As we come to the end of another year, our hearts are full of gratitude for you. Your presence, your prayers, and your generosity have shaped every moment of ministry at Platt Park Church this year—from Sunday gatherings to children’s programs, from caring for one another to serving our neighborhood, and to welcoming a new lead pastor to our team. God has been so faithful, and you are a huge part of that story.

Each December, we invite our church family to prayerfully consider a special year-end gift above and beyond regular giving. This Christmas Offering helps us finish the year strong, meet our financial commitments, and prepare for the year ahead. Our goal this year is $138,000.

Here’s what that goal means for us as a church family: $81,887 of this amount is what we need in order to break even for 2025—simply covering ministry expenses and “keeping the lights on.” Everything given above that amount helps us move into 2026 with margin and room for new ministry opportunities, deeper partnerships, and continued growth.

Your generosity in the Christmas Offering helps fully fund:

• Sunday gatherings, worship, outreach, and children’s programs
• Community/pastoral care and our Spread Love ministry
• Our staff team and the ongoing ministries they lead
• Building care and routine maintenance needs (not including the roof replacement)

A note about the roof — while ongoing building care is supported through the Christmas Offering, the roof replacement—estimated at $150,000 and planned for spring 2026—will be funded through a separate capital campaign. We will share more details about that capital campaign in the new year.

Your giving is not only practical—it is deeply spiritual. Scripture says that giving is one of the beautiful ways we get to experience God’s generosity, trust His faithfulness, and join Him in caring for the people and place He’s entrusted to us.

Historically, our Christmas Offering has helped us “catch up” on the gap between annual giving and expenses. But over the past two years, we have been intentionally moving toward a budget that can operate fully within our year-round giving. Because of your faithfulness and wise stewardship, we’ve seen that gap shrink significantly—last year it was smaller than budgeted, and this year it’s even smaller still.

Our hope is that in the coming years, the Christmas Offering will become a source of new ministry—funding fresh initiatives, supporting community partners, and expanding our ability to love and serve our neighborhood.

As you reflect on the year and prepare for the season ahead, would you join us in praying this simple prayer:  “God, what would You have me give?”

If you have any questions about the budget or our plan for future expenses, please feel free to reach out at any time. We trust that God will lead us—and we trust that God will provide everything our church needs to continue the work He has called us to. We are so grateful for this community and all that God is doing among us.