Renewal Initiative
2025 RENEWAL INITIATIVE ~ EVERY GIFT HELPS BUILD UP THE BODY
*You can set up a recurring gift through the donate now link above.
Dear Friends, Thank you for your consideration of support for the Christian Church in Ohio and Camp Christian Renewal Initiative.Through the years, our ministries have thrived because of active participation and continued generosity from people like you. We ask that you please review the brochure and letter (linked above) and prayerfully consider a donation. Gifts of any amount to this initiative will help us reach our goal to continue the work of Camp Christian and the church in Ohio not just now, but in each new season that God calls us towards.
Reflection from Reverend Erica L. Brown
Pastor, Howland Community Church, Warren, Ohio
When I put a jig saw puzzle together, my strategy is to separate the edge pieces from the middle pieces first. Then I put the edges together and separate the middle pieces by color and work from there. It is in this slow and steady process that the larger picture comes into view, as we see beyond the individual pieces and appreciate more fully the emerging image.
Continue reading Rev. Brown's reflection HERE.
RENEWAL INITIATIVE GIVING 2025
More detailed 2025 Designation Breakdowns Coming Soon!
Our 2025 financial goal is to raise $75,000
As we think about our gifts to the region, we can reflect on the gifts of the Christian Church in Ohio as a whole that build up the Body of Christ, such as:
- Stronger and more confident congregations
- Better equipped and more closely connected clergy
- Reliable Christian faith formation and quality discipleship training at Camp Christian
- A compelling spirit of generosity and abundance
- Visionary thinking, such as our “If Not Now, When? If Not You, Who?” campaign
- Nurturing hospitality and a Christlike welcome for all at the table of communion
Just to name a few!
$74,912.10 - Total received for the Renewal Initiative in 2024
$75,993.00 - Total received for the Renewal Initiative in 2023
$90,536.94 - Total received for the Renewal Initiative in 2022
$88,174.02 - Total received for the Renewal Initiative in 2021
$120,029.44 - Total received for the Renewal Initiative in 2020
2020 DONOR LEVELS & CONTRIBUTIONS
2020 Year End the Designation Breakdown of the Renewal Initiative Donations is:
- $20,523.75 - Designated to Ohio Regional Operating
- $55,334.69 - Designated to Camp Christian Operating
- $44,171.00 - Designated to Where Needed Most
