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Living our Legacy
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
First Presbyterian Church
Bonham, TEXAS
2012
“And God is able to make all grace abound
toward you, that you, always having all
sufficiency in all things, may have an
abundance for every good work” (2 Cor 9:8).
Living our Legacy
Our History
First Presbyterian Church
of Bonham, Texas was
founded in 1872.
In 1885, the church moved
into its first building,
which was relocated
twelve years later to its
present site.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Our History
Over the decades, many
changes have been made,
including additions,
renovations, and new
liturgical elements.
An addition to church
sanctuary building
completed its present
shape at the time of its
move to the current site.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Our History
Over time other changes
took place:
• An organ was installed
and then replaced with
the current pipe organ
• Stained glass windows
were incorporated into
the north, west and
south walls of the
sanctuary
• A banister for the choir
loft was constructed
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Our History
Over time other changes
took place:
• New pews and
carpeting placed
• Lighting and central
air conditioning
installed
• Sound a video systems
were installed
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Our History
Yet the building the
original founders
worshiped in continues to
serve as the house of
worship for this
congregation today,
nearly 127 years later.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Project Background
In 2005 a group within the
church began to envision
what our church could be.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Project Background
Lyle Novinski, a liturgical
consultant with extensive
experience in church
design, was invited to
review the current
sanctuary and worship
space. He provided the
core ideas for
transforming the
sanctuary into a
liturgically appropriate
worship space that
restores and maintains the
church’s historical
integrity.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Project Background
This group connected with
Partners for Sacred
Places, an organization
whose mission is to restore
and preserve historical
church buildings and
worship spaces. Partners
for Sacred Places
consulted with the church
and provided a grant to
enable an architectural
analysis of the building,
with the proposed changes
made by Mr. Novinski in
view.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Project Background
An engineering report was
also completed by Tom
Witherspoon, a
professional consulting
engineer. This provided
needed analysis of the
building’s foundation and
structure.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Campaign Background
In May, 2011, a survey
was conducted of the
congregation. One crucial
element of this survey was
to poll the congregation as
to the desire for
conducting a capital
campaign, and, if so, what
priorities would be
included in the campaign.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Campaign Background
The results of the survey
showed nearly
unanimous support for a
capital campaign with
the renovation of the
sanctuary as the highest
priority. The other priority
receiving strong support
was the development of
mission and ministry
opportunities for the
church.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Campaign Background
The Session of the church
unanimously approved a
capital campaign to be
conducted to address these
priorities, under the
guidance of a Building
Committee to oversee the
work of the sanctuary
renovation project, with
the oversight of a licensed
contractor to provide
expertise and liability
coverage.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Campaign Background
Other aspects of the
capital campaign to be
considered and addressed
a new church sign and a
mission and ministry
component.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Campaign Background
The Session also approved
the utilization of the Isbell
Fund, a $50,000 gift to the
church, as seed money for
the campaign.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Sanctuary Priorities
• Ensure the structure of
the building is
architecturally and
structurally sound,
repairing and
supplementing any
foundational and
support elements
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Sanctuary Priorities
• Enhance the sanctuary
to provide a
liturgically optimal
worship space while
restoring and
preserving the
historical integrity of
the building
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Sanctuary Priorities
• Integrate the
technological needs of
a modern worshiping
congregation –
including sound, video
and other aspects
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Other Improvements
• A digital sign along
Center Street to replace
the current
“changeable letter”
sign, to better
communicate church
activities and messages
to members and the
community
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Mission and Ministry
Opportunities
• Creation of a church
mission fund to serve
the community and
the world in the
sharing of the gospel of
Jesus Christ
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Sanctuary Renovations
• Level, to the extent
possible, the floor and
reinforce the
foundation, particularly
around the organ
chamber
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Living our Legacy
Sanctuary Renovations
• Enlarge and lower the
chancel space,
extending along the
north wall and
providing steps for easy
access to the chancel
and choir loft
• Incorporate new
sacramental elements
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Sanctuary Renovations
• Remove carpeting and
restore original
hardwood floors
• Reshape the entry-way
vestibules
• Artistically frame the
stained glass windows
and banners
• Cover the stained glass
windows for better
protection and visibility
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Sanctuary Renovations
• Create a center aisle
through the length of
the sanctuary
• Remove the archway
between two sections of
the sanctuary
• Restructure the ceiling
to improve support and
liturgical form
• Redo lighting for
improved visibility and
easier maintenance
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Sanctuary Renovations
• Enlarge Fellowship Area
by incorporating
storage area
• Create a “cry room” or
sound booth in north
vestibule
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
What do we need?
The goal of the Living our
Legacy campaign is to
raise $400,000 over the
course of 3 years.
This is a large task, but
not an impossible one!
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
What do we need?
It will take all of us
working together, in
faith, to accomplish this.
And First Presbyterian
Church of Bonham has a
history, as part of its
heart, the achieving of
the goals it sets out to
accomplish. It can be
done!
But we need you!
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
2005
Initial Envisioning
of Sanctuary
Renovation Consultation with
Lyle Novinski
2011
May 6, 2012
Capital Campaign
Approved by
Session
Living our Legacy
Celebration
Sunday
May, 2015
Final Pledged Gifts
Received
2010
April 15, 2012
Summer 2012
Partners of Sacred
Places Grant
Received
Living our Legacy
Begins
Construction and
Project Work
Begins
Architectural
Report Conducted
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Category
Number of Gifts
Total Gift Amount
Isbell Fund
1
$50,000
Major (6)
3
$30,000
$900
3
$20,000
$550
4
$15,000
$417
4
$10,000
$278
6
$7,000
$194
5
$5,000
$139
11
$3,000
$83
Leadership (14)
Congregation (16)
Campaign Total
35
Monthly Amount
Total per Category
$50,000
$150,000
$142,000
$58,000
$400,000
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Category
Number of Gifts
Total Gift Amount
Isbell Fund
1
$50,000
Major (6)
3
$30,000
$900
3
$20,000
$550
4
$15,000
$417
4
$10,000
$278
6
$7,000
$194
5
$5,000
$139
11
$3,000
$83
$58,000
Church (35)
35
$1000
$28
$35,000
Campaign Total
71
Leadership (14)
Congregation (16)
Monthly Amount
Total per Category
$50,000
$150,000
$142,000
$435,000
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
What it means
This campaign may seem
like it is about raising
money, renovating
buildings, and enhancing
the ministries and mission
projects of the church.
But it is about much more
than that…
It goes much deeper…
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
What it means
It is about cultivating
• a deeper and more
faithful discipleship
• a more profound and
robust faith
• a greater practice of
generosity
• a richer sense of
stewardship
• a broader outreach to
the world
• a more invested sense
of community
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
What it means
In short, it is about living
out our faith in Jesus
Christ, trusting in the
God who loves us and
provides for our deepest
needs.
It is about living out that
faith in the community of
the church, the Body of
Christ. It is about allowing
the Holy Spirit to unite,
guide and empower us in
the process.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
What it means
The outcome will be that
each of us will experience
God’s love and grace,
God’s provision and God’s
power more deeply as we
• build on the past
• grow in the present
• give for the future.
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
Living our Legacy
Building on the Past – Growing in the Present – Giving for the Future
First Presbyterian Church
Bonham, TEXAS
2012
“And God is able to make all grace abound
toward you, that you, always having all
sufficiency in all things, may have an
abundance for every good work” (2 Cor 9:8).