By the amazing grace of God and the generosity of the people of College Park Church, the elders recently approved $361,000 to be allocated to a variety of high-impact supplemental giving recipients beyond the regular budget.
As part of the annual budget plan, College Park Church members approved the investment of additional unrestricted funds that are received beyond budget needs, up to $550,000, to be used for specific local, global, and capital projects.
In the past year, we have been able to invest in many high-impact projects and needs globally and locally. Thank you, College Park, for your generosity and impact!
Bruce Smith
Executive Pastor
Supplemental Gift Recipients in August/September 2024
Justice Ventures International (JVI), Bihar, India
JVI works to free bonded laborers and create just legal practices. This gift will help establish a Justice Hub in the Madhubani District in the state of Bihar, India, where College Park has partnered with Good News for India to build a school to help reach the Yadav people.
Theological Book Network (TBN) & Ukrainian Evangelical Theological Seminary (UETS)
Seminary libraries always need to be growing and kept up to date. TBN provides new and gently used theological books to seminaries overseas to help train pastors and ministry leaders. This gift will provide for 1,000 theology books to be shipped to College Park’s global partner UETS.
Support of Scholar Leaders from Unreached Peoples
This gift supports developing scholars in unreached people groups as they pursue advanced theological degrees with the vision of the growth and expansion of the church.
One Hope Urban Church Plants, Baltimore Region
This gift will help create a network of support and resources to plant and revitalize churches and equip urban church planters, short-term missionaries, and leaders in inner-city Baltimore and the surrounding region.
Urban Church Encouragement, Indianapolis
A gift will be given to three local churches, who are faithfully serving the Indy metro area, to further their kingdom efforts: One Fellowship Church, North City Church, and Indy Metro Church.
Indianapolis Theological Seminary (ITS)
ITS serves the Christian community of the Indy metro area by training and equipping men and women for ministry, including College Parkers. This gift will provide resources to help ITS pursue and receive formal accreditation by 2026-27, which will provide confirmation of ITS’s education process and academic rigor.
The Gospel Coalition (TGC) Global Church Support
TGC has a proven delivery system for quality Christian material to encourage and equip global Christian leaders. This gift will help expand their impact and reach into underserved regions of the world.
Guest Hospitality & Connecting Space Enhancements
Funds will help enhance the connecting space at College Park to be warmer and more welcoming for guests, congregants, and ministry use with the goal of deepening relationships.