It’s time to narrow the gap; enter the campaign now

The 2008 presidential campaign is not the only campaign taking place this year. This year we’re hoping to meet our goal for the capital campaign for the Center for Religious Liberty. Thanks to the summer’s matching challenge, we ended 2007 with a bang. But we’re still in the primaries.

Pledges at the end of 2007 totaled $2,624,471.10, and so far we’ve received $1,595,807.90. In 2007 alone, you gave more than $1 million to the capital campaign ($1,099,065.82) and still helped us fund 97.4 percent of our general budget expectations. Thank you!

To help us complete the campaign in 2008, we will pursue additional “matching funds” opportunities, plan more hometown meetings in key areas across the country and continue to engage our denominational bodies. And, of course, we invite you to join our efforts by pledging to be a part of the campaign or by continuing to honor your pledge with payments this year.

Since we continue to make significant inroads, we have made plans to bring our dream to reality. We are retaining a realtor to help us find the perfect property needed for the BJC to expand its advocacy and educational efforts, and we are exploring various ownership options.

For more information contact Kristin Clifton, development officer at 202-544-4226 or kclifton@BJConline.org.

Partners in Giving

We invite you to become a Partner in Giving by establishing an automatic monthly gift to the BJC on your credit card. Partners provide income that the BJC can count on for ongoing budget needs and are given the opportunity to help sustain the BJC as we work to secure religious liberty. Simply call or e-mail us or go online to www.BJConline.org to make a credit card gift. If you wish to set up an automatic monthly credit card gift, simply tell us so on the online form.