OUR GOD IS ABLE
Fall 2026 ABLE Initiative Update

God is able to do more than all we can ask or imagine! We see this truth in Scripture and we’ve witnessed it throughout the 47-year story of Woodmen. What began in 1979 with a few dozen people in a barn has grown to a community of more than 7,000 of us lifting up the name of Jesus each weekend across five campuses.

We believe the Lord has even more amazing chapters ahead for the people and ministry of Woodmen! As we come together in the ABLE initiative, we’re trusting God to lay the groundwork for a future of expanded gospel reach in two big ways: Hope for the Future and Love for the City.

BY THE NUMBERS

The financial goal for the three-year ABLE initiative is $10,000,000. This is comprised of $2,500,000 dedicated to Downtown Campus renovations and $7,500,000 that will allow us to retire all Woodmen debt. Those are big numbers, but we have a bigger God!

The debt total includes funds used to purchase the new campus location, along with past land acquisition and construction across other Woodmen campuses. In conjunction with ongoing principal and interest payments, ABLE is funding the elimination of our debt, maximizing our stewardship and fueling future kingdom impact.

WHERE WE STAND

We’re a little over halfway through the three-year initiative, and we’re on track. More than $5,585,000 has been contributed so far! And since ABLE began, we’ve knocked out $3,743,000 of debt. Praise God! All of this is made possible by His provision, along with your wholehearted prayers and generous financial partnership.

To keep pace with our timelines for debt reduction and Woodmen Downtown renovations, we need to raise an additional $1,500,000 by the end of 2026. Hitting this year-end target will bring our ABLE contribution total to $7,000,000 heading into the final year of the $10,000,000 initiative.

WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER

In faith, we’re calling the Woodmen community to continue giving generously. We each have an opportunity in the coming weeks to fuel further debt reduction and to cover current Downtown Campus renovations. We can barely wait to see what God will do as we open up new opportunities for neighbors to experience the hope of Jesus downtown this fall and throughout the year ahead!

In faith, will you pray and give generously as the Lord directs? Together, we’ll lay the groundwork for decades of life-changing ministry, as we trust and follow Him together!

We all have a part to play! Our desire is that everyone in the Woodmen family, across every campus, seek the Lord and play their part to see this hope-filled vision come to life. While the need is great, our good God is able! We can trust Him with the outcome.

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