HEART FOR THE HOUSE OFFERING

Dear Cityline,

Each year during the Christmas season, Cityline Church takes part in a unique tradition. We choose to live generously by taking an offering that goes above and beyond our regular giving at our Christmas Eve Services that is used to increase ministry efforts and further advance the Good News of Jesus.

Over the past few years, this Christmas Eve offering known as Heart for the House has primarily been focused on establishing Cityline’s local community partnerships. Each year we’ve given the entirety of your above and beyond generosity to help support the good work that is happening in our local communities. However, in 2023, we took a step of faith and we leaned into making an even greater impact together by regularly living open handed. As a church, since 2023 we have collectively given back a percentage of every dollar given to Cityline towards our community partners. By linking arms with Olive Crest, Kingdom Causes, and the Cityline Cares Initiative, Cityline has made a strong impact in the ongoing efforts of addressing homelessness, foster/adoption care and services, mentoring, transitional housing, feeding the hungry and disaster relief. We can’t thank you enough for the significant impact you are making in our local communities and beyond.

With the impact you have consistently made in 2024, this year’s Heart for the House offering will have 3 specific focuses that will directly impact Cityline Church. 2025 will bring with it our 9-year church anniversary and while we have seen God do the incredible in the last 8 years, we know that as a church family, we are just getting started. We sense that God is doing something special at Cityline and we are praying and believing by faith that we will see and experience on earth as it is in heaven as we continue to learn and live the ways of Jesus. As we look ahead to all that God has in store, our 3 Heart for the House objectives are:

- Essential building repairs and maintenance buildings are blessings but they require upkeep, including AC upgrades, roofing repairs, painting, termite control, etc.

- Upgrading environments and creating new space in 2025 developing a Cityline Church property master plan with expansion possibilities, The Commons (building next to the church) upgrades, create functional spaces to facilitate the continued growth of adults, both kids and student ministry, as well as technology upgrades for our live service experience.

- Proper staff support keeping pace with continued growth as we help people discover and follow Jesus we would like to add director roles for kids and youth in 2025.

Our Heart for the House above and beyond giving goal is $75,000 this December. This may sound like a big goal, and it is, but we are a people of big faith in a great God.

This Christmas season and in every season, we are consistently reminded of God’s faithfulness to us as a people and to his church. 2024 has been an incredible year with healthy growth and so much to celebrate. Your generosity truly makes a difference. We recognize your contributions are more than just a dollar amount; your gifts are your willingness to place Jesus first in your life as you come alongside the mission of God that’s being lived out through the local church. We get to do this together!

For those who are regularly giving, we thank you, for those who give at strategic times during the year, Christmas Eve would be a great opportunity. For those you know who may be looking for a good cause to give to, we think there is no better cause than the good news of Jesus though the local church. For those who might be considering what it would look like to give for the first time, we invite you to take a next step and join us this Christmas. If you would like to make a year-end tax-deductible donation towards our Heart for the House Christmas Eve giving, be sure to select "Heart For The House" in the drop-down menu of the giving page.

We love you. Merry Christmas!  
Jack and Linda Sheets, Lead Pastors

P.S.- Our Christmas Eve services will be December 24, 2024 at 10am, 12pm, 2pm, and 10pm. We look forward to seeing you, your family and friends as we celebrate Christmas together.