The Diocesan Dialogue
Current Issue
January 2007

Fund Raising

There has been considerable support for the construction of the new diocesan center, but additional support is still needed, according to Toni Marie Sutliff, diocesan minister of finance.

The new diocesan center, known as Episcopal Church Center being constructed just west of the Cathedral of St. Mark will contain 33,000 square feet. It will house diocesan offices, hospitality rooms, conference space, resource center, and a coffee bar and bookstore.

More than three-quarters of the projected cost of $8.4 million has been raised or pledged, she noted.

Fund-raising efforts through the middle of December totaled $6,559,598. That total includes donations from diocesan clergy, diocesan lay leadership, and diocesan staff.

It also includes a grant from Project Jubilee and from the Bishop's Special Purposes Fund, proceeds of the sale of the bishop's house, and a matching grant which matches up to $500,000 in contributions.

Sutliff noted that $1,840,402 remains to be raised to cover the cost of construction.

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