Parkway Heights officially kicked off the Prepare the Way Capital Campaign today with the announcement of a major gift.  Judy Corts, one of the campaign program leaders, read the letter from an anonymous church family pledging $1 million to the capital campaign.  This pledge represents a significant step toward our project cost.  The text of the letter is below:

To our Parkway Heights family:

As we approach the response phase of the Prepare the Way campaign, we have taken the time to prayerfully pause and reflect on Parkway Heights’ nurturing influence in the lives of our own family. Parkway has been our only church home, and we have watched our children grow up in an affirming and loving church environment. We became Parkway Heights’ members for many reasons, and I would like to mention just a few.

First, we have always felt God’s presence not only within the physical walls of the church, but among all of our church family. There is a sense of caring and connection where one can share their joys and sorrows. Secondly, Parkway has allowed our family to worship and engage our hearts, minds, and souls in the teachings of Christ as we grow in Grace. We have been able to serve in any number of church ministries – networking with the body of Christ. And finally, we have had the opportunity to reach out and serve in missions – Woodley School, Edwards Street, Four Corners, Honduras, to mention just a few. There are many more reasons we could list, but what we realize is that our Parkway family has been our encouragement and strength in our daily walk with God.

And now we have the opportunity to provide Parkway Heights with new facilities to fully realize its ministry potential ̶ facilities that will allow the church to continue to grow into the future and to further realize its special mission to: Connect, Equip, Send. Parkway Heights’ families have always exhibited amazing stewardship and generosity. Our members have shown sacrificial generosity with their time, resources, and gifts. Our own family has been so richly blessed by God and our Parkway family that we have decided to pledge $1 million to the Prepare the Way campaign. It is our hope that everyone in our church will prayerfully consider gifting to the campaign – helping Parkway Heights continue its mission and fulfill the Great Commission, “making disciples of all nations” (Matt. 28: 18-20).

In Christ,

A Parkway Heights family

In the weeks following Easter, we will explore together what it means to Prepare the Way for God to work in our lives and our congregation. More than 2,000 years ago, Isaiah called on God’s people to Build up, build up, prepare the way. This passage has significant meaning as it applies to how we live each day. From March 30 – April 27, our worship will center around how our dreams, our risks, our sacrifices, and our gifts put us in a place where God can work in and through us, both individually and collectively. Invite a friend or family member to join us for these important weeks.

These Information Meetings are designed to share information about our Building Campaign called Prepare the Way. Information about our church’s present and future ministry will be provided. We will share why this moment in the life of our church is so important and why your support is critical to our success. No financial commitment will be asked for or received at these meetings. However, we will all be called to prayerfully consider our part in the campaign.

Below is a list of the Information Meetings. If you click the “Read the rest of this entry” link in the lower right corner, you can view them all.

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A couple of new renderings of the interior of the new building have been added to the Renderings gallery. Go check them out and let us know what you think.