Raelyn Pracht | Texas District Church Extension Fund

Strength in Partnerships

by Raelyn Pracht | Apr 26, 2019 | Rebates

Above: Texas CEF Marketing Specialist Raelyn Pracht delivering the 2018 rebate check to St. John Cypress. Each February we mail out loan rebate checks to eligible congregations. Each investor designates a congregation to receive credit for their invested dollars....

The Church That’s Growing So Quickly That Even Its Expansion May Need an Expansion

by Raelyn Pracht | Feb 26, 2019 | Construction, Expansion, Harvey, Preschool

When we last checked in with Messiah Lutheran Church in Boerne in November 2017, the groundwork had just begun on their new Family Life Center. Little did the staff and congregation know then what a ride they were in for over the next two years. The plan was...

Two Floodings Give St. John the Opportunity to Rebuild and Expand Their Ministry

by Raelyn Pracht | Feb 1, 2019 | Construction, Harvey, Rebuild, Renovation

[Above: Members of St. John Cypress enjoying the new gym after the dedication ceremony.] St. John Lutheran Church in Cypress may be on the northwest edges of Houston, but that has not saved it from repeated flood disasters over the past few years. In April 2016,...

Peace Hewitt creates an even more welcoming church home

by Raelyn Pracht | Sep 25, 2018 | Expansion, Groundbreaking, Renovation

Peace Lutheran Church in Hewitt (in the greater Waco area) may have started as a small group of families in 1978, but 40 years on it has grown to more than 350 disciples. As a community that holds out welcoming arms “to all types of families, single, nuclear, widowed,...

Shepherd of the Hills plans for growth

by Raelyn Pracht | Aug 22, 2018 | Expansion, News

… while sending one of its own to become the Texas District’s new president You can hear the excitement in Pastor Chris Kennedy’s voice as he describes the changes happening at Shepherd of the Hills. It is hard to blame him: as the church approaches its...