St. Mary Catholic Church

1860

1978

2009

You can make your charitable contribution online via our secure server. Click on the button below and you can make your gift to the Legacy of Faith by "electronic check" or with a credit card. Your gift may be a one-time event, or you can set it up to automatically reoccur. (Through VANCO Secure Server)

 

As our parish has grown, so has our need for space to worship. Our parish is over 150 years old, and still growing. Our current focus is to pay off the debt that we incurred during the building of the present church. While the previous capital campaigns have been 3 year committments, we are asking for a 5 year committment, as that is the term of the present mortgage. We feel that between pledges and fund raising activities this is within our reach. The funds raised so far are illustrated by the chart in the next section (below).

Ground breaking for the current St. Mary’s building was April 21, 2008, and was dedicated on July 19, 2009.

This leads us into the Legacy of Faith Stewardship Campaign. As this balance is due in 5 years, the goal is to pay off the debt by that time. (and will vary depending upon how fast we pay off the debt. The faster we do, the less interest we will need to pay

For our parish family this is about more than just a church building. Like those before us who worked to lead us to where we are today, how will we as a parish family leave a Legacy of Faith? Click to download the Legacy Literature below


2002-2005 Faith Alive

$1,030,167

2005-2008 Forward by Faith

$716,096

2008-2011 Building Faith

$899,091

Misc Income, Gains, etc

$390,292

Left (Debt & Interest)

Approx. $1,900,000

 


Updated drawing (PDF) of the new church - click here

Phase I plan - Fellowship hall which seats 450 people for Sunday Service, offices, kitchen and an expandable education wing with a multipurpose room that can be used for large gatherings as well as classrooms.

We have the land and the plans should we outgrow our present church, there is no schedule as to when that would happen. It will be dictated by the needs of our parish.


You can make your charitable contribution online via our secure server. Click on the button below and you can make your gift to the Legacy of Faith by "electronic check" or with a credit card. Your gift may be a one-time event, or you can set it up to automatically reoccur. (Through VANCO Secure Server)

 


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