Gift to Christ's Foundry UMC from an Anonymous Northaven Donor
in honor of Deforrest and Jan
Wiksten
Gift to Christ’s Foundry
Capital
Campaign from Anonymous Donor
By Kate Anderson
A long time Northaven member, who wishes to remain anonymous, recently made a gift to the Christ Foundry Building Capital Campaign in honor of Deforrest and Janet Wiksten. The donor wished to make a gift to honor the ministry and service of Deforrest and Janet Wiksten to Northaven, while at the same time contributing to a Methodist ministry that helps needy children. The donor met with Eric Folkerth to discuss her wishes and Eric suggested she make a contribution to the building campaign of Christ Foundry, a Methodist Church in the Bachman Lake area, which has been experiencing rapid growth through their outreach in that community. The church serves primarily low income Hispanic families and they currently meet in an apartment complex. Northaven has been involved with the ministry through serving dinner and participating in Friday night fiestas during the past summer. Due to their need for more space, Christ Foundry started a capital campaign to fund the construction of a permanent building and has been working through larger, more established Methodist Churches to obtain financial commitments from both the members and the churches. Eric was aware of the great needs of Christ Foundry and knew a gift to their building campaign would have a lasting impact on the ministry.
The Donor agreed with Eric and made the gift with the request that it be in honor of Deforrest and Janet Wiksten. DeForrest served as Senior Pastor of Northaven for the years 1977 – 1983, while Janet, who is a Diaconal Minister, served as the Minister of Education for the same time period. During DeForrest’s tenure as Senior Pastor, he placed a growing emphasis on children’s programs while initiating family retreats and park side worship services. At the same time, Northaven made the first move toward welcoming gays into the community and hosted a conference on homosexuality in 1978. The atrium was also built over what had formerly been a breezeway connecting the old church and education buildings.
We can all feel proud that one of Northaven’s long time members was generous and intentional in her desire to give a meaningful gift to an organization that is doing such important work in an underserved community and that she chose to honor the Wiksten’s for their invaluable service to Northaven.
Campaign from Anonymous Donor
By Kate Anderson
A long time Northaven member, who wishes to remain anonymous, recently made a gift to the Christ Foundry Building Capital Campaign in honor of Deforrest and Janet Wiksten. The donor wished to make a gift to honor the ministry and service of Deforrest and Janet Wiksten to Northaven, while at the same time contributing to a Methodist ministry that helps needy children. The donor met with Eric Folkerth to discuss her wishes and Eric suggested she make a contribution to the building campaign of Christ Foundry, a Methodist Church in the Bachman Lake area, which has been experiencing rapid growth through their outreach in that community. The church serves primarily low income Hispanic families and they currently meet in an apartment complex. Northaven has been involved with the ministry through serving dinner and participating in Friday night fiestas during the past summer. Due to their need for more space, Christ Foundry started a capital campaign to fund the construction of a permanent building and has been working through larger, more established Methodist Churches to obtain financial commitments from both the members and the churches. Eric was aware of the great needs of Christ Foundry and knew a gift to their building campaign would have a lasting impact on the ministry.
The Donor agreed with Eric and made the gift with the request that it be in honor of Deforrest and Janet Wiksten. DeForrest served as Senior Pastor of Northaven for the years 1977 – 1983, while Janet, who is a Diaconal Minister, served as the Minister of Education for the same time period. During DeForrest’s tenure as Senior Pastor, he placed a growing emphasis on children’s programs while initiating family retreats and park side worship services. At the same time, Northaven made the first move toward welcoming gays into the community and hosted a conference on homosexuality in 1978. The atrium was also built over what had formerly been a breezeway connecting the old church and education buildings.
We can all feel proud that one of Northaven’s long time members was generous and intentional in her desire to give a meaningful gift to an organization that is doing such important work in an underserved community and that she chose to honor the Wiksten’s for their invaluable service to Northaven.
Posted: Thursday - December 13, 2007 at 02:59 PM |
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