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Our diocese has been listening deeply to God through scripture, each other, our neighbors, and the world as we work to discern God’s plan for the future of this diocese. This was vital work and we are grateful for all who participated. We are now taking action based on what we heard. moving forward to We are now ready to move forward with what we heard. 

As we reflected on what we heard and how we are called to respond, we recognized that part of what we heard was that now might be the moment to do a diocese-wide capital campaign. Our diocese is incredibly privileged to be able to partner with the Presiding Bishop’s office and Vandersall Collective in order to begin a formal listening process to discern whether this is the moment, and if so, what our projects might be. Our diocese has little need for a bricks-and-mortar building project, but there are many ways that a capital campaign could be part of strengthening congregations, supporting clergy and lay leadership, and deepening our connection to God. 

As we keep engaging in the listening/acting/reflecting process, we have a brief questionnaire that will help us further refine what is next for a potential capital campaign. A number of potential capital campaign projects were identified as a result of our previous listening work. Here they are, as they align with our core values: