Capital Campaign

In 1996, it was determined that St. Luke’s needed to expand its facilities in order to accommodate the church’s growing ministry.  Ground was broken for a new Sanctuary as well as expanded Educational and Music areas, and the Expect a Miracle capital campaign was launched.  That campaign raised just over $8 million.

In subsequent years, expanded parking and HVAC replacements were completed, bringing the total of all building project expenses (including interest) to $20 million.  Through Expect a Miracle and two other campaigns – With God, All Things Are Possible, and Powerful Possibilities – the generous people of St. Luke’s have given $16 million toward those expenses.

Our current indebtedness stands at nearly $4 million.  While there are sufficient capital gifts on hand to pay the mortgage through the end of 2011, additional gifts are needed for mortgage payments beginning in 2012 or we may have to reduce staff and programming to make those mortgage payments.

The St. Luke’s Governing Board has authorized a Trust God No Matter What capital campaign to generate $4 million in five-year pledges to make our monthly mortgage payments, and hopefully to become a debt-free congregation by 2015.

Prior to Dr. Millard coming to St. Luke’s in 1993, a debt was eliminated which enabled the leaders of St. Luke’s to envision what God was calling the church to do next in terms of expanding its strong servant ministries throughout the community and world, and in expanding the facilities to meet the spiritual needs of a growing congregation.  Doing the same today in 2011 as we celebrate Dr. Millard’s 18 years of leadership at St. Luke’s and his retirement from appointed ministry would leave the next senior pastor and our leaders with a financially strong congregation so that the ministries of St. Luke’s would continue to serve the spiritual and personal needs of thousands of people in our community and beyond.