SUCCESSFUL SPACES
Successful spaces are those that function for their intended design – and MORE.
From sharing your worship space with another congregation to renting an office to a local non-profit to offering your green space for a community garden, successful spaces are limited only by your imagination.
SPACE SHARING
Success Stories
Space sharing can be wonderful, especially when expectations are clearly defined. We hope these stories inspire your next shared adventure.
Enjoy a few of our favorite space-sharing success stories below.
The Win-Win-Win of Collaborative Partnerships
Episcopal faith communities throughout Indiana have experienced the benefits of collaborating with non-church partners to strengthen their capacity for ministry.
The experience of Trinity Fort Wayne demonstrates that collaborations are a blessing to outside partners as well as to the churches and to the people served.
So Much More than ASA
“It’s amazing that our small congregation has such an impact on our town. The more people who come to St. Paul’s, for whatever reason, the more opportunity we have to spread the Good News.”
– St. Paul’s parishioner
We don’t know what the future holds for our congregation but right now we know that we are making a difference in more ways than Sunday morning. We are thankful for those opportunities. We rejoice in them. And we continue to look for ways to expand them. We know we are so much more than our ASA and we gratefully share our abundance with our community.
Trinity Logansport’s Partnering Expands
Across Indiana, Episcopal congregations have been engaged in collaborative service to their communities for many years. One of these is Trinity Episcopal Church in Logansport.
Trinity’s annual drive to donate backpacks and school supplies to children who needed them has blossomed into an abundant community event where clothing, food, music, and fun are offered to hundreds of students.
Defining a Capital Campaign
Which is more important when it comes to raising funds to support a capital campaign: Defining WHAT you are going to do with the money or explaining WHY that need is important?
The Church Buildings for Collaborative Partnerships (CBCP) project enhanced both the “what” and the “why” of a capital campaign at St. Francis-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church in Zionsville.