Heights Initiative

Partners in the Gospel

Last month we set a Woodmen Heights weekend attendance record, with more than 2,300 people worshiping with us. Our current kids' rooms were bursting at the seams with almost 500 boys, girls and teachers sharing the hope found in Christ. Our new kids' building can’t come soon enough!

We’re trusting God for $4.5 million to cover all the site work, planning and architectural costs, construction materials and labor. We believe God is calling us to fund this work together. We’re asking on the congregation to contribute $2.4 million of this total. In faith, we can accomplish this big goal through God’s provision and power!

Including funds already given and pledges that continue to come in, we’ve raised just over $2 million toward the $2.4 million goal. Click on the image above for a video update from Pastor Josh!

We’re excited to begin construction in the weeks ahead, trusting in faith that through your generosity and the Lord’s goodness, the balance of funds will come in. If you’ve already given, or if you’re in the process of fulfilling your pledge, Thank You! 

We’re kicked off a fall Week of Giving this past week. Perhaps you haven’t had the opportunity to give yet, or maybe you already made a gift but God is calling you to contribute more. Will you pray about how the Holy Spirit might lead you to give? Together we’ll see these new spaces come to life as Partners in the Gospel.

THE BIG PICTURE

We know that the church is made of people, not buildings. But for people to gather and thrive in community, facilities can be dynamic tools for God’s glory. Each of Woodmen’s campuses has a unique need and opportunity ahead. At Woodmen Heights, the challenge is expanding and updating our spaces to enable us to better live out Woodmen’s four values: Gather, Connect, Grow and Contribute.

Kids and Community

As our leaders and elders prayerfully considered the future of Woodmen Heights, we unanimously agreed that now is the time to reimagine our campus in a way that will serve the needs of our community for the future. Two key priorities emerged:

Kids – As we reach more young families, we want to create a fun, secure, kid-friendly space in the lower level for boys and girls to experience the love of Jesus.

Community – Christ calls the church to care about people and relationships, so we want to make a spot for people to connect in a relaxed setting. What if we had a first-rate coffee shop that not only served amazing espressos, but also became a destination for to know each other and to grow in their faith? What if the audio-visual equipment in our auditorium made it look and sound less like a gym and more like a worship center?

We’ll see these ideas come to life through the Partners in the Gospel initiative. We believe that these changes will set us up to reach northeast Colorado Springs for years to come. Let’s have a look at how this project will enable us to better fulfill our commitment, as individuals and as a church, to Gather, Connect, Grow and Contribute.

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OUR TURN

In late 1979, a handful of courageous believers gathered to plant a new church. The story of Woodmen was authored through their obedience and generosity.

Over the decades more people caught the vision and branched out to launch a new community in Northeast Colorado Springs. That community began in 2002 at Liberty High School. Through the prayers and sacrificial giving of hundreds of Woodmen families, land was purchased and our Woodmen Heights building was completed in 2004.

Today two thousand of us are loving well and changing lives through Christ at the Heights. The community, the facility and the legacy we share came to life through the intentional, sacrificial living and giving of those who came before us.

Now it’s our turn. Our generosity and faithfulness can light the way for others to experience God’s love. This is our hope and our prayer as Partners in the Gospel.