The Legacy Giving covers three lanes that lead us to accomplish our ultimate legacy, leading people to a life-changing relationship with Jesus. The three Legacy Lanes are Missions, Projects, and Leadership.
Dear Legacy Team,
Every year, I take the last few months to give intentional thought to pursuing God, to get a sense of where and how He wants to lead us as a church for the upcoming year. In December I had a clear sense that 2025 would be the year of the Open Door for Hope City Church. That God would bless us to experience His favor and blessings as a church family. What I have come to know about God, through scripture and my own life experience, is that whenever God gives a person a vision, He will also provide the means to carry out the assignment.
We all continue to stand in awe of how God has provided for the church nancially, but even more so at the impact and lives changed that we see daily through the Cedar Valley Dream Center, our outreaches at our Cedar Heights location, our TV ministry, in prisons, and beyond. What the Lord whispered to our hearts in 2024 about this being a year of the Open Door is happening before our eyes! We have broken an attendance record every week for the last ve consecutive weeks! This has never happened in the life of the church, and we know it is the result of your prayers, excitement, and God’s faithfulness. There are open doors at UNI, Waterloo Schools, potential new Hope City locations, new global partners reaching parts of the world where we don’t have a presence. God has opened key strategic doors, now is the time to walk through them.
The Father has blessed each of us with spiritual gifts to serve others and make a di erence. Thank you for your obedience in sharing your gift of generosity as part of our Legacy team. Your generosity is having a huge impact on the lives of real people in our community and beyond. As we continue to be good stewards of our resources, we want to make sure that we have the margin to respond to needs and to walk through the doors that God will continue to open.
As you will see in this document, we have made progress in many of the areas, however, there are some pressing needs as well as opportunities for us as a church family. As you go through these pages, something speci c may catch your attention or connect with you. We believe that it is an invitation from Jesus to join Him in this area. We encourage you to pray and lean in on what God is asking you to do.
As fellow members of the Legacy team, we are honored and excited to see what God will do in and through us as we take part in His mission.
For the one, Pastors Quovadis and Angela Marshall
MISSIONS LANE
OUR HEART IS LOCAL
Hope City is a church IN, OF, and FOR the city. We have chosen to strategically invest our resources, in uence, and manpower in various outreaches and by partnering with nonpro ts that are making a di erence throughout the Cedar Valley. Here are a few areas where we are involved.
INVOLVEMENT
• Prison Ministry in Anamosa Campus
• Television Ministry
• Dream Center & Outreaches
Local Partners
Free Community Meal
Food Pantry
Re Entry Programs
OUR FOCUS IS NATIONAL MISSIONS LANE
We are honored to partner with National organizations to further our reach across America. Through our relationships, we are planting churches, raising up leaders for the ministry and mission eld, and serving pastors and churches on the frontline.
INVOLVEMENT
• Planting New Churches (ARC)
• Raising Up New Leaders (Highlands College)
• Supporting Existing Pastors and Churches
• Additional Opportunities
Our very own, Jensen Trotter will go to Church of the Highlands this August. 2025.
MISSIONS LANE
OUR REACH IS GLOBAL
We believe that there are places where our resources will go that our feet never will. We are joyful about partnering with missionaries and international ministries to reach the nations with the truth and love of Jesus in practical ways. Here’s who’s involved.
• Missionary Partners (Hannah and Mason Smith, David Ursin, Mexico, Botswana).
• Global Partners (La Viña, Ignite Europe, FIRM, Vapor, Compassion International, Children’s Cup)
• Mission Trips
• Supporting Missionaries in the 10/40 Window
• Additional Support for Existing Partners
Mason Smith in Indonesia. 2025.
PROJECT LANE
EXPANSION & GROWTH
Our Project Lane exists to ensure that we are not only looking forward but leveraging our resources to ensure that we can meet needs and respond to opportunities that arise. This lane allows us to dream big, risk wisely, and step boldly into what the Lord has for us as a church.
CURRENT AND NEW PROJECTS :
• High Street Projects & Repairs- $207,438
• Chimney Repair- approx $50,000
• Security Cameras in Kids City- $4,438
• Change out main entrance doors to install keyless entry - $10,000
• New ooring in Walkers & Talkers Room for Kids City - $10,000
• Asphalt overlay on East Half of parking lot and to restripe- $33,000
• 10 AC Units (At the end of their life cycle. ) - $10,000 per unit
• Cedar Heights Projects - $3,963,000
Repair retaining wall- $130,000
Additional electrical outlets- $5,000
Build out for Kids City room- $5,000
New camera for Sunday Services- $13,000
Lift for maintenance- $10,000
Current loan amount- $3,800,000
3706 Projects - $7,500
Keyless Entry- $2,500
Security Cameras- $5,000
Campus Expansion- $15,000
New TV Market (Mason City, Wisconsin Region) - $5,000 yearly
2-3 Pop-Up Church Services: $5,000 per launch.
COMPLETED PROJECTS :
Thanks to your generosity, we were able to complete several important projects that are helping more people connect with Jesus, grow in community, and experience the impact of the local church. At High Street, we invested $169,000 into improvements such as updated signage, new AC units in the Worship Center, exterior painting, basement leak repairs, and more. At Cedar Heights, $186,145 went toward landscaping, improved lighting in meeting rooms, o ce repairs, better lobby acoustics, and other updates. We also proposed oor plans for the 3706 Cedar Heights building. Additionally, our Pop-Up Church in Janesville was a success with 122 people in attendance.
Pop-up Church in Janesville. 2025.
Ministry isn't just a job—it's a calling to walk in the footsteps of Christ and be a part of His mission. We're not interested in good hires; we're committed to raising up leaders who will change the world. Our passion drives initiatives like the Leadership Academy, college scholarships, and summer internships at Hope City, all aimed at empowering leaders to walk in God’s calling for their lives.
