) - Faith Forward to the Finish Line

We are nearing the end of the third of five laps (years) in our present campaign. I have some really good news to share with you. 

Drum roll, please...

Our Crossroads debt is now UNDER a million dollars!

$965,728!

Thank you for your faithfulness in helping us to keep pace in our efforts to pay off our facility debt by May, 2016! This is being made possible because of your generous support.

Our Crossroads facility is being used in many significant ways including our Second Saturday Outreach, large-scale ministry events to reach out to our community such as Eggstravaganza & the Halloween Carnival, Sharing Hope dinner meetings to help eliminate local poverty, Wednesday Fellowship Dinners, and many community organizations.

As we approach the beginning of lap #4 of our five-lap campaign this May, let's celebrate our progress and give thanks to God that we are nearing the finish line!

Lord, our church celebrates the good news of the progress of our present campaign. We know that we still have a little over two more laps to go, but we're getting there! Thank you for the generous support of this congregation. More importantly, thank you for the many ways that we are sharing the love of Jesus Christ with our community through our beautiful Crossroads facility. With grateful hearts for what you have already been able to accomplish in and through us, we offer this prayer. Amen.

[For information on how to financially support our present Crossroads "Faith to the Finish Line" five-year campaign, contact our church's business office, 740-653-3330 or debsilvia@lancasterfumc.org and ask for our Business Manager, Deb Silvia.]

My New Day Job - Race Car Driver

Crossroads Faith Forward to the Finish Line - Lap 2

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Grace Community Fellowship

This is the video that was part of the May 15 "Every Time I Think of You: Your Faith Known Throughout the World" sermon.

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Youth Ministries

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Nativity Display

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Music

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Red Cross Emergency Shelter

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Vacation Bible School

New Crossroads Fund Drive - The Gathering Worship

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Second Saturday Outreach

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Creative Ministries

New Crossroads Fund Drive - Key Dates

Our new Crossroads fund drive, "Faith Forward to the Finish Line" was launched during worship on Sunday, March 6 with the first of eleven brief videos. Each of these videos tell the story of significant ways our new facility is a blessing in our local community. I'll continue to post these videos here on a week to week basis.

• Bible Studies
• Creative Ministries
• Second Saturday Outreach
• “The Gathering” Worship
• Fellowship Dinners
• Vacation Bible School
• Community Groups – Red Cross Blood Drive/Emergency Shelter, Board of Elections,
UMC District & Conference Events, Seminars…
• Combined Choir Events
• Nativity & Fontanini Display
• Weekly Youth Ministry
• Partnership with Grace Church

Following the first two three year fund drives, we are excited about having this new five-year drive be the one that gets us to the finish line in the spring of 2016! The congregation will receive a mailing the week of May 9 that will include a financial commitment card to complete and bring to worship on Sunday, May 15 for a special dedication. If you want to learn more about our new Crossroads fund drive, join us for one of our information meetings (see below.)

Key Dates:

Sun., March 27, 9:45 A.M. - Information Meeting @ Rising House Parlor
Sun., March 27, 11:00 A.M. - Information Meeting @ Rising House Parlor
Mon., March 28, 6 P.M. - Information Meeting @ Church Sanctuary
Wed., April 13, 6 P.M. – Informational Meeting @ Crossroads, 2095 W. Fair Ave.
Wed., April 27, 6 P.M. – Informational Meeting @ Crossroads, 2095 W. Fair Ave.
Week of May 9 – Congregational Mailing with Commitment Cards
Sun., May 15 – Commitment Sunday (Offering Our Financial Commitments)
Sun., May 22 – Celebration Sunday (Sharing of Commitment Results)

I am so thankful for the donors who have participated in the first two campaigns. Thanks to you, we are able to use our Crossroads facility to reach our community with the love of Jesus Christ. We can now see the finish line ahead!

“Now finish doing it, so that your eagerness may be matched by completing it according to your means.” – II Corinthians 8:11

During the launch of our new fund drive, let's pray this prayer together on a daily basis, “Lord, what would You do through me to accomplish Your will in my church?”

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New Crossroads Fund Drive - Wednesday Adult Bible Study