Pre-Campaign Feasibility and Readiness Study
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Pre-Campaign Feasibility and Readiness Study
y t i l i b i s a e F n g i a p m a C Prey d u t S s s e n i d a e R d n a 5 1 0 2 G N I SPR THE TEX D N A S E I R T S I IN LUTHERHILL M T SYNOD S A O C F L U G A AS-LOUISIAN 1 BEGINNING THE MINISTRY: THE 1950’S Lutherhill: 60 Years of Ministry • • • • The first 25 acres of Lutherhill were purchased in 1954 from Phillips Petroleum who had used the location as a pump station. Four staff houses and a brick pump station were converted into summer cabins and an administration and worship center (now the dining hall). On July 11, 1954 the camp was dedicated with 1,700 people attending. Mr. L. L. Appelt donated ten additional acres to the site in 1957. A pool was also built. ADDING TO LUTHERHILL: THE 1960’S-1980’S • • • In the early 1960’s six new cabins were added and an outdoor chapel was constructed. By 1975, four more brick cabins had been built as Lutherhill began its third decade of operation. Two other land additions were made: 7 acres of frontage on FM 2145 plus 35 acres where the challenge course, pond, and RV loop are today. RENOVATING THE SITE: THE 1990’S • • All ten cabins, the kitchen, and the Tree Chapel were renovated and refurbished. Nearly every building on site was re-roofed and the Hillside Store was added. VISIONING FOR THE FUTURE: THE 2000’S • • • DINING HALL 1960 • The Board of Directors entered a new visioning process for the future, including a facilities master plan. The Carby Chapel Center was completed in the spring of 2006. The “A Place for All People” campaign is carried out. With it, Lutherhill added the Broesche Family Center, six cabins, and laid the foundation of the new water and sewer infrastructure. In May 2009, the Lutherhill Board Board of Directors acted to acquire 9.22 acres of property from the Appelt estate. Located directly north of the Carby Chapel, the land allows for more options for placement of future facilities. RENEWING ZION IN GALVESTON: THE EARLY 2010’S • • • Because of Zion Lutheran Church’s commitment to the ministry on Galveston Island, the congregation voted unanimously to donate its assets to Lutherhill Ministries after voting to dissolve following Hurricane Ike. The congregation, Synod, and Lutherhill envisioned opening a retreat center on the island. Lutherhill Ministries assumed ownership of the Zion property on January 1, 2012. Fundraising efforts are being conducted through the Zion Renewal Appeal with plans to complete funding and renovation in 2015. CELEBRATING 60 YEARS: 2014 DINING HALL 1954 1 • During its 60th year of ministry, Lutherhill served 7,378 guests. Making it the biggest year ever for Lutherhill Ministries. The Lutherhill Board of Directors OFFICERS MEMBERS Brett Carleton, President Sugar Land TX Rev. Mike Button, Baton Rouge LA Phil Oestreich, La Grange TX Jeff Brady, Vice-President Houston TX Rev. James Fowler, League City TX Ed Spaulding, The Woodlands TX Butch Wilson, Secretary Cypress TX Georgine Garbarini, The Woodlands TX Sheri Alsguth, Treasurer Houston TX Melissa Minieri, Conroe TX Lucky Sahualla, Ex. Commity Member Houston TX Bill Mintz, Houston TX Lutherhill Ministries… A place for all people, of every generation to experience the love of Christ in unique settings and new ways. Lutherhill Year Round Staff ADMINISTRATION Laura Lyons, Guest Relations Matt Kindsvatter, Executive Director Russell Dittrich, Office Manager MiLisa Gaertner, Donor Relations Casey Born, Special Events Coordinator Naida Roden, Finance Anne Liddle, Special Events Coordinator PROGRAM Elise Riggs, Program Director Meredith Massey, Program Assistant Geoffrey Roach, Program Director Megan Myers, Program Assistant Curtis Bradbury, Program Assistant OPERATIONS Russell Weyand, Maintenance Manager Don Crowe, Food Service Manager Lutherhill Year Round Staff Nora Otto, Hospitality Manager L.to R. - Meredith Massey, Geoffrey Roach, Laura Lyons, Russell Dittrich, Naida Roden, MiLisa Gaertner, Nora Otto, Don Crowe, Matt Kindsvatter, Russell Weyand, Elise Riggs, Curtis Bradbury Not Pictured: Anne Liddle, Casey Born, Megan Myers 2 A Growing Ministry Participation in the ministry of Lutherhill has grown steadily for a number of years. New and improved facilities have helped Lutherhill to live out its mission as a place for all people of every generation. 5000 Summer Camp Summer Day Camp 4000 Retreats/Events 3000 2000 1000 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 CAMP AND RETREAT ATTENDANCE Summer Camp Summer Day Camp Retreats/Events EXPANDED MINISTRY IS LIMITED UNTIL NEEDS ARE ADDRESSED Current facilities have reached, perhaps exceeded, the capacity to serve current participants well and prohibit expanded ministry until addressed. THE DINING HALL The Lutherhill dining hall is over 60 years old and once served as a pump station for Phillips Petroleum. The dining hall currently serves approximately 5,800 people yearly, including campers, retreat guests, and staff. The dining hall can comfortably seat only 112 guests at the time; however, an average of 170 campers and staff need to be fed during the summer. This means that meals are served in separate “shifts.” A Plan To Enhance Lutherhill’s Ministry As A Place For All People. The Lutherhill Board of Directors has reviewed and updated the comprehensive master plan created ten years ago and developed a challenging plan to expand Lutherhill’s capacity to serve into the future. There are three major facility components to the plan: A new dining facility will serve up to 224 persons with the flexibility to seat all in one area or in separate dining areas. Also the facility can be used as a multi-purpose space for large group meetings, or other events. Three new cabins will be constructed to replace those displaced by the new dining facility. A new adult and family retreat complex village will house up to 72 persons and include a central meeting and gathering center sufficient to serve 100. A new office and welcome center complex will be located on the entry road into Lutherhill. THE RETREAT FACILITIES Other elements of the plan: Lutherhill’s retreat guest attendance has 2009 2011 2013 2014 increased by2010 60% over the past five years. 2012 In 2014, Lutherhill served 4,492 guests during the retreat season and projections indicate that growth will continue. The majority of the retreat housing that Lutherhill provides is cabin style, with an open room that sleeps 12-16 people in bunk beds. Family style housing, with private bedrooms and private baths, is limited to the three-bedroom Broesche Family Center. 3 New site development improvements including access roads, parking and sewer expansion will be needed to service the new facilities. The $350,000 of the remaining debt from 2009 capital development projects will be retired. The Zion Retreat Center in Galveston is not included in this project. Funding for that development will be completed and renovation undertaken in 2015. THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN BUDGET Retreat Village Complex $2,780,000 Dining Hall $1,465,000 Cabin Replacement (3 cabins) $225,000 Welcome/Office Complex $360,000 $225,000 Expanded Sewer System Site Improvements $170,000 Contingency$405,000 RETREAT VILLAGE COMPLEX TOTAL$5,630,000 EACH POD • 12 Bedrooms • 2 Double Beds/room • Gathering Area • Meeting Space • Snack Kitchen DECK DECK DECK DECK DECK DECK DINING HALL STORAGE DECK KITCHEN WELCOME AND OFFICE COMPLEX 4 A Proposed Joint Campaign for Lutherhill and the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod: $7 Million Goal The Lutherhill Board and the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod propose a campaign to fund improvements at Lutherhill, retire a portion of Lutherhill’s existing debt and fund the Synod’s contribution to the ELCA Church-wide campaign, “Always Being Made New.” The campaign is proposed to begin late in 2015 and be conducted through 2018. Donors may contribute gifts in the form of cash or other assets readily converted to cash. Gift pledges of three to five years will be welcomed. SYNOD SUPPORT FOR “ALWAYS BEING MADE NEW” The Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod proposes to support the ELCA campaign “Always Being Made New” with a tithe of $700,000 from the campaign effort. The following are the segments of the campaign that are proposed for consideration for the Synod’s participation: Lutherhill Capital Projects Lutherhill Debt Campaign Costs (Staff, Materials, Consultant) Always Being Made New ELCA WORLD HUNGER TOTAL$7,000.000 Support our comprehensive approach in nearly 60 countries and expand support to communities in at least 10 countries, including the United States, as they work to solve challenges that perpetuate hunger and poverty. RENEWING CONGREGATIONS Accompany and equip 1,000 congregations in their renewal efforts through ELCA synods. NEW CONGREGATIONS Spread the good news far and wide by planting more congregations in the United States and the Caribbean. ELCA FUND FOR LEADERS Grow the permanent endowment fund so that, for generations to come, hundreds more of the most promising leaders can respond to the call to serve our congregations. GLOBAL MISSION Support our missionaries and give 200 additional young adults the opportunity to participate in a year of global service. CONGREGATION GOALS Each congregation will be asked to set a nonbinding, three-year goal for their campaign effort. Recommended goal levels are proposed on the basis of the average weekly worship attendance of the congregation. Most pastors and lay leaders consider this statistic to reflect the effective size of their congregation. The following are the proposed goal levels for congregations. Basic Goal $200 per worshipper Advance Goal $300 per worshipper Challenge Goal $400 per worshipper For example, a congregation with an average weekly worship attendance of 100 persons could select from among the following three-year goals: 5 CAMPAIGN BUDGET Basic Goal $20,000 Advance Goal $30,000 Challenge Goal $40,000 $5,630,000 $350,000 $320,000 $700,000 STANDARD OF GIFTS In order to fully subscribe the $7 million campaign goal, the following gifts in the quantities listed will need to be received from individuals, families, foundations and individual congregation campaign efforts: NUMBER OF GIFTS 1 gift 2 gifts 3 gifts 5 gifts 10 gifts 20 gifts 28 gifts 30 gifts 150 gifts And many other gifts of other amounts totaling AMOUNT $1,000,000 or more $500,000 $250,000 $100,000 $ 75,000 $ 50,000 $ 25,000 $15,000 $ 5,000 $100,000 NAMING AND MEMORIAL GIFT OPPORTUNITIES Naming and/or memorial gifting opportunities may be available to individuals and families contributing $25,000 or more to the campaign effort. Final determination of the policy regarding these gifts will be made prior to the launching of the campaign. CONGREGATION GIFTS Each of the 112 congregations of the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast Synod will be asked to participate in this challenging campaign effort through a careful three-step process: Receive a congregation council visit to learn the specifics of the campaign projects, timetable and activities. Select a member of the congregation to serve as the campaign leader and have that selected leader attend an orientation and training program. Set a goal for the congregation and then conduct a five-week campaign effort that offers each family of the congregation an opportunity to participate through a contribution. Donor Support Listed below are individuals, families and businesses that contributed annual fund gifts of $250 or more to Lutherhill in 2014. OAK SOCIETY LIVE OAK $10,000 or more Mr. & Mrs. Carsten Alsguth Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Phil Beckler Spring TX Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey L. Brady Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Brett S. Carleton Sugar Land TX Mr. & Mrs. J.M. Garbarini The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. David Harris Spring TX Mr. Kenneth Heideman Richardson TX Mr. & Mrs. Patrick L. Higgs The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Clarence Jaster Round Top TX Mr. & Mrs. Howard L. Peterson Round Rock TX Mr. & Mrs. Dudley Piland La Grange TX Michael & Elaine Riggs Houston TX Ms. Becky Roach Whitney TX James & Dana Walker The Woodlands TX Norman Winkelmann Hockley TX Mr. & Mrs. Robert Witte Monument CO WATER OAK $5,000 Mr. & Mrs. K. C. Adams Spring TX Mr. & Mrs. Randy Baden Austin TX Tim & Susan Brady Spring TX Lena & Jerrod Gross La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Lee Held Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Keith Hitchcock The Woodlands TX Diane & Stan Humphrey Galveston TX Mr. & Mrs. Ed Kruse Brenham TX Rev. & Mrs. Sidney Roden La Grange TX Mrs. Joyce Teinert Victoria TX Butch & Angela Wilson Cypress TX PIN OAK $2,500 Mr. & Mrs. Brian Adams La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. Carl W. Albers Sugar Land TX Rev. George Bement & Barbara Strobel Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan Born Spring TX Mr. & Mrs. Brian Chaffee The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Atlan Citzler La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. Michael Dittrich Orchard TX Timothy & Katrina Donoughue The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. David E. Ehler La Grange TX Paul & Namieta Janssen Houston TX Melissa & James Larkin The Woodlands TX Becky Linsenbardt Mont Belvieu TX William Mintz & Kathy Collins Houston TX Peter & Tande Moreau The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Scott Charles Saenger Houston TX Lucky & Maureen Sahualla Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Milton C. Schmidt La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. Richard Schmidt La Grange TX Edward & Anne Spaulding The Woodlands TX Mike & Julie Taetz Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Dwight Vorpahl Sugar Land TX Brady, Chapman, Holland & Associates Spring TX Heritage Wealth Management Houston TX L/k Oil Field Products, Inc. Houston TX Thrivent-Willow Creek Community Houston TX OAK SOCIETY $1,000 Dr. Kenneth & Suzanne Albers Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Chuck Anderson Little Rock AR Rev. Lawrence & Sharon Bade Kenney TX Rev. & Mrs. Richard Baker Brenham TX Mr. & Mrs. James Barolak The Woodlands TX Mr. Pat Blough The Woodlands TX Don & Carol Blue Spring TX Jody & Kim Born Tomball TX Peter & Kristen Bridgeman Austin TX Mr. & Mrs. Jason Carstens Round Rock TX Atlan & Jeanette Citzler La Grange TX Joey & Deborah Cox Conroe TX Vijay & Amy Dhodapkar Katy TX Mr. & Mrs. Miles Dollinger Alvin TX Tom & Lisa Donahue Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Bill Espegren The Woodlands TX Mandy & James Faucett Tomball TX Brenda Ferri League City TX Taani & John Follis Magnolia TX Mr. & Mrs. Herbert Goessler Brenham TX Michael Hannah Austin TX Rev. & Mrs. Arlyn J. Hausmann Conroe TX Mr. & Mrs. David W. Heise New Braunfels TX Carolyn & Donnie Hill Deer Park TX Rev. & Mrs. Charles Kindsvatter The Woodlands TX Matthew & Jennifer Kindsvatter La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. Phillip Kramer Missouri City TX Christine & Robert Kuehl Katy TX Mr. Eugene Lawson The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Todd Lawson Austin TX Mr. & Mrs. Bobby Leonhardt Cypress TX Mr. & Mrs. R.J. Leonhardt, Sr. Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Jeff Liddle Houston TX Alex Linder Houston TX Albert H. Loehr, Jr. La Grange TX Kristine & Douglas Mayo Spring TX Gaynell Meyerholtz Austin TX Nalco Champion Bay City TX Mr. & Mrs. Philip H. Oestreich La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. Patrick Olfers Cypress TX Ron & Ann Pare The Woodlands TX Keith & Marla Patterson The Woodlands TX Mike & Suzanne Rose The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Mark H. Ruch The Woodlands TX Sabi Boutique College Station TX Mr. & Mrs. Donald E. Schlaudraff Round Top TX Jeff & Christy Schnellhardt Katy TX Mr. & Mrs. David Stancik La Grange TX Frank & Sandra Teykl La Grange TX Karla & Greg Vesey Sugar Land TX John & Eileen Weida Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Barry Wren Seabrook TX Mr. Donnie Wunderlich Fayetteville TX Piland, Adams & Associates, Inc. La Grange TX Sonoco Houma LA South Texas Corrugated Pipe, Inc. Bay City TX GARDNERS SOCIETY BLUEBONNET $750 Patrick & Vicki Beecher Tomball TX Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Berlin The Woodlands TX Rev. & Mrs. V. George Brookover Kingwood TX Mr. & Mrs. Doug Chester Katy TX Ashley & Mark Dellagiacoma Round Top TX Mr. & Mrs. Ralph Frerichs La Grange TX Michael & Marilyn Johnson Plano TX Mr. & Mrs. Dan Kaldor Conroe TX Thomas & Elizabeth Kuper The Woodlands TX Jeanne Lawson The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Edward LeBlanc The Woodlands TX Brett & Christi Matens Austin TX Natalie Stancik La Grange TX Michael & Donna Strickler Houston TX Doris & Cullen Thompson Houston TX Mr. Jay Tillis Pearland TX Chris & Karen Whitefield Houston TX INDIAN PAINTBRUSH $500 Carol Bark The Woodlands TX Berdene Bethel Sugar Land TX Mr. Richard R. Beyer Austin TX Wesley & Gretchen Bruner Mont Belvieu TX Mr. & Mrs. James R. Bulau Kingwood TX Gail & Clay Cook La Grange TX Gloria Dietz Brenham TX John & Lee Fackler The Woodlands TX Rev. Jeremy & Jaymie Freye Katy TX Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Gerland Carmine TX Mr. Wilbert Gross La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hank La Vernia TX Rev. Kathy Haueisen Houston TX Richard & Annette Haut The Woodlands TX Rev. & Mrs. John Hunsicker Weimar TX John & Jane Jacobi Houston TX Ms. Sue Jahn Richmond TX Louise A Johnson Taylor TX LaVerne Kalbow La Grange TX Lester & Jeanette Keilers Fayetteville TX Mrs. Carolyn Kirk Houston TX Huey & Colleen Kliebert Spring TX Mr. & Mrs. Floyd Koch The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Milroy Krebs Fayetteville TX Mr. William Lutz, II The Woodlands TX Gayle Lyons Spring TX Mr. & Mrs. Frank Macaulay La Grange TX Bob & Maryellen Madsen Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Daniel P. Michalk The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Mote Houston TX Mrs. Julie Muery Taylor TX Travis & Ashley Nelius Round Top TX Mr. & Mrs. Chris J. O’Sullivan Houston TX Rev. & Mrs. Brad Otto Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Charles Payton The Woodlands TX Lee & Virginia Petersen The Woodlands TX Mrs. Claudette Pfennig-High Pearland TX Naida Roden La Grange TX Mr. Arthur Rodiek Bellville TX Mr. & Mrs. Donald Rosseisen Houston TX Garry & Leonita Sanders Carmine TX Bennie H. Schramm El Campo TX Michael & Brenda Sewell Spring TX Mr. & Mrs. Scott Shank Spring TX Chuck & Debbie Spiess Magnolia TX Mr. & Mrs. Charles Sternau The Woodlands TX Tbs Spark Foundation Houma LA Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Tobecksen The Woodlands TX Melvin & Carolyn M. Tobola Schulenburg TX Tom & Barbara Van Akkeren Houston TX Rev. Jill Vivroux Brenham TX Mrs. Joyce Weiss Brenham TX Michelle Wiedrich Kingwood TX Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth R. Winkelmann Houston TX FRIENDS Rev. James & Dr. Louise Abbott Bryan TX Mrs. Evelyn Akerman Houston TX Barbara Bone & Paul A. Antolik Houston TX Rev. & Mrs. Larry Beck Cypress TX Mr. & Mrs. Leroy Bennetsen La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. David Bockhorn Brenham TX Mr. Dennis Braaten Katy TX Carmel Bradbury Richmond TX Mr. & Mrs. William H. Broman Katy TX Robin & Aaron Bruso Houston TX Velon & Martha Burnett Houston TX Richard & Sara Byrnes The Woodlands TX Clayton & Tara Childs La Grange TX Dr. Annette Citzler La Grange TX Stephen & Sheron Citzler La Grange TX David & Becky Collins New Ulm TX Phil & Sherri Crepinsek League City TX Marilyn & Dan Cupp Grand Prairie TX Mr. Eric Draper, Jr. Houston TX Mrs. Karen Eikenhorst Brenham TX Peter & Pauline Eng Tyler TX Rev. & Mrs. Mark England Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Vic Fair New Ulm TX Mark Flora The Woodlands TX Ms. Christine Franke Chappell Hill TX Stephanie Gossett Bryan TX Kevin Gregory Pasadena TX David & Jacqueline Halfaday Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Jack Hauglie Spring TX Dede Heidt Sugar Land TX Rev. & Mrs. Walter Hildebrandt Schulenburg TX Jon & Ruth Hoyme Slayton MN Mr. Donald L. Hynek Shenandoah TX Mr. & Mrs. Timothy Jackson Houston TX Jon & Laura Jennings Austin TX Adriana Johnson Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. James Kelley Magnolia TX Mr. Fred Korge & Mrs. Patricia Hogan Houston TX Krause & Jaster Family Fund Round Top TX Dr. Gayle LeBon & Paul Sonnemann The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Gary Lincke La Grange TX Amber Lisman Crossroads TX Rev. Kinndlee Lund Brenham TX Rev. Blair & Donna Lundborg Conroe TX Mr. & Mrs. James Kelley Magnolia TX Mr. & Mrs. Joel Markert Baton Rouge LA Peggy & Harold Mathis, Jr. Richmond TX Robert & Melissa Minieri Conroe TX Mr. & Mrs. Don H. Morrison Columbus TX Linda Morrison La Grange TX Dr. & Mrs. Kenneth Mueller Victoria TX Rev. & Mrs. John David Nedbalek Round Top TX Rev. Kerry Nelson & Ms. Kelley Keller Houston TX Melanie Nelson & David Kingery Houston TX Mike & Thelma Newton Waller TX Mike & Linda Nicolosi The Woodlands TX Mr. Wayne Norden & Mrs. Joni M. Weir Houston TX Laverne Peter Bay City TX Lloyd Pieper Family Brenham TX Mr. Mark Pokluda Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. G. L. Prenzler Burton TX Rev. & Mrs. Steve Quill Missouri City TX Robert W. Reinicke Bellville TX Mr. Ben Remmert Houston TX Ms. Annette Richards Fayetteville TX Mr. & Mrs. Gary A. Roesler Willis TX Ed & Mary Ross The Woodlands TX Dane & Anna Sever The Woodlands TX Marian Shelton Houston TX Charles L. Smith Brenham TX Mr. & Mrs. Rick Smith Klein TX Alexis Stacy Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. William Steiner The Woodlands TX Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Stock Houston TX Mr. & Mrs. Mark Torrison The Woodlands TX True Expressions Photography Spring TX Cindy & Scott Vermilyea Houston TX Pieter Visser & Marsha Seale Houston TX Allen & Hildy Warner Houston TX Laurie Wilmoth Richardson TX Roger & Mary Lou Winkelmann Brenham TX Zigal Insurance Agency La Grange TX Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Zuehlke Cypress TX 6 TX-LA GULF COAST SYNOD 12941 I-45 North Freeway #210 Houston, Texas 77060-1243 Phone: 281.873.5665 www.gulfcoastsynod.org P.O. Box 99 3782 Lutherhill Road La Grange, Texas 78945-4132 Phone: 888.266.4613 www.lutherhill.org 7