UNFINISHED: Goal | Grace Community Church

PRIMARY GOAL

100% ENGAGEMENT

UNFINISHED is first and foremost a discipleship initiative. We want to learn new things about God and ourselves. We are calling on every person in the Grace church family to invest in unprecedented ways to see God work powerfully here in our church, our community, and around the world.

Whether you’ve never given anything before, give every now and then, or are a consistent giver, there is a next step God is asking you to take in this journey.

SECONDARY GOAL

$3.85M

Our secondary goal is monetary. This is a one fund initiative, so the goal amount includes our total ministry operating budget for the next two years (UNFINISHED People), renovations to our facilities (UNFINISHED Church), and expanded outreach efforts—in our community and around the world (UNFINISHED Influence).

If 100% of people at Grace get fully engaged, we expect to see an increase in generosity like we’ve never seen before!

UNFINISHED People

$2 Million

Our mission is to CONNECT with those far from God, FORM them into fully devoted followers of Christ, and ENGAGE them in mission to a needy world.

During this two-year initiative, we will maintain our giving to the ongoing ministries and future operational expenses at Grace, while keeping our eyes on the mission and reaching our community with the Gospel by:

expanded ministry for seniors, first responders, and those experiencing divorce.
more comprehensive Impact Groups strategies, particularly in regard to leadership development, men’s and women’s groups, and young adult groups.
bolstered ministry to families, couples, students, and children.
partnerships with local foster and adoption agencies, churches in economically depressed areas of San Antonio, as well as missions in Cuba, Mexico and Africa.

UNFINISHED Church

$1.7 Million

The Kids and Student ministry space is limited and desperately needs an overhaul to ensure even greater levels of security and safety while maintaining ministry effectiveness.

Our current facilities have provided a hub for us to pursue and provide faithful ministry in our community. However, the space remains UNFINISHED. We will renovate and build out our existing facilities to create a more efficient use of ministry spaces by:

renovating the Family Ministry building to increase ministry areas that provide a safer, more welcoming, and efficient use of the entire space.
connect the Worship Center and Family building to improve guests’ first-time experience and increase lobby gathering and ministry space.

The view from Kitty Hawk Rd. at the new main entrance created by the added lobby space connecting Building A and Building B.

Design concept for the new kids check-in and lobby space. The final design will carry on into each ministry small and large group spaces.

Arial view of the new main entrance with reconfigured driveway and roof elevations.

New Layout and Floor Plan

This new, fully-renovated floor plan allows us to reconfigure and maximize the current footprint we have while adding approximately 4000 sq ft of new lobby, office, and flex space.

A new main entrance into one connected lobby space
Added lobby gathering space
New back entrance from existing courtyard space
New entrances to kids and student ministry spaces
Pre-K kids moved downstairs to new space
Built out Elementary Ministry space with added rooms

New bathrooms in every ministry space
New Student Ministry gathering space upstairs
Added second story space for offices and flexible ministry space
Added elevator for 2nd floor accessibility
Pre-K kids moved downstairs to new space

UNFINISHED Influence

$150k

We have UNFINISHED ministry opportunities in our community and throughout the world. This initiative will fund future ministry opportunities that expand the Gospel by:

continued investment in the future plans of a church plant in the San Marcos/New Braunfels area.
partnering with area churches to establish various recovery groups.
building out a resource that addresses the unique ministry needs of those who are and have served in our military.
expanding global partnership and ministry to Africa, Cuba, and Mexico.

UNFINISHED Total Goal

$3.85 Million

To accomplish everything God wants to do through us here at Grace, we have a collective goal of $3.85 million. Please join us in prayer that we will meet or exceed this goal to fulfill His purpose through us in our community and around the world.

UNFINISHED Home

Commitment Form

Commonly Asked Questions

First and foremost, we are asking that you pray and seek God’s direction on what He is asking of you. Prepare your heart to hear Him and then listen to what He says. Take your next step. Engage in personal reflection with God in this guide. Talk with your spouse, your family, or others about what this commitment will mean for this next exciting season of your life.

We are asking that you make a sacrificial commitment to gospel-centered generosity—whatever it is that God leads you to do. Follow His leading.

Finally, we ask that you prepare to be amazed. We serve an awesome God, and He is going to move in huge ways. We anticipate an unprecedented impact from our collective UNFINISHED commitments— something only God can do. Please mark your calendar for Commitment Sunday, November 17, for this defining moment in the history of Grace.

We are more focused on everyone at Grace seeing their giving as an integral part of the discipleship process and then being challenged by God to take a next step. The bulk of this notebook is focused on helping us dig into some key Biblical principles that guide us in this area as we follow Jesus. This is our first priority—100% participation in the process. Even if someone wrote us a check today for our secondary goal of $3.85 million, we would still do this initiative. Whether we’re just starting in our giving journey or we’re very committed givers, we all have a next step to take and room to grow in this area.

Be creative as you explore ways you and your family can give toward UNFINISHED. You might have some stocks, property, or other items of that nature. Or you may have stored resources that God has blessed you with in the past that He just might be calling you to give during this time. Please let us know if you need assistance with facilitating gifts of property or stock, and we would be happy to help you. Ryan Gernand, our Executive Pastor, is able to assist with all such gifts. (ryan@DiscoverGrace.church)

UNFINISHED was crafted specifically with you in mind. UNFINISHED is a “one fund” generosity initiative. It’s different from a traditional capital campaign where you are called to give an extra gift above and beyond your normal giving, thus creating two steps for people who aren’t yet giving. UNFINISHED is a call to sacrificial, gospel-centered generosity for absolutely everyone at Grace. If you have never given before, this is your chance to get in the game with a committed sacrifice. We really hope you will.

UNFINISHED is about your total, radical, sacrificial generosity to God’s mission at Grace. We believe that God calls us to action in times of hardship just as much as He does in times of abundance, and that looks different for every person. UNFINISHED is about a heart change—one that is only accomplished by surrendering our lives completely over to God in this area of giving and declaring that we are a people who are unfinished. That may mean that you are being challenged to sell things, to pick up odd jobs, or even to trust God in faith by making a commitment that you don’t quite know how to fulfill right now but that you believe God will provide for, as you seek for ways to work towards that commitment. We would like for 100% of us to be a part of UNFINISHED so that we can all be supporting, loving, encouraging, and praying for one another through this spiritually-stretching season at Grace.

If you are someone currently seeking to make payments to pay off debt right now, we commend you for making progress on that. And you should continue to do so. We would be happy to help you in this journey and/or to recommend a budgeting class that might minister to you. Being in debt does not, however, “excuse” someone from giving. Giving isn’t about what God wants from you; rather, it’s about what God wants for you. It should be our joy and privilege to give at all times. Please visit with Pastor Darren if you need assistance with this or if you would like to speak with a budgeting counselor. We would be honored to help you!