As a community striving to construct a permanent church campus, St. James the Apostle Catholic Church in Fremont, California, faces unique challenges. In order to save funds for the new church building, the parish has no full-time staff members and the pastor donates his salary to the community. The parish relies heavily on volunteers to conduct day-to-day operations for the church, from office work to maintenance. In order to maximize the impact of its capital campaign, St. James the Apostle partnered with the Steier Group for the United We Build Our Church campaign. The Steier Group’s full-service approach fit perfectly for this church without full-time staff. During an extensive campaign planning study, the Steier Group interviewed 122 stakeholders to gauge support for the campaign. This thorough work set the campaign up for success. Despite slowing fundraising during the pandemic, St. James the Apostle raised more than $4 million and can now construct a permanent church building.
“We are grateful for the Steier Group's excellent service, and especially for the strong relationship we built with their team. If you are on the fence about retaining development counsel - like I was - rest assured, I would highly recommend the Steier Group for their service, attention to detail and willingness to work with us to achieve our goals, no matter what challenges arose along the way.”
Rev. Anthony Vazhappilly, Pastor
Campaign Stats
The Steier Group’s unique, hands-on campaign management model, combined with our expert grant writers, award-winning designers and creative fundraising strategies, allowed us to exceed goal.
Goal
2000000
Raised
4096238
Percentage of Goal
205
A Customized Approach
We founded our firm on the belief that the best capital campaign is one that is customized and executed by one team, under one roof. When you hire the Steier Group, you eliminate the need to contract with additional vendors for services like copywriting, graphic design, grant writing, video production, website development or wealth screening. We reject the one-size-fits-all approach to fundraising and embrace every opportunity to design a capital campaign plan that will maximize our client’s fundraising potential.
Contact Steier Group today
You have a vision for the growth and success of your church, school or organization. Now it’s time to gather the generous, wholehearted support you need to make it happen. Contact Steier Group today to discuss the benefits of a customized capital campaign.
