Building Updates
Announcements & Key Information:
Guiding Documents
- Building on Mission: Summary of key values informing our building project and its goals.
- Kairos Listening Report: Findings from the December 2019/January 2020 survey and listening sessions with Pastor Joe Crowther, of Kairos Consulting
- Draft renovation floorplans and renderings (as of 12/7/20): Final building to be finalized and approved following the proposed spring 2021 capital appeal.
Town Hall Meetings (Zoom or Fellowship Hall) – Sundays February 21 & 28, 10:30 a.m.
- View the video of Pastor Joe Crowther’s presentation from February 21
- View the video of the building plan presentation and Q&A from February 28
Congregational Meeting (Zoom or Fellowship Hall) – Sunday, March 14, 10:30 a.m.
- Voting on the following recommendation: Led by God’s Spirit, we approve the launch of the public phase of a 5 million dollar capital appeal for funding the First Lutheran Church building project. This appeal will allow us to finalize a building plan at a later date.
Building Project Update 8/5/21
The Finance Team met this week to discuss pledge and donation progress & the next steps for the building project. To date, pledges & donations total $3.2 million. We are extremely grateful for the response and it speaks volumes for our congregation and...
From Your Campaign Chairs
Dear First Lutheran Family, We are honored to work with a talented team to execute a meaningful capital campaign that will chart the course of First Lutheran Church "For Generations to Come.” A successful campaign will generate the resources to build a new and...
3/14/21 Congregational Meeting Voting Results
This morning, nearly 200 FLC members gathered in person and via Zoom for a congregational meeting to vote on launching the public phase of the capital campaign. Here is the motion that was voted on, by written ballot (paper and email): We approve the launch of the...
Congregational Meeting 3/14/21: Capital Campaign Approval
This Sunday, March 14 at 10:30 a.m. there will be a congregational meeting to vote on launching the public phase of the capital campaign: Led by God’s Spirit, we approve the launch of the public phase of a 5 million dollar capital appeal for funding the First Lutheran...
Town Hall 2 Recap (with video)
Thank you to the more than 70 households who participated, in-person and via Zoom, in our second town hall meeting on Sunday, February 28. View a video of the town hall meeting here. Adrian Walter, Troy Whitehill, and architect Jon Wallencamp reviewed the current...
Town Hall 1 Recap (with video)
WHERE ARE WE? A CONVERSATION ON THE STATUS OF THE CAPITAL APPEAL Below are summary notes recapping the presentation given by by Pr. Joe Crowther, FLC’s Kairos Consultant, at the 21 February 2021 FLC Town Hall meeting on the building-project process, via zoom. Here’s...
Building on Mission
First Lutheran Church, rooted in the Gospel of God’s grace, is a welcoming community of worship, witness, spiritual growth and ecumenical service to God and God’s people. “FLC has an impressively missional DNA,” says Pr. Joe Crowther, our Kairos capital campaign...
Pastoral Letter – 2/17/21
Dear Members of First Lutheran Church, Grace to you and peace, from God our Creator and our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This Sunday in worship our gospel comes from the first chapter of Mark. In this reading, we will encounter the Holy Spirit two times, and in two...
Building Renovation Open Conversation – 11/22/20
This is an exciting time for First Lutheran as we look to renew our facilities to better fulfill our mission. We encourage you to gather information and find ways to talk to each other about the renovation project. Toward that end, there will be a Building Open Forum...