LIVEGOD’SLOVECAMPAIGN
Dear Fellow St. Columbans,
As we prepare to bid farewell to Ledlie in about 10 days, we – your wardens and vestry - are delighted to share the results of our 150th Anniversary Campaign. The success of this effort is one of Ledlie’s many great accomplishments from his decade of service to St. C’s.
Total Funds Raised
The total pledged for the recent “Living God’s Love” Capital Campaign is roughly $8,935,000 from 265 households. The vestry has decided that these funds will be allocated as followed (See below for more information about vestry decisions):
$ 630,000 to the Beloved Community Fund to support community outreach partnerships aimed toward racial justice.
$ 630,000 to seed our Endowment, which we aim to grow through bequests.
$ 7,000,000 to Property Development, to complete many of the priorities identified in our master planning effort, including improvements to the Butterworth wing to support the Water Ministry and youth programming, new more welcoming entrances, updated elevator, commercial kitchen, and pre-development of the Fletcher House site.
$ 675,000 for Expenses such as debt service and contingency.
The “Living God’s Love” Capital Campaign was just the latest of a series of campaigns that Ledlie spearheaded in the past several years. The others included:
$ 2,250,000 from 16 households for the “Gathered, Fed, Sent” campaign, which funded Nave Repairs and the outdoor Labyrinth, completed in 2021.
$ 880,000 from 24 households for the “Leap of Faith” Campaign, which enabled our post-COVID recovery, sustained our online presence, and provided the groundwork for the 150th Anniversary Campaign.
$ 1,275,000 in bequests committed by seven households, which will eventually expand our endowment. Across these components of our 150th Anniversary Campaign, the grand total is $13,340,000!
What happens next
The Anti-Racism Task Force is working out how we will more specifically deploy the Beloved Community Fund. They are eager to hear your ideas. Look out for more updates this spring.
We are now beginning plans for building improvements and construction, led by a newly constituted Property Development Task Force, planning for construction to commence in summer of 2026. We are also moving forward with pre-development of the Fletcher House site, led by a new Fletcher House Task Force. Plans for this site are moving forward on a different (longer) timeframe. Look for updates on these efforts in the coming months.
With joy and deep gratitude,
Gina Lagomarsino, Senior Warden and Andrew Marshall, Junior Warden on behalf of the whole vestry
More detail on vestry decisions related to the Capital Campaign
On June 17, 2024, with advice from fundraising consultants, the vestry approved a capital campaign goal of $6M to be divided as follows: $500,000 for the Beloved Community Fund, $500,000 for the endowment fund, and $5 million for building improvements.
This $6M goal was viewed as achievable, but it required us to significantly cut back on the more than $12M in priority projects that had been identified by the Master Planning Committee. Hopeful that we could exceed the $6M goal, the vestry passed an additional resolution in June designating that the first $1.7M of any additional donations above $6 million (up to $7.7M total) would be used to restore several cuts that we had made to the building project. We also designated that amounts raised in excess of $7.7M would be allocated on a basis of 80/10/10, with 80% to additional building improvements and 10% each to the Beloved Community Fund and the Endowment Fund. This past fall, as it became clear that we would exceed our $6M goal, we notified potential donors that this was how their funds would be used.
The vestry reaffirmed these decisions on January 27th, 2025 when we voted to deploy the $8,935,000 raised as follows:
$ 630,000 to the Beloved Community Fund to support community outreach partnerships aimed toward racial justice.
$ 630,000 to seed our Endowment, which we aim to grow through bequests.
$ 7,000,000 to Property Development, to complete many of the priorities identified in our master planning effort including improvements to the Butterworth wing to support the Water Ministry and youth programming, new more welcoming entrances, updated elevator, commercial kitchen, and pre-development of the Fletcher House site.
$ 675,000 for Expenses such as debt service and contingency.
If you have any questions about these decisions, please don’t hesitate to contact Gina Lagomarsino, Senior Warden; Andrew Marshall, Junior Warden or Mike Davis, Treasurer
PLEDGE BREAKDOWN
Tim & Karen Abrams
Susan Absher
Sharon Albinson
Dane & Cassie Anderson
Betty Arbuckle & Chuck Taylor
Duane Arenales
David Aufhauser & Jane Dana
Patricia Balestra
Jim & Susanna Barnett
Paul & Marcea Barringer
Tom & Gladys Bauder
Ashby & Susan Beal
Henry Beale
Azucena Beckerman
Wendell & Joy Belew
Brent & Terry Blackwelder
Inga Blust
Paul & Joy Boyle
Jeffrey & Anne Brainard
Bob Bremner
Alecia Brinkerhoff & Charles Molluzzo
Bob Broeksmit & Susan Bollendorf
Michael Brennan
Andy & Robyn Brown
Steven & Denise Brownlee
John & Karen Burgess
Bob & Suzanne Burrows
Stephen & Sylvia Burwell
Tom Calhoun & Thelma Triche
Mary Beth Campbell & Mark Sistek
George & Nicole Cannizzaro
Maria Casarella
Diana Cashen
Margaret Chanin
Kathleen Chapman
Stuart Chapman & Bridget Walsh
Rev Joseph Clark & Meredith Myers
Carol Clausen
Peter Coe & Betsy Finch
Carol Coffin
Joanne Cogar
Steve & Sally Comiskey
Tracy Cooper-Tuckman
Scott & Rynnie Cotter
Lauren & Bob Counts
Mike Crabtree & Penny Ray
Peyton & Ashley Craighill
Jon & Dana Crepeau
Helen Darling & Bradford Gray
Hal Davis
Liz & Mike Davis
Russ & Marina Davis
Peter & Charlotte Dean
David DeBruin & Elizabeth Taylor
Ken & Florri DeCell
Lowell & Ginny Denning
Brian & Kimberly Deobald
Jason DeParle & Nancy-Ann DeParle
Reid Detchon & Louise Moody
Susan DeWitt
Carlos Diaz & Tamara Carrera
Jim & Kathryn Donald
Mike & Cynthia Dopp
Dick & Terry Dowd
Karl Driessen & Ana Serra
Norma Dugger
Rick Dulaney
Debbie DuSault
Harriet Dwinell
Bob & Mary Eager
Catharine Ecton
Elizabeth Eddy
Annette Edwards
Mary Elcano
Carol Emig & Michael Durst
Kate Enright
Kesha Evans
Lee Ewing & Patty Chu
Bill and Susan Flanders
Tom Frail & Jan Schaffer
Gardell Gefke & Elizabeth Pyke
Anna Gerrity
Peter & Denise Glassman
Sara Glenn
Shannon & Ian Golub
John & Alice Goodman
Patrick & Abigail Gorman
Carol Graves
Rich & Tiggy Green
Lynne Greenwald
Alice Gregal
Sarah Griffin
John Guenther & Betsy Oster
Brian Hale & Lara Oerter
Chris & Marjorie Hale
Karen & C. Rodger Hammons
John & Beth Harrison
Linda Haslach
Sally Hatch
Mary Haverback
Lane Heard & Margaret Bauer
Melvin & Diane Heath
Andrew & Jen Heimert
John Herren
Rick Heuwinkel & Judi Raak
Tony & Susan Higgins
Cynthia A. Hoover
Bob Huebner & Lanese Jorgensen
Tom & Ann Humphrey
Brooks & Courtney Hundley
Al Hunt & Judy Woodruff
Orion Hyson
Charlotte Lee Jackson Jackson
Jean Jeffress
Bill & Patty Jensen
Ken Johnson & Gina Lagomarsino
Ashley & Gretel Johnston
Fletcher & Heather Jones
Bruce & Suellen Keiner
Deborah Kennedy Coster
Len & Ellen Kennedy
Suzi Kindervatter & Ted Clark
Betty & Leonard King
Margo Kingston
James & Sophie Knight
Joe & Kathy Kolar
Scott Kragie & Barbara Woodall Kragie
Andrew & Kathleen Krepps
Nancy La Vigne
Pru Lake
Suzanne Laporte
Phil & Pat Larson
Polly Larson
Ledlie & Sarah Laughlin
Leslie Lawson
Mark & Prentiss Lay
Peter & Lauralyn Lee
Harv Lester, Jr. & Don McMinn
Sally & Richard Levie
Joseph & Barbara Levitt
Mimi Limbach
Mally Lloyd & Katherine Ragsdale
Tricia Long
Bill & Jill Lucas
Chris & Melissa Luckett
Ben & Julia Lundin
Ann Lung
Mark & Gail Lynch
Austin MacDougall & Grace Kreher
Paul & Annie Mahon
Andrew Marshall & Elizabeth Gardiner
Tom Martin
Timothy Massad & Charlotte Hart
Joe & Maren Matal
Douglas & Christina McAllister
Steven McClain & Barbara Zangler
John & Barbara McGraw
Ryan & Kristin McNavage
Jean McNelis
Selby McPhee
Melissa McPherson
Katie & Nick McQuaid
Patrick & Bernadette Menefee
Margaret Allen Mengers
Sondra Mills
Joan Miranowski
Jeff & Kris Moore
Paul & Susan Mordan
Kathy Morisse
Mark Morris & Yvette Herrera
Michael Morris
The Mortons
Bob & Caryn Musil
Dale & Lisa Nelson
June & John Nemeyer
John & Joyce Nolan
Jane North
Ron & Nan North
Clark Norton
Stacy Notaras Murphy & Scott Murphy
Angela Nugent
Jason Oaks & Kate Chiappinelli
Bob Oetting & Sally Thornton Oetting
Stephanie O'Keefe
Tim & Kara O'Leary
Neil Orlando & Liz Madden
Barbara Orski
Joe & Tara Palmore
Greg Parker
Joe & Karash Payne
Gregg & Julie Petersmeyer
Lee Petty
Patricia Pickard
Jan Piercy
Rita Piester
Liz Pochter
Richard Podolske & Diane Waters
Vicki Porter
Kennon Poteat & Julie Wilson
Michele Prince
Scott Pritchett
Shirley Putnam
Marion Rawson & Mario Urdaneta
Marc Rigas & Rebekah Dawson-Rigas
John & Jessie Righter
Roger Rihm & Christina Sprague
Patricia Riley
Markley Roberts
Pickle Robinson
Rebecca & John Robuck
Jim & Emily Rowan
Joel Ruhter & Molly Reynolds
John Rusciolelli & Katharine Huffman
Joe & Susan Ruth
Rosemary Ryan
Juliet Sablosky
Mattie Schloetzer
Renee Schoof
Chris Schumann & Cathy Wiss
David Searby
Joan Searby
Geoffrey & Philippa Shepherd
Patrick & Mead Sissman
Elsa Skaggs
Steve Smith
Chip Somodevilla & Gina Lambright
Lori Sostowski
Carolyne Starek
John Steele & Julie Tippens
Marie Stevanus
Ben & Patti Steverman
Meg Stillman
Schroeder Stribling & Betsy Pursell
Mark Stumpf & Betsy Bruce
Ray & Carole Suarez
Emil & Judy Sunley
Chan & Paul Tagliabue
Kay & Richard Tatum
Alison Taylor
Bill & Susan Taylor
Steuart & Linda Thomsen
Claudia Townsend
Frank and Margie Trinity
Woody & Jennifer Turner
JoAnn Turrentine
Christopher & Elizabeth Vaden
Reeve & Jane Vanneman
Jim & Elinor Vaughter
Gwynne & Will Villota
John Wagner & Bethany Nickerson
Barbara Wanner
Rick & Jane Ward
Judy Webster
Scott & Linda Weidman
Tim Welsh
Louisa & Boyce Whitesides
Brad & Theresa Wiegmann
Jeremiah & Sarah Williams
Caroline Willis
Josh Wilson & Becky Hale
Susan Winans
Ron Wisor & Keri Piester
Barbara Wolanin
Haimera & Veronica Workie
Linda Yangas
Shelley & Van Yeutter
Ellie Zartman
Thank You
Please join us in thanking Ledlie for aligning us around these ambitious goals and joyfully leading the fundraising effort. But he did not do it alone! Let’s also thank:
Co-chairs of the Capital Campaign Lane Heard, Keri Peister and Gardell Gefke, and the many, many volunteers who made visits to roughly 350 St. Columba’s households
Co-chairs of the Master Planning effort Elizabeth Taylor and Stephen Smith, and the many other dedicated members of that committee
Co-chairs of the Anti-Racism Task Force Kesha Evans and Lane Heard and other members of the task force who are designing the Beloved Community Fund
And especially the more than 300 St. C’s households who generously pledged to this combined 150th Anniversary Campaign!
