Marble Community Church: Capital Campaign

For Community… For Spirit… For History… For the Future... For the Kingdom of God

There is a time for everything and this is the time for repairing and restoring our historic church and building a Fellowship Hall for expanded work and activities. In this brochure we share with you the endeavors of a dedicated Board, Building Committee, and Capital Campaign Committee. The gifts of many members of our community are reflected, as well as the gift from the Colorado Historical Society which made the thorough assessment of our National Historic Register building possible. For all of the time and talent given to date - - thank you.

BACKGROUND - - A PLAN

The Marble Community Church has grown over the last two decades in a modern rebirth of a church whose roots go back to the turn of the last century. Services have increased, membership has grown, and activities using the building have expanded. In 2001, in addition to the weekly Sunday and holiday services, the church was home to summer Catholic services, community potluck dinners and presentations, the annual Vacation Bible School, a new teen program, concerts, September 11th memorial, and, of course, the weddings, funerals, and baptisms that highlight the lives of both our members and visitors who choose this special mountain setting as an idyllic place to mark their personal histories.

As the use of our building increases, we have become increasingly aware of the physical limitations of the space, and perhaps of greater concern, the serious structural deficiencies of a building which is 114 years old. The Board decided that we could not shore up the foundation, or fix the heat, or bolster a sagging wall, or build a Fellowship Hall in incremental steps. Each component impacted the next. A full plan was needed in order to allow us to make good decisions and make wise improvements that would be there for future generations in the Crystal Valley. The plan allows us to prepare for the future with new space in a Fellowship Hall (on the site of the church's original Boy's Club), while honoring the past with a full restoration of the church building. The new space which relies heavily on the "barn raising" spirit of the west and a lot of community volunteers becomes a temporary home for the congregation while the serious and highly technical historic restoration and renovation is done to the historic building.

A TIMELINE for 2002-2003

2002

2003

June

July

Aug

Sept

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Build Fellowship Hall

Historic Renovation

Landscape/Hallway

Celebrations

Celebrations:

June, 2002 Groundbreaking

July, 2002 Art Fair

September, 2002 Potluck

April, 2003 Move back in!!!

May, 2003 Big Welcome

Financial Information

Budget Category	Cash Budget	Donated Labor & Materials	Total Budget
Fellowship Hall	$60,000	$42,000	$102, 000
Historic Renovation	228,000	20,000	248,000
Hallway	15,000	5,000	20,000
Project Oversight and Overhead	2,500	33,000	35,500
Mission/Youth Fund	15,000	0	15,000
Total	320,500	100,000	420,500

Capital Campaign Targets

Member "Leadership"	$60,000	$50,000 committed
Membership Donations	20,000
Community Focus Drive	15,000
Friends of the Church	15,000
Foundations Grants	190,000	Colorado Historical Society
Special Events/Concerts/Other	5,000
Donated Labor and Materials	100,500	$46,000 committed
Church Reserves	20,000
Total Fundraising Identified	$425,500	$96,000 committed

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