THE GARDEN CHURCH
PLAY A PART IN A BIG MOVE OF GOD
BY INVESTING FINANCIALLY IN A FUTURE FACILITY.
ONE MOMENT IN HISTORY
“….the gospel, which has come to you, as indeed in the whole world it is bearing fruit and increasing—as it also does among you…” Colossians 1:5-7
There are rare times when people get the chance to stand at the center of God's work in a generation. You're living, right now, in one of the most spiritually receptive times in history. That is no accident. Cod planned it. You've been chosen for it. Stories are being rewritten by the blood of Jesus every Sunday. This a movement. The question is: will we steward it? Hundreds of people like you are longing to see Cod ignite widespread cultural change. To be part of something like that, the next and most critical step is to pursue a more permanent facility. This step could crystalize and accelerate this unique Gospel opportunity we're experiencing.
The goal is not to just build a church community; but a legacy that will echo into eternity.
THE POTENTIAL TO MULTIPLY
“At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ…” Colossians 4:3-4
What’s happening here doesn’t happen everywhere. The Garden has grown to over 1,000 people in just a short time, each with their own story. 110 have been baptized. But rapid growth brings us to a crossroad: do we keep riding the wave aimlessly until it fizzles out, or harness this moment to make an impact that will outlast us all?
THE GOAL:
$500K RAISED
50K GIVEN AWAY.
How will this help? The idea is this puts our church much closer to qualifying for a loan required for a facility.
OPPORTUNITY FUND? This is an opportunity fund, because while we don’t yet have a facility in site, it’s a fund that allows us to begin the conversation with a commercial realtor when the opportunity arises.
How can we get there? If 300 families or individuals committed to $139/mo toward the campaign we would hit this goal. Imagine if we doubled or tripled that goal…
Impact families in need and the community. We aim to give 10% (or 50K) away outside of The Garden: Local Foster Care, Global Missions, Teen Outreach, Church Planting.
IMPACT FAMILIES, THE FUTURE, AND THE MISSION FIELD.
FOSTER CARE:
CHRISTIAN FAMILY CARE
Founded by Kay Ekstrom in 1982, Christian Family Care began serving children and families through foster care, adoption, and pregnancy counseling programs. They are much more than an adoption and foster care agency. Their vision is to see every child loved and nurtured in a Christ-centered family.
NEXT GEN OUTREACH:
YOUNG LIFE
Ashlyn and Anthony oversee the entire West Valley as regional leaders for Younglife, one of the most strategic and impactful immersive, evangelistic student ministries in the world. By supporting them we’re infiltrating schools directly to see students evangelized in their context and discipled by trusted leaders.
GLOBAL MISSIONS:
SALT SEMINARY
Global pastors in difficult and persecuted contexts, like China or the Middle East, are priced out of seminary and often succumb to heretical teaching. Bob Maddox is leveraging his decades of pastoral experience to offer SALT, an online seminary the equips global leaders theologically and practically for free.
CHURCH PLANTING:
NEW CHURCHES
The vision of The Garden is not to amass the biggest singular church possible but to send out 5 church plants in the next 15 years. To that end, we’re setting apart 2.5% of what’s raised to use for sending out quality pastors, seeding the southwest and the world with new multiplying churches.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE TO GIVE?
ONE TIME GIFT + A MONTHLY COMMITMENT.
ONE TIME GIFT
This is a large upfront gift to make a huge dent initially. The idea is to give once upfront + a commitment monthly.
MONTHLY COMMITMENT
This is a consistent amount committed monthly. For those that give or tithe at The Garden, this is an amount above beyond your monthly giving. You can do this by adding “recurring giving” and use the fund drop-down to add it to the “A Bigger Story”.
COMMITMENT ENVELOPE
Bring a commitment envelope to the church on December 15th to make a commitment together with everyone joining A Bigger Story. Don’t have one? You can grab one on Sunday or setup the same digitally below.