November 2, 2014
I have posted in the hallway an accounting of the investment and monies spent to bring us to this day of dedication. It is amazing to me that we have spent over $180,000 and need to spend nearly $25,000 more. We have been blessed with a benefactor who has called benefactors to make this happen. We can’t look at our numbers and say, “It was our strength of numbers that brought us this blessing.” Most churches in America are under 100 in attendance with an average of $70,000 in their budgets. Lord of Lords BCC has had a budget over $120,000 for its existence and many of those years it has reached $145,000. We have been blessed and for such a small congregation of roughly 70 people, to have resources given and provided so that we could invest $200,000 to have our TCO and then our CO, is remarkable (more like a miracle).
We have had donations from anonymous sources and discounts from contractors exceeding $70,000+ to get us here. From September 2012 to October 2014 we have had numerous large donations from $500 to $10,000 given for this purpose. I’d like to believe it is because we are such special people but God is no respecter of persons. I’d like to say it is because we have such a great pastor but that is not the case either. What we have is a rich place for those who have come to grasp, stand in, and assert God’s rich grace.
When we believe the right things it places us in the gift of God’s blessing. We don’t get what we deserve; we get what we believe Jesus is to us. We get Jesus if we accept our acceptance...
I have posted in the hallway an accounting of the investment and monies spent to bring us to this day of dedication. It is amazing to me that we have spent over $180,000 and need to spend nearly $25,000 more. We have been blessed with a benefactor who has called benefactors to make this happen. We can’t look at our numbers and say, “It was our strength of numbers that brought us this blessing.” Most churches in America are under 100 in attendance with an average of $70,000 in their budgets. Lord of Lords BCC has had a budget over $120,000 for its existence and many of those years it has reached $145,000. We have been blessed and for such a small congregation of roughly 70 people, to have resources given and provided so that we could invest $200,000 to have our TCO and then our CO, is remarkable (more like a miracle).
We have had donations from anonymous sources and discounts from contractors exceeding $70,000+ to get us here. From September 2012 to October 2014 we have had numerous large donations from $500 to $10,000 given for this purpose. I’d like to believe it is because we are such special people but God is no respecter of persons. I’d like to say it is because we have such a great pastor but that is not the case either. What we have is a rich place for those who have come to grasp, stand in, and assert God’s rich grace.
When we believe the right things it places us in the gift of God’s blessing. We don’t get what we deserve; we get what we believe Jesus is to us. We get Jesus if we accept our acceptance...
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