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Religious ProjectsCCS partners with a diverse array of religious organizations, including Catholic and Episcopal/Anglican Parishes and Dioceses; Jewish Synagogues and Congregations; Lutheran Parishes and Synods; and Baptist, United Methodist, and Presbyterian Institutions, Conferences, and Churches. Current and recent projects follow.
PresbyterianFirst for the FutureFirst Presbyterian Church in the City of New York
Roman Catholic Living Our FaithDiocese of Portsmouth, England
Church for TomorrowDiocese of Stockton, CA
Forward in FaithArchdiocese of Washington, D.C.
Strengthening Our Future in FaithDiocese of Allentown, PA
Rooted in Faith – Embracing Our FutureDiocese of San Jose, CA
Built on Faith, Renewed in Hope Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Building Community – Celebrating FaithSt. John Fisher Catholic Church, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Our Faith, Our Hope, Our FutureDiocese of Tucson, Tucson, AZ
Episcopal/AnglicanThe Campaign for St. Bart's: Save the Landmark. Serve the CitySt. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, New York
JewishSecuring The FutureHebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, New York, NY
Lutheran Fan Into FlameThe Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, St. Louis, MO
Casting Nets. Saving Lives: The Lutheran Malaria InitiativeLutheran World Relief, Baltimore, MD
BaptistOur House is Your HouseBaptist Memorial Health Care Foundation, Memphis, TN
United MethodistTogether for TomorrowNew England Conference of the United Methodist Church
General Board of Pension and Health Benefits of The United Methodist ChurchCentral Conference Pension Initiative The Central Conference Pension Initiative (CCPI) was created during General Conference 2000 and is a long-term solution that provides retirement financial security for dedicated church leaders and surviving spouses located outside the United States who would otherwise have little or nothing. The people of The United Methodist Church have embraced the challenge put forth and are responding generously. Participation in this effort has been global with annual conferences, churches, individuals, foundations and others from around the world making gifts to support this effort. This generosity affirms the desire of the entire denomination to address the lack of pension support in the central conferences. More than $18.3 million has been contributed thus far. CCS is proud to assist with this important initiative.
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Founded in 1716, First Presbyterian Church has enjoyed nearly 300 years of inspiring worship, powerful preaching, glorious music, progressive ministries, community service and outreach to the city and its people. Located in Greenwich Village, First Church has a growing membership of over 1100 adults and children from the five boroughs, Westchester, Long Island and New Jersey. First for the Future: Building on a Faithful Heritage Campaign is a $15 million initiative that will transform the center for program life at the Church which houses ministry offices, Church School, a nursery school, NYC P.S. 226, various community programs and a homeless shelter. CCS is proud to have worked with First Presbyterian Church on the First for the Future Campaign’s historic achievements, which has raised nearly $11.4 million in gifts and pledges to date. 
Established in 1882, the Diocese of Portsmouth has enjoyed long sustained growth and today serves the spiritual and pastoral needs of 190,000 Catholics. Stretching from Oxfordshire in the North down to the Channel Islands in the South, the Diocese is organised into 24 Pastoral Areas consisting of 95 parishes and guided by the Most Reverend Bishop Crispian Hollis. In 2007 and after broad consultation, a new pastoral plan was developed to further encourage the Catholic Faith. As part of the pastoral plan and to nurture future growth, the Diocese embarked on the Living Our Faith campaign to address pressing needs. This project seeks to raise £9 million to fund the caring and support of priests, encourage vocations, educate seminarians, strengthen the ongoing formation of laity, provide funding for future capital projects and most significantly to assist parishes at the local level with capital needs. With more than £7.6 million raised from 2,700 gifts in the last ten months and nearly 60 parishes due to join the initiative in the weeks ahead, Living Our Faith is on track for a very successful completion by Spring 2010.
In 2007, while the Roman Catholic Diocese of Stockton prepared to conduct their first-ever capital campaign to address the challenges of a population boom, Stockton became the epicenter of the current financial crisis. Despite the worsening economic climate, the Diocese of Stockton partnered with CCS to conduct the Church for Tomorrow endowment campaign, and surpassed their $30 million goal by raising $35 million in five-year pledges from more than 10,000 households. The money raised from the Church for Tomorrow campaign will fund programs and services that will enable the Diocese to respond to the needs of today and the future. Priorities include financial assistance to parishes; development of new parishes; tuition assistance; formation of lay leaders, catechists and deacons; continuing education for ordained priests; recruiting and training youth ministers; counseling services for families; restoration of the Cathedral; and funding the 2008 and 2009 Bishop’s Ministry Appeal. CCS is honored to have partnered with the Diocese of Stockton on this inspiring and historic campaign.
In January 2004, the Archdiocese of Washington embarked on the Forward in Faith campaign to raise a minimum of $135 million to build endowment dollars for Catholic Education and Charities, Pastoral Services, Multi-Cultural Apostolates and Ministries, Ministry Enhancement, and individual parishes. CCS is proud to have partnered with the Archdiocese to plan, develop, and implement Forward in Faith, a campaign that ultimately raised $185 million. Highlights include: 110 gifts of $100,000+ secured, an average gift of $4,500, and more than $100 million raised from parishes.
The Diocese of Allentown serves more than 95,000 registered families in 153 parishes in the five Pennsylvania counties of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill. There are 13,400 students enrolled in 52 elementary schools and more than 4,100 students in 9 high schools in the diocese. There are two Catholic colleges, 3 Catholic hospitals, 2 elderly care facilities and numerous Catholic charities within the diocese. CCS assisted the Diocese of Allentown in raising more than $54,000,000 on a $28,000,000 goal in the Strengthening Our Future in Faith campaign.
The Diocese of San Jose undertook a $100 million capital and endowment campaign beginning in January 2005. Rooted in Faith – Embracing Our Future exceeded its goal and raised more than $115 million. CCS is honored to have been part of this historic effort that garnered $30 million from the first 50 donors during the Bishop's Phase of the campaign. The campaign will ensure that the Diocese fulfills a comprehensive pastoral plan focusing on both current and future needs.
In January 2008, the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois launched a capital campaign to fund the restoration and renewal of its 80-year old Cathedral. CCS is honored to have assisted Bishop Lucas and the Diocese with the Built on Faith, Renewed in Hope campaign. The effort surpassed its $6,000,000 goal, raising $9,000,000 within a six-month timeframe. 
CCS assisted Msgr. David A. Sork and the parishioners of St. John Fisher Catholic Church in exceeding its $15,000,000 goal, raising $15,300,249 from more than 700 gifts. Building Community – Celebrating Faith will support the construction of a new church, renovation of existing parish facilities, and development of the parish's building program. 
The Diocese of Tucson serves more than 350,000 families belonging to 79 parishes across Southern Arizona. In 2007-2008, CCS assisted Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas in embarking on the historic $28 million capital campaign Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future. This extraordinary effort raised more than $44 million to assist the Diocese in establishing a solid foundation for the future. The Our Faith, Our Hope, Our Future campaign will support the renovation of the St. Augustine Cathedral, purchasing of new land for parishes, priest retirement, religious education and expanding the presence of Catholic Community Services in Southern Arizona. 
Designated a New York landmark and listed in the State and National Register of Historic Places, St. Bartholomew’s Church on Park Avenue is an icon of midtown Manhattan and part of the fabric of New York City. The age of buildings – compounded by decades of wear and tear – has created high maintenance demands and substantial on-going costs to the Church. Under the leadership of Reverend William McD. Tully, St. Bartholomew’s Church engaged CCS to guide its campaign to support a multi-phased renovation and restoration project. The first phase, which seeks to raise $30 million, has yielded unprecedented individual and corporate support. CCS is proud to partner with Reverend Tully and the St. Bart’s community on this historic endeavor. 
Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion was founded in 1875 and now has campuses in New York, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and Jerusalem. HUC-JIR has established itself as the academic and professional development center of Reform Judaism. Its Rabbinic, Cantorial, Communal service and Educational professionals work with communities and institutions worldwide. The nearly 900 Reform Congregations are served by HUC-JIR today. CCS assisted Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in raising $135 million to ensure that the College-Institute remains the academic heart and soul of the Reform Movement through faculty development funds, student scholarships, library and technology improvements and annual support.
By resolution at the 2004 Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) convention, delegates endorsed a movement named Ablaze! to share the Gospel with 100 million people worldwide. The convention also resolved to raise $100 million above the current LCMS World Mission budget through a fund-raising effort called Fan Into Flame to support Ablaze! CCS is honored to partner with all of the 35 districts and 6,200+ congregations of the LCMS on the Fan Into Flame campaign.
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), individuals, and parish groups in international relief, development, advocacy, and social responsibility. LWR works with partners to reduce poverty and injustice by helping rural communities increase and expand the resources they need to live productive, healthy and empowered lives.
Baptist Trinity Hospice is a proud member of the Baptist Memorial Health Care family, based in Memphis, TN. Baptist was founded nearly 100 years ago by a group of individuals guided by faith and integrity and continues to grow to meet the needs of the communities it serves. This commitment has inspired Baptist to establish a residential hospice house to care for the Mid-South. CCS is proud to work with Baptist on its Our House is Your House capital campaign to fund Baptist Trinity Hospice House. The hospice house will meet the physiological, sociological, educational, spiritual and emotional needs of terminally ill patients and their loved ones.
Spread across six states, the New England Conference of the United Methodist Church represents more than 500 churches – with active memberships ranging from 8 to over 200 active members. In Together for Tomorrow, conference members accepted the challenge of raising $10 million to support congregational development, pastoral health care in retirement, international missions in Nicaragua and West Angola, camp and retreat ministries, and local church priorities. By June 2006, the conference had recorded more than $15.6 million in pledges.