Today was expected to be a very stressful day, but because of you, it’s a day to celebrate.
It’s the last day of our year-end fundraiser, one that’s crucial to our plans for 2025, especially the next big step of opening a new position. We needed to raise over $20,000 (seemingly impossible). For comparison, our goal in 2023 was $1,500.
Fundraising/development is primarily my responsibility, and coincidentally, my son was due the day this fundraiser started (10/31/24). As all parents of newborns and postpartum moms would know, that’s not ideal timing.
By today, 12/31/24, I expected to be very stressed, since Berean Holiness would be way behind on fundraising goals.
But that’s not the case at all.
Since 10/31/24, $13,162.14 has been donated by ~100 of you; almost half being new donors. Your gifts were then doubled and tripled maxing out $12,250 of matching gifts. After that, an additional $5,000 gift was received.
All totaled, $30,412.14 was given to Berean Holiness in just 2 months, all towards the goal of building a bridge out of hyper fundamentalism and into the gospel of grace. It’s not the number in and of itself that amazes me, it’s what it represents:
~100 people who are tired of seeing cultish behavior and false teachings harm the Body of Christ
~100 people who care enough to come together and do something, to give sacrificially
~100 people who trust Berean Holiness to make an impact in this underserved need, who are with us in this mission
That’s incredible. Your partnership is appreciated by myself, our team, and board, more than you’ll ever know.
Most of all, we’re grateful to God. He’s the one who’s ultimately behind these efforts. He is using His body, you and I, to bring light into the darkness. I am privileged to get to be part of this trailblazing work, and it’s an honor to get to do it with you. Thank you so much for your continued support, encouragement, and prayers as we embark on 2025. I’m excited to see what God has in store for us!
Berean Holiness
Today was expected to be a very stressful day, but because of you, it’s a day to celebrate.
It’s the last day of our year-end fundraiser, one that’s crucial to our plans for 2025, especially the next big step of opening a new position. We needed to raise over $20,000 (seemingly impossible). For comparison, our goal in 2023 was $1,500.
Fundraising/development is primarily my responsibility, and coincidentally, my son was due the day this fundraiser started (10/31/24). As all parents of newborns and postpartum moms would know, that’s not ideal timing.
By today, 12/31/24, I expected to be very stressed, since Berean Holiness would be way behind on fundraising goals.
But that’s not the case at all.
Since 10/31/24, $13,162.14 has been donated by ~100 of you; almost half being new donors. Your gifts were then doubled and tripled maxing out $12,250 of matching gifts. After that, an additional $5,000 gift was received.
All totaled, $30,412.14 was given to Berean Holiness in just 2 months, all towards the goal of building a bridge out of hyper fundamentalism and into the gospel of grace. It’s not the number in and of itself that amazes me, it’s what it represents:
~100 people who are tired of seeing cultish behavior and false teachings harm the Body of Christ
~100 people who care enough to come together and do something, to give sacrificially
~100 people who trust Berean Holiness to make an impact in this underserved need, who are with us in this mission
That’s incredible. Your partnership is appreciated by myself, our team, and board, more than you’ll ever know.
Most of all, we’re grateful to God. He’s the one who’s ultimately behind these efforts. He is using His body, you and I, to bring light into the darkness. I am privileged to get to be part of this trailblazing work, and it’s an honor to get to do it with you. Thank you so much for your continued support, encouragement, and prayers as we embark on 2025. I’m excited to see what God has in store for us!
—Natalie
#DisentanglingFaith
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