Pledge Information
Our Pledge Campaign is underway. To complete an online pledge form, or begin making your payments, go to www.stmarknc.org/growing-home-pledge-information
A Prayer for the Success of the St. Mark Capital Campaign
O God, our heavenly Father, we know that all we have and are come from you.
You have called us to be faithful stewards of your many blessings by growing in Christ, sharing our gifts, serving one another, and connecting in faith.
Send us the Holy Spirit to inspire us to a greater awareness of these blessings and a more profound desire to share them in love of God and neighbor.
May Your blessings come down upon us as we undertake our parish campaign, to provide a larger home for parish events, a larger chapel for Eucharistic adoration, and a campus home for our priests and seminarians.
Help us, by Your grace, to become all that You call us to be that we may continue to love and serve You in this life so that we may be with You forever in heaven.
Amen.
Capital Campaign 2024
St. Mark has grown from 250 families in 1997 to over 5,000 in 2024. with this growth has come an increase of parishioner participation in our 80+ ministries and groups. Over 600 children are involved in our Faith Formation program, and about 60 people involved in our OCIA/RCIA programs. St. Mark School, located on our property, opened in 2003, and has over 700 children in grades K-8. Christ the King High School, located about 15 minutes away, opened in 2011, and has 400+ students.
Our Perpetual Adoration Chapel has seats for 20 people, but is often overcrowded.
The Rectory for our priests is located 15 minutes away, and houses 4 full time priests and 2 seminarians, with other visiting on a regular basis.
We propose with this Capital Campaign to build the following:
- A new Parish Life Center, named for Monsignor Richard Bellow
- A larger Adoration Chapel, with seating for 75
- A new Rectory located at the Ranson Road property, across the street from the Church, with housing for 8 priests and seminarians
Our total projected cost for these additions is $13.7 million. With the sale of the current rectory and loans, our Campaign Goal is $9.7 million.
Capital Campaign Team
Very Rev. John T. Putnam, Jr.
Pastor
704.948.0231
Wes and Lisa Strickland
Campaign Team Leaders
Karen Donahue
Stewardship and Development Coordinator
704.948.0231, ext. 136
Sue Bruce
Director of Stewardship
704.948.0231, ext. 123
Richard Cataldo
Director of Finance
704.948.0231, ext. 116
Scott Bruno
Director of Operations
704.948.0231, ext. 118