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Greater freedom to respond to opportunities
FIVE LAKES CHURCH
FREEDOM FUND
A dedicated initiative to accelerate debt retirement and
create greater freedom for future ministry.
PART 01 — ONE GOAL
A Call to Vision
At Five Lakes Church, we believe freedom isn't just something we experience spiritually. It's something we steward. Over the last several years, God has done incredible things through our church family. We've seen lives changed, people baptized, ministries expanded, and new opportunities opened to reach our community. As we continue moving forward, we're launching the Freedom Fund, a dedicated initiative focused on one goal:
Accelerating the retirement of our building debt.
Five Lakes Church is financially healthy and positioned for ministry. The Freedom Fund exists because many people have asked how they can help us move faster toward a debt-free future.
This isn't a cry of need. It's a call to vision.
PART 02 — STRATEGY
Why It Matters
In 2025, Five Lakes Church made the strategic decision to retain our McCord Road property. While that meant carrying more of the debt from constructing our Mitchaw Road campus, it also preserved valuable space for ministry and positioned us for future opportunities.
Today, our remaining building debt is approximately $6.2 million.
The Freedom Fund provides a dedicated opportunity for those who feel led to help accelerate debt reduction beyond their regular giving.
Every gift designated to the Freedom Fund goes directly toward reducing debt principal.
This initiative is not about buildings for the sake of buildings. It's about stewardship.
The spaces God has entrusted to us create opportunities for worship, discipleship, outreach, and life change. They are valuable tools that support the mission, but they are never the mission themselves. People are the mission.
As we look toward the future, reducing debt creates greater flexibility to respond to opportunities, invest in ministry, and continue reaching people effectively.
Buildings are tools. Ministry is the mission.
The Freedom Fund helps us steward both well.
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Greater freedom to invest in the next generation.
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Greater freedom to serve our community.
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Greater freedom to say "yes" when God opens new doors.
PART 04 — SHARED COMMITMENT
How to Participate
The Freedom Fund is completely voluntary. We're not asking everyone to give a certain amount.
We're simply inviting our church family to prayerfully consider whether God would have them participate. For some, that may be a large gift. For others, it may be $10.
What matters is not the amount. What matters is a shared commitment to the future God is building through Five Lakes Church.
PART 05 — JUMP IN
Give to the Freedom Fund
If you would like to contribute to the Freedom Fund, you can give online using the link below and select "Freedom Fund" from the giving options.
Invest in the Future
Thank you for taking the time to learn about the Freedom Fund. Whether you choose to participate financially or simply pray with us, we're grateful to be part of a church family committed to what God is doing today and what He will do in the years ahead.
