We give because we have received!
Our dedicated pastors, Jerry and Scott, our devoted staff, and our committed Session are feeling a sense of awe as we reflect on the generosity that you, our ZPC community of faith, have so graciously demonstrated! You give of your time and talents daily, to our covenant children’s journey of faith; to Noah’s Ark; to the Zionsville Food Pantry; to Awakening and Great Banquet weekends; to each Sunday’s worship; to Momentum; to our collaboration with City Life and Progressive Life Ministries; to Habitat for Humanity; to local and international missions, and to this week’s VBS! And now, you have generously pledged your treasure to God’s future vision for ZPC...the Catching The Wind Property Campaign! Praise God! Proverbs 11:25 beautifully states, “The generous person will prosper; and whoever refreshes others will, himself, be refreshed.” Indeed, God is guiding our steps and our hearts to “prosper” together, as we glorify him!
Our deepest thanks, ZPC Generosity Team
The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.
John 3:8
Since ZPC’s birth in 1983, we have been a congregation that has taken seriously this mission statement to come together and be released, to gather and scatter, to breathe in and to breathe out. We believe that this is how disciples of Jesus are born and how they grow. After nearly three decades we believe it is time for us to focus again on the place in which we gather so that it can continue to be a generator of disciples and mission. By refreshing our current building as well as adding on new space, we will be able to create a space that is more inviting, that increases our ability to cultivate relationships, and therefore, that helps us to flourish in making and releasing disciples.
At at Congregational Meeting on Sunday, March 26, the congregation voted to move forward on a $13 million property project that has been a long time in the making. Around $6.5 million of the $13 million needed has already been raised for this project. The session is comfortable with a $3 million mortgage which means we need to raise at least $3.5 million dollars more, though we are hoping to get as close to $13 million as we can!
Catching the wind
We are creating a physical space through which we believe the winds of the Spirit will blow and take us further in our journey of building for God’s Kingdom. While we cannot control the wind, just as we cannot control the Spirit, we can create spaces in which the Spirit more easily works in our lives and in the life of the church. It is like a sailboat. While we do not control the wind, if we want to move across a lake we can certainly build a sailboat which allows us then to be prepared for when the winds pick up, filling our sails and allowing us to glide across the lake. That is why we are calling this property campaign “Catching the Wind.”In Greek and Hebrew the word, “Spirit,” is the same as the word “wind” and we believe that this building will be a place in which the Spirit continues to breathe life and carry us further in our journey.
In John 3:8, Jesus has a conversation with Nicodemus to which Jesus, after talking about the Spirit says, “The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes.” We are offering this building up to the winds of the Spirit and we trust that God will work through this building in ways that we think and in many ways we cannot even yet imagine.
CATCHING THE WIND VIDEO TESTIMONIES
PROPERTY CAMPAIGN FAQS
Our hope and prayer is that we will actually be able to raise, in total, within a range of $10 to $13 million. This extra range, beyond $10 million, would enable ZPC to reduce the anticipated mortgage of $3 million (as approved at the March 26 Congregational Meeting) to a lesser amount. The campaign will kick-off on Sunday, April 16 and run through Sunday, June 4. We already have a generous total commitment of $6.6 million in a pre-campaign outreach to several church families; but it will take all of us, as a community of faith, to assure the campaign’s success and impact. Since the campaign is scheduled for a limited number of weeks, it is important that pledges be made as quickly as possible between April 16 and June 4. Take the time you need, but please don't delay! Yes. We ask that all members and friends consider the vital importance of stabilizing and upgrading our well-used building so that it may serve and inspire future generations! Everyone is being asked to stretch to make a capital campaign pledge, but the amount is entirely up to you. Some people will give from assets such as savings, IRAs, appreciated stock, or real property. Others may be giving entirely from income. Every pledge of every size is important! A pledge is not legally binding; it is a gift, one you have made through your own discernment process with God. All we ask is that you do your best to fulfill your pledge and advise us of any changes that may affect your commitment. Cash gifts, automatic deductions, stocks, mutual funds, life insurance, retirement assets, and other non-cash donations may be made. If your financial circumstances change significantly, contact the church to adjust your commitment (increase, decrease, or timing). Every ZPC family is asked to be a part of this effort. It is our hope that every family will make a truly sacrificial pledge to ZPC’s Catching the Wind property campaign. About 1,400 individuals from more than 450 households call ZPC their church home. Our construction team is experienced in this type of work. They understand it’s essential for the mission and work of ZPC to continue and are planning accordingly to minimize disruptions. However, prayers for the PATIENCE of all of us are so important; as we realize that patience and grace will be essential, as, together, we await the final vision becoming complete and actualized. ZPC pastors, staff, and Session are fully committed to continued transparency throughout this dynamic time and will be using our ZPC midweek videos, the ZPC website, our Sunday Services, and the Sunday bulletin to keep everyone well-informed and engaged.
SEE THE PLANS
ZPC BUILDING PROJECT FAQS
25 years have passed since the last building expansion in 1997 and there was a general need for renovation and refreshment throughout the building. More importantly, our project goals addressed emerging building concerns while noting community growth adjacent to our property in terms of new rental properties and single-family housing developments. The project goals are best summarized as creating an invitational space that optimizes relationships, provides flexibility, and facilitates growth. The building project and design goals were: Our mission has always been “called together by God to make disciples and release them for service in our broken world.” The guiding principles of the building project were to enhance the invitational, relational, and “respirational” aspects of our ministry and the tremendous facilities we enjoy, while updating and preparing the building for future generations. The “respirational” aspect of the life of ZPC is that we gather into the building, through all the interactions and events at ZPC, and then we scatter, or are sent out, into the world as growing disciples prepared for service. NextGen Ministries now has some new spaces and some newly-renovated spaces. Our Littles Ministry (birth-K), which was concurrently shared with our Noah’s Ark Ministry, now has their own classrooms as well as one entrance and one exit securely dedicated to those ministries; thus allowing us to better secure and track our covenant children. Bigs (1st-4th grades), MSM (5th-8th grades), and HSM (9th-12th grades) also have their own newly renovated and dedicated spaces. This allows each of the respective ministries to have dedicated space and amenities, so we can reach our covenant children in a comfortable environment for them. Because we have invested in our Sanctuary over the last few years, the updates in that space was limited to new carpet and reupholstering the chairs. A great way to reinforce our desire to be invitational, relational, and respirational and to be more outward facing was to upgrade the main entrance of our building with new space and amenities to allow the community to visually see that we are God’s Church. The Gathering Space was another focus area for these reasons and has been restructured to allow for more pocket spaces, such as a Coffee and Donut area, space for additional family seating and small group gathering spaces, as well as easier access to the Gym, NextGen Ministries, and other areas of the building. The Kitchen has been outfitted with several pieces of new equipment. Many of the mechanical systems in the building have also been upgraded during the project. In general, there is now improved way-finding, better flow of crowds, more security, and an overall upgrade of our aging building. Session decided to include the addition of fire sprinklers in this project for several reasons, including a desire to offset future increases in property insurance premiums and the overall safety and security of our property and all those who use it. It made sense to do this highly-invasive work during the project, as access to all spaces (both new construction and renovated spaces) was much easier. In addition to a variety of punch list items (both functional and aesthetic), there are other things needing to be done that are weather-dependent, such as re-installation of the playground area on the north side of the building and re-installation of one parking lot light pole. We anticipate being able to finish up most, if not all, of these items yet this spring. ZPC spent 4% over the Session approved budget of $13.9M for the project. This spend overage of $550K is covered by capital campaign giving that exceeded goal by $1.7M. Also, our estimated mortgage is less than $2.5M, which is more than $500K below the maximum mortgage amount of $3.0M set for the project. Our building pledge payment period concludes on May 31, 2026.
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