St. Augustine's in-the-Woods Episcopal Church

A Ministry of St. Augustine's Episcopal Church


A prayer for our parish: Almighty and ever living God, ruler of all things in heaven and earth, hear our prayers for this parish family. Strengthen the faithful, arouse the careless, and restore the penitent. Grant us all things necessary for our common life, and bring us all to be of one heart and mind within your holy Church; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Capital Campaign Logo

Over the past ten years, the people of St. Augustine's have been thinking, praying, discussing and discerning to understand our mission on South Whidbey Island. This past summer, we committed to a building program to improve our facilities, expecially the Parish Hall, Office and Narthex. On Sunday, September 7^th we officially began our Stewardship Campaign to both pledge our financial support to the annual ministry budget and to make commitments beyond regular giving to support the building project.

The Latest Building Program News

On April 13^th, St. Augustine's made its presentation to Standing Committee. They were impressed – especially by the financial package – and voted unanimously to approve our request to begin construction. So, assuming our Pearson, our contractor, comes back with the figures we are expecting we’ll be breaking ground in early May!

Alleluia!

Our New Building

Front View

Floor Plan

Building Model

Our Capital Campaign

Capital Campaign Progress "Faith, Vision, Legacy - It's About Time" is the theme for our capital campaign. It is truly a "campaign" in that it seeks to involve the whole congregation in a focused time of inspiration and reflection on what God is calling us to do.

Third Quarter 2009 Report

As of the end of the third quarter of 2009, $571,927 has been received. The letter from the Capital Campaign Committee is here.

Second Quarter 2009 Report

As of the end of the second quarter of 2009, $435,573 has been received. The letter from the Capital Campaign Committee is here.

First Quarter 2009 Report

As of the end of the first quarter of 2009, $309,955 has been received. The letter from the Capital Campaign Committee is here.

The Initial Phase of the Capital Campaign Is Complete

The first phase of our Capital Campaign is now complete. Pledges to the Building Fund amount to $1,042,243. Thanks be to God.

Capital Campaign Literature

The links below are to the various documents describing the campaign. Please feel free to browse them. If you have any questions, please contact the Rector as described on the "Contact Us" page.

Capital Campaign Co-Chair Letter, September 9, 2008 (68 kB .pdf)

Rector's Letter, September 24, 2008 (63 kB .pdf)

Capital Campaign Newsletter #1, September, 2008 (810 kB .pdf)

Capital Campaign Newsletter #2, October, 2008 (47 kB .pdf)

Capital Campaign Newsletter #3, November, 2008 (46 kB .pdf)

Capital Campaign Newsletter #4, January, 2009 (46 kB .pdf)