A matched campaign open throughout the month of April, funded by donations above and beyond your regular giving, which will be used to glow-up The Mart and save for the next Oakhouse space.

Throughout the month of April, $20,000 of contributions to the “Glow-Up” fund will be matched!
That means the first $20,000 donated turns into $40,000! This money is coming from someone within Oakhouse. They approached Chad, the lead pastor, without knowing we had a building project coming up! They expressed their heart to see people give above and beyond their regular giving or give for the first time and asked if they could give in this way.

A glow-up is to undergo a significant and positive transformation, often referring to improvements in appearance, confidence, or overall well-being. That’s exactly what we’re doing with The Mart - we’re three years old, so we figured it was time.

We decided to refresh our space because our stay here has been extended! When we first moved into the building, we thought we would be here for 18 months. We’ve already been here 3 years, and it looks like we’ll have a few more (if we choose to). There are a few things that need to happen and a few things that we’re excited to happen for the growth of ministry. This refresh will include a lot of little details, but the main things we’re excited about are…

  • Building and furnishing a new Youth Space so that Middle Schoolers can meet on Sunday mornings and Youth will have a room that is theirs throughout the week

  • Moving the Nursery into another part of the building, which will increase security and reduce complexity for our Kids’ volunteers and visitors

  • Replace the flooring in The Yard, which will not just look nicer, but keep the floor from degrading into a tripping hazard

  • Rearrange The Yard, moving the Hospitality and Kids’ areas, which will create a welcoming flow for visitors, a kid-centered wall with a parent-resource center, and align the flow of the space to match the new kids’ room layout

  • Redoing our Nursing Mom’s space, which will need to change, because that square footage will become a part of the youth space

  • Relocate the Office to allow for the new Youth Space, which will allow us to have a larger area for mid-week and Sunday meetings

And don’t forget — not only do we get to refresh The Mart, but we’re getting ready for our next space by contributing to The Building Fund as well!

The hope of this matching campaign is that $20,000 are contributed so that the full match can be granted. Of course, more than that can be contributed!

Regardless of what comes in, here is how the money will be distributed…

  • The first 10% will go toward the First Fruits Fund. This happens with all of our unrestricted giving and is used to fund local and global justice causes as well as benevolence and crisis care needs inside and outside of the Oakhouse community.

  • The Mart Refresh Project will be funded. We anticipate that this will cost around $35,000. The generosity team has already contributed around $15,000 which will go toward this project. That means we anticipate using about $20,000 from the Glow-Up campaign.

  • Any additional dollars raised will be transferred to the Building Fund. This money is being set aside for our next permanent space. We don’t know where that will be yet, but we are getting ready and excited!