Notes from Chuck
Dear Crossbridge Family,
2010 is, so far, a rollercoaster ride for us at Crossbridge. We are seeing more and more new people at Sunday Services; Community Groups are getting filled up; new Partners are joining the church. While all this is going on, our giving has really taken a hit. As of now, we are $9000.00 behind last year’s giving at this time! Crossbridge needs $13,100 per week to meet our operating expenses from our budgets. We are committed to being very conservative in our spending, so all deferrable spending (extra projects, programming, etc.) has been put on hold during this time.
You have shown over and over that you are committed to doing whatever it takes to “make growing followers of Jesus Christ” through serving and giving. I know that we will face this challenge with the same sacrifice, humility, and prayer that we have faced others with in the past.
If you are new to Crossbridge and have not begun to regularly worship through financial giving, let me encourage you to begin. If you would like to learn more about financial giving, let me encourage you to listen to the last message in our Philippians series, “Joy in the City,” you can find it here. It’s called “The Joy of Generosity.”
You can give to Crossbridge through…
- Sunday Services. Feel free to give during the offering part of our service or drop your offering off in one of the two offering boxes located in the lobby.
- Online Giving. You can go here and give online. When you go to the giving page, you will see three places to give.
- General Tithe – That money goes toward our general operating expenses, which is what I wrote about above.
- Building Fund – These funds are used toward our three-year Giving Campaign, which began in 2007, to pay for the build-out of our current facility
- Men’s Advance – This is where you can pay online for the upcoming Men’s Retreat.
I know that many of us are going through personal financial hardship right now. I want you to know you are cared for and prayed for by me and our staff.
You are such a sweet church, Crossbridge. I’m so thankful for you and how you are seeking to live lives of Gospel intentionality. God is faithful.
Men, remember Sunday is the last day to sign-up for the Men’s Advance. We are going to have a blast. Sign-up online, or grab a brochure Sunday and go old school – use a pen!
Also, if you need a few laughs, go watch this marriage video. It lightened my day.
See-ya Sunday as we continue “Mark’s Gospel: Discovering the Real Jesus.”
Chuck
