Praise  the  Lord! For  92  years  The  Apostolic  Church  of  God  has  been  shown  great  grace  while  being  extremely  blessed  with  beautiful  sanctuaries,  a  first -class  banquet  hall,  and  a  very  welcoming  family  center.  Even  the  pews  we  sit  in  have  been  given  by  previous  generations. As  a  church  family,  we've  been  left  with  a  great  responsibility,  a  great  inheritance,  along  with  a  great  accountability  to  be  a  blessing  to  the generation  still  to  come.

 That's  why  we've  established  a  new  legacy  campaign  that's  called  Transforming  the  Future  Endowment  Fund.  The  framework  to  this  vision  includes  building  and  strengthening  the  organizational  and  operational  capacities  of  our  ministries. Now  more  than  ever,  it's  important  that  we  provide  spiritual  content  and  programming  that  continuously  fortifies  the  faith  of  God's  people  and  equips  them  to  evangelize  God's  grace  to  a dying  world.

 The  Kenwood  building  is  45  years  old  and  Dorchester  is  34  years  old.  Twenty-seven  years  ago,  the  kitchen  was  the  state  of  the  art.  Slowly,  parts  are  becoming  obsolete  for  repair  when  stoves, coolers,  dishwashers  will  require  replacement.  These  replacements  can  run  five  figures.  Our  banquet  hall  has  served  the  congregation  well. With  the  exception  of  the  video  screen,  our  tables,  chairs,  carpets.  carpets  are  27  years  old  as  well.  Overall,  our  buildings  look  pretty  good.  However, there  are  capital  improvements  required  for  replacement  from  HVACs  to  carpet  replacement  and  far  more.  As  those  in  previous  generations  did, we  must  continue  to  maintain  the  infrastructure  and  to  make  the  investment  in  its  presence.  preservation.  With  technology  advancing  every  day,  we  must  ensure  that  we  continue  to  build  our  communication  strategy  to  take  the  word  of  God  global  and  fulfill  our  Christian  mandate.

 This  strategy  includes  building  the  proper  infrastructure  for  new  media,  providing  the  necessary  education  to  stay  up  to  date  with  the  ever -evolving  technology,  creating  new  content  to  expand  our  reach as  we  build  the  new  Grace  and  Truth  studios.  Investing  in  communications  will  ensure  that  the  body  of  Christ  remains  connected,  informed,  and  engaged  for  future  generations.

  The  vision  also  includes  sustaining  our  educational  efforts.  We  must  secure  the  future  for  our  children  and  our  children's  children  by  investing  in  the  education  of  preschoolers  through  college  students.  Ensuring  more  scholarship  opportunities  are  available  to  help  open  doors  to  success.  We'll  also  grow  our  workforce  development  programs  which  will  help  teach  employable  skills  to  our  community  as  we  develop  and  mentor  entrepreneurs.

 Given  what  you  have  already  heard,  we  intend  to  raise  $30  million  for  the  legacy  campaign  entitled  Transforming  "Transforming  the  Future."  We've  already  secured  commitments  from  members  of  the  Apostolic  Church  of  God  family, and  now  we're  asking  for  the  church -wide  membership  to  join  us  in  this  legacy  campaign.  

You  can  choose  how  you  want  to  contribute.  You  can  contribute  to  the  general  fund, or  you  can  contribute  to  specifically  education,  communications,  ministry  development,  or  the  church  building. Your  commitment  can  be  made  weekly,  monthly, or  yearly.  We've  created  special  endowment  envelopes  for  you  to  give.  You  can  also  give  electronically  by  texting  ACOGL,  standing  for  Legacy,  to  28950.

 Or  you  can  go  to  our  website  and  you  can  click  the  "gift"  tab,  scroll  down  to  the  click  "give  now,"  and  then  follow  the  prompts.  Your  contribution  will  leave  an  inheritance  that  will  have  a  lasting  impact  and  cause  the  Apostolic  Church  of  God  to  be  a  continual  beacon  of  light.
 
We're  hopeful  that  you'll  be  a  future  transformer  celebrating  our  past  as  we  invest  in  our  future.  May  God  bless  you  in  Jesus'  name.