1. RENOVATION
FOR
RENEWAL
The 2014 Capital Campaign:
St. Matthew Lutheran Church

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
 Summary of Congregation Facilities Survey
 Property Ministry Findings
 Priority List for Projects
 Estimated Costs
 The Capital Campaign
 Schedule
 Questions

3. SUMMARY OF FACILITIES SURVEY
 Congregation surveyed in May 2013
 114 people responded to the survey
 106 also offered comments
 Key question: What are the critical facility needs at church?

4. KEY SURVEY RESPONSES
HIGHEST RANKING RESPONSES
 Energy stewardship (making the building more energy
efficient) – 76%
 Rest rooms should be improved – 55%
 Handicapped accessibility – 49%

5. KEY SURVEY COMMENTS
MOST COMMENTS
 Handicapped Accessibility
 Major Facilities Maintenance
 Rest Room Renovation
 Air Conditioning of Entire Building

6. CHURCH RESTROOM COMPARISON
St. MATTHEW RESTROOM (W) OTHER CHURCH RESTROOM

7. CHURCH RESTROOM COMPARISON
St. MATTHEW RESTROOM (M) OTHER CHURCH RESTROOM

8. PROPERTY MINISTRY FINDINGS
HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBILITY
 The church building has six different levels
 Providing full handicapped accessibility requires additional study
 Will present options in the future for congregation’s discussion

9. PROPERTY MINISTRY FINDINGS
MAJOR FACILITIES MAINTENANCE AND REPLACEMENT
 Sanctuary and main floor boiler (heater) is 43 years old – highly
inefficient and requires full replacement, including circulating pumps
 Controls for education wing boiler are not operating properly
 Education wing roof requires full replacement
 Office, foyer, lounge and library roof requires full replacement
 Lounge and office air conditioners require full replacement
 Lounge carpet needs full replacement

10. BOILERS
MAIN BOILER EDUCATIONWING BOILER

11. ROOF
LARGE AIR BUBBLES CRACKED ROLL ROOFING
Bubbles

12. PROJECT PRIORITY LIST
RANKED FROM HIGHESTTO LOWEST PRIORITY
 Pay back Memorial Fund loan for sanctuary air conditioning
 Replace office, foyer, lounge and library roof
 Replace education wing roof
 Replace main boiler
 Renovate rest rooms
 Replace lounge and office air conditioning
 Ideally, these units should be replaced at the same time as the roof to avoid damage
or leaks to the new roof
 Air condition fellowship hall, library and foyer
 Lounge carpeting

13. ESTIMATED COSTS
 Repay Memorial Fund Loan $15,000
 Replace office, foyer, lounge and library roof 18,000
 Replace education wing roof 36,000
 Replace main boiler 32,000
 Renovate restrooms 24,000
 Replace lounge and office air conditioning 20,000
 Air condition fellowship hall, library and foyer 52,000
 Lounge carpeting 3,000
 TOTAL CAMPAIGN GOAL $200,000

14. THE CAPITAL CAMPAIGN
 The capital campaign mostly addresses the top concerns of the
congregation
 The church’s physical plant is aging
 Many projects on the priority list have already been deferred from prior years
 The church partially depends on funding for the use of its facilities
 Groups won’t continue to use outdated and antiquated facilities
 Our church building is not meeting the needs of the congregation or its
mission
 Council is exploring options for a building reserve fund
 But these projects can’t wait

15. SCHEDULE
 Pledge cards will be mailed out the week after Easter (April 20)
 Responses are requested byThursday, May 15, 2014
 Council will meet on May 19 to review the response
 Council will determine the final priority list
 The priority list will be presented at the semi-annual Congregation
Meeting on June 1, 2014 for approval
 Assuming approval, the campaign will run from July 1, 2014 to June 30,
2017 for payment of pledges

16. QUESTIONS
 Thank you for your attention to this important matter