Grant Proposal 2006
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Executive Summary Page 4 History Page 5
Mission & Vision Page 5
Need and Scope Page 7
Past Successes / Accomplishments Page 8
Goals and Objectives for the future Page 8
Evaluation Page 9
Conclusion Attachments Current financial statement Copy of Copy of building plan Project budget to date Faith Builders, John Wicks’ résumé |
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Executive Summary
The Elder Board, Building Committee and congregation
of Faith Fellowship Church of Dexter
respectfully submit for your consideration
the following grant proposal.
We are looking for a total of $500,000.00 to finish
our
building project, which was started three years
ago. To date, we have
invested over $450,000 in
our building. Using an entirely volunteer labor
force,
we have incurred zero debt. We feel challenged
by God to build debt-free
and welcome your favorable
consideration to partner with us in this Kingdom
project.
This
all-voluntary workforce has accomplished great
things during the project:
·
Completed
foundation including partial basement
·
R52 Insulated
Concrete walls (over 2,000,000 lbs of concrete)
·
Steel Framing of
mezzanine and support for sanctuary trusses
·
Installed Roof
trusses (over 88 styles)
·
Poured Concrete floor pads
·
Standing seam
steel roof
·
Erected Interior
wall framing
Our current need includes:
Plumbing $
20,339
Conc. Fl $
5,599
Electrical $ 73,865
HVAC $
77,000
Septic System $
20,696
Well $
4,400
Drywall $
35,750
Painting $
17,875
Doors & Hardware $
17,050
Wood Trim $
5,500
Special Construction $
15,290
Aluminum Doors $
12,650
Ext. Masonry $121,000
Site Work $
33,000
Sidewalks & Curb $
11,000
Guardrail
& Retaining Wall $
5,500
Landscaping $ 15,000
Project Manager $
23,100
Total $
514,614.50
The list reflects notable past accomplishments as
well as our being at the point in the project where
more specialized
professional skills are needed. The increased monetary outflow this requires
precipitated our request for additional help.
History
On
and his
wife, Cheryl, were sent from Faith Fellowship in
New Testament church. Faith Fellowship of Dexter’s first
construction project was completed
prior to its first service. A bathroom and
small storage room were added to the former
Episcopal church that had become
our congregation’s home. The church was officially
incorporated in March 1983
with a membership of approximately 25 people.
In the fall of 1987,
we completed our second construction project: an
addition on the west side of the facility that
gave us much-needed space for
ministry to children.
In 1996, Faith Fellowship of Dexter purchased
property directly
across the road from the
clearing took place with the help of many volunteers. We installed a
driveway
with a land bridge and pond that same year.
A capital
campaign initiated in the spring of 1997 raised funds used to
begin construction on the site in August 2002.
In January 2002,
a reconstituted building committee was commissioned to
develop
and implement construction. The
ground breaking took place in
July 2002, earnest labor followed shortly
afterwards and continues
to the present time.
Faith Fellowship of Dexter is an independent church
with no denominational affiliation, yet holds
to a high standard of
accountability. In 1992 a number of
regional churches started from
a central church in
NCMF exists to promote legitimate accountability for the
ministers as well as expanded fellowship
for the associated churches. Today NCMF consists of 22 members from 14
churches
possessing varied backgrounds, cooperating together in the
Gospel. There is additional
non-member
involvement with NCMF from denominational and non-denominational churches.
Pastor
Paul Gmitter (senior pastor) is an associate minister of Elim Fellowship,
Executive Director of Camp Shiloh
Ministries, an Elim affiliated youth ministry, and is one of
NCMF’s
Elders. M. Cheryl Gmitter (Pastor Paul’s
wife) has a ministerial license through Elim
Fellowship. Pastor David Maxon
(assistant pastor) has a ministerial license through North Country
Ministers’
Fellowship.
Mission & Vision
“Building a Firm Family in the Faith”
1.
Our mission is to build within this community a body
of believers (the local church), then
set in order, equip the people for the
work of serving the Lord, and then release them to
function in that work. 1Cor. 3:9-12; Heb 6:1-3; Luke 6:46-49.
2.
Our mission is to train, develop, and equip the
excellent leaders who can and will reproduce
their God given ministries locally
and beyond.
1Cor.
3.
Our mission is to restore, stabilize, and develop
Godly families, thereby raising a standard
against the present societal and
cultural assault on the family. 1Peter
4.
Our mission is to evangelize our community by
becoming salt and light. We purpose to
overcome evil with good, hatred with
love, coldness with warmth, and apathy with compassion.
Matt,
5.
Our mission is to bless the greater body of Christ,
by sharing and receiving gifts, and talents,
wherever and however God leads us.
2Cor. 8:2-5; Acts 4:42;
6.
Our mission is to demonstrate as a New Testament
Church, the true nature of Christian faith
and fellowship. First, to one
another within the local church, then to the surrounding area, and
finally to
the world, with God's help and direction.
1Cor.
Need and Scope
Our
current facility is too small. We
presently hold two services on Sunday to accommodate
our current congregation,
and have had to take several of our seminars to other area
churches to
accommodate the large number of participants.
Additionally, with the impact on
our region from the expansion of the US
Army’s 10th Mountain Division at
see the needs of families increasing.
base
that is in the process of expansion to three brigades or 15,000 soldiers. Therefore in our
area there are a growing
number of families as well as non-military support staff that will benefit
greatly from our targeted spiritual emphasis in this region.
Today,
Army units in the world and its active component units assigned to the
installation provide administrative
and logistical support for the mobilization
and training of almost 80,000 troops annually.
Our
vision for the region involves the salvation of our un-churched
neighbors and
loved ones, bringing in ministries to speak into the leadership
of area
churches, hosting seminars for the community on parenting, marriage
and
spiritual freedom. To assist in the
accomplishing these goals, we are
building a facility to seat 350 people.
Over
the last fifteen years, our fundamental vision “building a firm family
in the
faith”, has been refined in the hearts of our pastors, elders, and
congregation.
We are committed to loving
the Lord, each other, and our world while expanding
His Kingdom through Biblical
preaching and teaching, Christ-centered worship,
evangelism, discipleship,
missions, and the restoration and stabilization of families.
Presently, we are actively engaged in
internal and external ministries that deal with
bringing believers into healthy
function in their God-given destiny. We
bless the
community through a diversity of loving acts of service, and bridging
barriers to the nations of the world
through active identification with missionaries, as
well as ministry to un-reached people groups.
The building
under construction is the first major phase of a envisioned
campus that is to accommodate the needs of a
congregation of 1,000. We believe God’s Sprit will be poured out in
unprecedented measure on His church in
our region.
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Past Successes / Accomplishments
Hosted:- Hope for the Family – Video Series for the
community
- Several “Focus on the Family” - Video Series
for the community
- The Voice of Wisdom – Multi- church parenting Seminar planned
for Spring 2006
- Participated in Community Outreaches:
- Billy Graham crusade with John Wesley White
- Kenneth Copeland on
- Steve Wingfield Encounter in
Yearly Community involvement:
o
Dexter
“Riverfest”
o
Brownville
“General Brown Days”
o
Directing an
Elim affiliated youth camp for the past 13 years
- Two Successful Capital campaigns in support of
the building project
- May 1997 – May 2000
- May 2003 – May 2004
- Marriage enrichment and counseling
o
Regular referrals from community churches
o
Empowering
Couples marriage enrichment groups – material from “Life Innovations”
o
Freedom in
Christ – Neil Anderson materials
- Yearly events:
o
Spiritual
Freedom Seminars – Helping others find freedom in Christ from past traumas,
hurts, habitual sins and abuse.
§
SFS held in 3
area churches
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SFS participants
regularly come from 6 local churches
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Preliminary teachings held at
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Attendees from B.A.S.I.C. (Brothers and Sisters
in Christ - an Elim affiliated
college based ministry) from 2 colleges
o
Living Waters – a ministry for people seeking healing in areas of
relational brokenness.
A healing, teaching and discipleship series, Living
Waters addresses
the reality that we are all broken in our ability to love
others well. The
goal of Living Waters is to lay a foundation for relational
wholeness in our
lives. We are one of only three churches in NY State to offer
this National
recognized program. Living Waters draws participants from local
churches
and
Goals and Objectives
for the future
·
Significantly
strengthen families in and outside the church thereby ministering to many
children
·
Create a
marriage mentoring network for the county – considerably diminish the local
divorce rate
·
Provide
and denominational churches
·
To provide a
location for seminars giving practical training in communication development,
family skills and leadership development
·
Phase two – A
1,000 seat conference center
Evaluation
We
have partnered with a
has been on site as a paid project manager, working
with the architect and overseeing all aspects
of construction. He has coordinated the inspection process
with local code enforcement officers and
will continue training and working
with our volunteers.
As
the project transitions to the electrical and mechanical phases, he will
oversee any subcontractors.
John will be involved until the completion of the
project. Upon your favorable
consideration we will
submit to you periodic project progress reports,
demonstrating how your participation contributes to
the completion of the
previously stated goals. All progress
can also be monitored weekly on our
website at http://www.dexterff.org.
Upon
completion of the project, or as requested, we will give extensive accounting
showing how your
investment was spent.
Conclusion:
We
are Building a Firm Family in the Faith. It is our heart to bring the un-churched and
broken into
our church family, have it become their spiritual family, and as
that family equip and then release each
Christian to flow in the gifts and
callings God has given them in the community and beyond.
With
your help we will
- Complete
Construction and obtain the Certificate of Occupancy by
- Dedicate
staff to begin expansion of ministry to Fort Drum Families in Fall 2006
with an on site
Marriage conference in late Fall 2006 which will include - Host a Spiritual
Freedom Seminar in conjunction with several area churches in October 2006.
- In Spring of 2007
further develop Family ministry plan to soldiers and community with
Parenting
Seminar and classes. - Host a Missions
conference in 2007 featuring our elder that is serving in
promote prayer, financial, and physical support for ministry in - Host Regional
Leadership Development event for North Country Minister’s Fellowship in
2007
targeting up and coming leaders in the church.
