Since Christ.Community.Church. opened the doors to our present building on December 4, 2016, God has done remarkable things in using this facility as a tool to draw people to Himself. But we have never been, nor will we be, a mere building. We are a people. As we have grown and new people have come, one of our driving passions is to not lose our purpose and vision.

Those three short statements sum up what we’re about.  We are focused on Christ, here to serve our community, and passionate about Jesus’ people. Our Calling campaign is about much more than simple fundraising. It’s about sacrificial generosity, freeing up resources, and continuing to be faithful to our calling.

For those who have been around CCC for quite a while, what we’ve experienced in these past months has been a dream come true. So thank you for investing and being a part of God’s great work. For those who are new to CCC, this Calling campaign provides a prized opportunity where we can all continue reaching, serving, and striving to be all God has called us to be.

Clean Water for Cercady, Haiti - $60,000

Our partner community in Haiti will have the life-altering benefit of receiving clean water. Our funds will help enable over 3,500 people to have direct access to pure water, helping prevent cholera and other sometimes fatal diseases. The indirect impact will reach around 10,000 people. With God’s help, water could be flowing for them by the end of 2018. We’re excited about being able to change the lives of an entire community.

Expansion of The Shed - $300,000

With much excitement in our student ministry, we have outgrown our current facility. We will add
restroom facilities, a kitchen/serving area, and a larger meeting room that will accommodate
over 130 people. This expansion allows for two different sized rooms which will also be used for
other gatherings. Our plan is to have the addition completed by Labor Day, 2018.

The Square becomes solely used by CCC Kids
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Due to The Shed expansion with an additional meeting room, our current large group room in the CCC Kids area, The Square, will become solely used by our children’s ministry. This will allow them to have their own permanent décor and setup, and our CCC Kids staff to transform it into its best usage for our children’s ministry.

Debt Retirement - $1.2 Million

Our major financial drive is to eliminate at least half of CCC’s current debt by the summer of 2021. This would reduce our debt to $1.5 million and cut 11 years off of our mortgage payments, freeing up more resources for ministry. With CCC’s current growth, in addition to some simple increases in operating budget, we also see needs to increase our staff and to continue developing ministries in our area. Retiring debt frees up an enormous amount of finances, enabling us to continue our Calling.

​Giving is a Calling, and as such, we listen closely to the sacrificial challenge God issues to us. For God to accomplish His desires, we all have a part to play. As you consider the amount God is leading you to invest in His work here, recognize that this is “extra giving,” above what is needed for our annual budget.

“Not equal giving, but equal sacrifice.” Some can give more…some can give less; but all of us have a Calling to sacrifice. Here are four steps we encourage you to take to consider what you will give.
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PRAY. Ask God to continue to bless His work in and through us. Ask Him to lead you in determining what you will give. He knows our finances even more than we do.

UNITE. If you are married, do this together. Be unified in your decision.

GO THE NEXT MILE. Again, consider what you can sacrifice above your regular giving to CCC.  Our ministries will likely continue to grow, as will our expenses.

COMMIT. Covenant before God as you look forward over these next years. We are asking CCC to hold onto your Covenant Cards until Sunday morning, May 13, and bring them with you to our gathering, where we will celebrate and covenant together.

SOME CREATIVE WAYS TO GIVE...​

Commit your tax refund check each year to the Lord.

Use coupons or other attempts to cut food costs. Just saving $10 per week amounts to $1,560 over 3 years!
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Skip a meal. Removing one meal a week for a family (average of $25), and devoting that time for prayer or fasting, accumulates just under $4,000 over 3 years

Getting a bonus or a raise? Invest that into Calling to help continue God’s work here.
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Use a variety of means to cut costs, and invest that money into Calling. For example, drink water when eating out, cut your cable service back, go on a shorter vacation or trim amenities, postpone that major purchase… Saving $50 per week accumulates almost $8,000 in three years.

If every giving unit in our church gave $64 every week to Calling, we would raise $1.5 million over three years.

Some can give more…some can give less.

Just imagine the possibilities for our future if we reduced even more debt. Sacrificial giving takes on many faces.

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Let's Get Together

During the weeks of April 22 through May 3, we will spend a little time in each Life Group to recast this vision for God’s work through CCC, as well as answering questions you may have. If you’re currently in a Life Group, we certainly encourage you to be present for that special time.

​If you’re not in a Life Group, or if you happen to miss the gathering where we talk about Calling, we invite you to come to our “catch all” gathering on Wednesday night, May 2nd, at 7:00pm in the Sanctuary.

Please bring your Covenant Card to our Sunday morning gathering, either service, on May 13.

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