St. John's

Do you have a Special Project in mind for St. John's?

The Fund Trustees have been writing articles about the different types of Funds that we have at St. John's, and a little about the purpose of each one. The Board has recently developed guidelines to be followed when individuals or groups in the congregation want to propose a special project that would use either the Legacy Fund or the Lorentz Property  Fund. As  you  may remember, these funds are to be used for ideas or projects that do not fall into the regular ongoing budgeting for the church, but are one-time projects from the Legacy Fund. The Lorentz Property Fund has even more specific guidelines that require that those projects must be permanent improvements or major repairs that have a value over $4,000 and have a life expectancy of at least 10 years.

The new process involves writing up a proposal describing the project, including a budget of the projected cost, and then getting signatures from a large group of congregants who are supportive of the idea.   After that, the proposal is reviewed by a subgroup of the Board, and then presented to the Board for approval. The final step is to submit the Board-recommended proposals to the Fund Trustees.  Obviously conversations among interested parties will help keep the projects on-target with what is likely to be approved, and having the congregants' signatures ensures a broad base of support. At this point, proposals will be considered twice in each church year, with deadlines of Nov. 15 and April 15.

Currently for this church year, there is $19,956 available from the Legacy Fund to be used for Special Projects. In the Lorentz Property Fund, there is $6,651 available.

Note that the Board does not need to spend any or all of the money each year. It is possible to decide to carry over all or part of the money into the next year.

There is no required format, but  you need to carefully describe your project, including an itemized budget, and have the 51 signatures. You can set up a table in Krolfifer after church to publicize your potential project. The complete Proposal Guidelines are posted near the Church Office under the Church Financial Information. If you have questions, please either e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or contact Board Secretary. 

Carol Fencl, Board Secretary

St. John's Mission Statement is available here; 

The Bylaws are available here;

and the Policies of the Board are available here