Vision Builders
BE A VISION BUILDER!
This is a community, open to all, built of individuals and families that prayerfully commit to giving, over and above their tithes, to reach our city and beyond!
Vision Builders see beyond the normal day-to-day needs of the local church. They see what could be, what should be. And as they do, they are committed to seeing it happen.
Vision Builders Booklet
Journey with us as we build for the future of C3 Church Palm Springs. Enjoy our digital Vision Builders booklet.
Vision Builders 14 Day Prayer Guide
We believe in prayer! We appreciate your prayers as we believe for God’s best for our new church home.
Vision Builder 2023 Recap Video
VISION BUILDERS ALLOWS YOU TO PARTNER FINANCIALLY WITH C3 TO
ADVANCE THE KINGDOM THROUGH THREE CORE AREAS.
BUILDING
With a vision for multiple campuses, we are always pursuing new property and buildings as well as updating and expanding our current location to house all of the lives being transformed.
CARING
We are reaching into homes through our live streaming as we explore the opportunities to add other media outlets. We also reveal the salvation message through our many live groups and holiday events.
REACHING
Focusing on making a positive impact globally through missions and outreach. We are also making a local impact by partnering with organizations who are making a difference in the Coachella Valley.
OUR 2023 VISION BUILDERS INITIATIVES
Our Church
Property/Building Purchase
Even a body has a heart, a center, a hub. And this is our heartbeat: to buy a permanent location that would house C3 Palm Springs in this community we call home. A space for worship, for prayer for generations to be built up, for leaders to be trained and so much more. Our goal is to add an additional $1 million to our current savings, creating a legacy for the future, a generational impact for this valley through the vision of purchasing a permanent home for C3 Palm Springs. At the beginning of 2020 we were gearing up for our first Building Program. A few months later, the entire world shut down. For months, we were unable to gather in person, to worship in the same room, or build community face-to-face. Now more than ever, we believe that we need to purchase a church home where people can one day gather, grow and build together. This is our priority this year: and we are believing that by the Fall of 2024 we will purchase a building of our own!
C3 KIDS
This year, we will continue to invest in an excellent Sunday experience for kids and parents so that more families find a church home where they can grow deeper in community. C3 Kids has produced Online Sunday teaching, worship and interactive lessons online as a way to engage families and build foundational truths about the love of Jesus Christ in the next generation.
C3 YOUTH
Generations are the heart of C3 Palm Springs. We are a church building something so much bigger than ourselves — lives transformed that will affect families, generations and the future of our community!
OUR CITY
FOOD PARTNERSHIP
The gospel can’t be contained. The good news and the church in God’s heart is on the move when the world seemed to stand still. Through our partnership with The Narrow Door, we have served thousands of families throughout the community! Our volunteers and the generosity of Vision Builders has allowed The Narrow Door to meet people right where they’re at and meet practical needs in the Coachella Valley. We will be continuing this partnership as well as opportunities to volunteer boxing and distributing food to families in need. We will also be volunteering at the Christmas store with free toys and more for the community!
SCHOOL SPONSORSHIP
Throughout the year we sponsor classrooms at local schools to assist with student needs. Through Vision Builders we have provided backpacks and school supplies for students, classroom needs for teachers, Christmas gifts for low-income students, and much more. Over the years we have done sponsored multiple classrooms to entire schools. We look forward to having a greater impact on the school system through more sponsorship opportunities.
SAFEHOUSE
This year, we launch a new partnership with SafeHouse of the Desert, they provide emergency and long-term shelter, intervention, and outreach services to runaway, homeless, exploited, and other youth in crisis. SafeHouse serves as co-chair of the Riverside County Anti-Human Trafficking task force ensuring comprehensive care to all trafficking victims – minors and adults, domestic and foreign nationals. Through Vision Builders, we will be helping to provide Emergency Shelter, Intervention, and Outreach Services to Youth in Crisis.
SHELTER
Our partnership with Shelter from the Storm assists in providing comprehensive services to victims of domestic violence—professionally, ethically, and compassionately. Through the financial support of Vision Builders, they are able to provide crisis counseling, safety planning, assistance with finding shelter, referrals to SFTS programs or other organizations, advocacy with the police, and other crucial services.
OUR NATION
DISASTER RELIEF
We want to be the first to respond when a crisis hits our nation. Our love is meant to shine as a beacon to the world, and to be a love that takes action to lift up and provide for those in need. The church can be the hands and feet of Jesus if we join together in generosity. This year we were able to give in response to the fire disaster in Hawaii by sending finances to an organization on the ground that was providing assistance to those affected.
Church Planting
We are supporting church planters, like Drew and Emma Davies, Luke and Stacey Cobrae, and others as they lead the people of their cities to an encounter with Jesus that would; redeem their past, redefine their today, and reveal their tomorrow! As these church planters are looking forward to growing online and/or meeting in person, Vision Builders is helping to impact other cities with God’s love in 2023!
OUR WORLD
C3 Global
In 2024, our church will be generously giving into the C3 Global Movement. C3 Palm Springs is part of the C3 Global Movement that is on a mission to plant 1,000 Churches around the world. This year, we will be helping plant several churches in the Middle East and Africa.
Skateboard Bible
Pastor Eddie Elguera has been part of creating the Skateboard Bible. It has personal testimonies of famous pro Skaters as well as a nicely designed Bible. Currently, the Skateboard Bible is translated into two languages: Brazilian Portuguese and Italian. Through the support of Vision Builders, we are in process of getting it printed in English. Thousands of Bibles have been printed and distributed so far. Our prayer is to get it printed in more languages.
Missions
Whether we are taking groups on mission trips or supporting ministries in other countries, we are committed to seeing the good news of Jesus shared across our world.
HOW CAN YOU GIVE?
HERE ARE FOUR WAYS YOU CAN GIVE IN THIS SEASON:
+ Give weekly to Vision Builders, above and beyond your tithe
+ Create a matching donation through your employer
+ Make a one-time donation to Vision Builders
+ Donate real estate, stocks, or another asset
OUR PRAYER IS THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER, “HOW CAN I HONOR GOD THROUGH ACTS OF GENEROSITY?”
“AND AWE CAME UPON EVERY SOUL, AND MANY WONDERS AND SIGNS WERE BEING DONE THROUGH THE APOSTLES. AND ALL WHO BELIEVED WERE TOGETHER AND HAD ALL THINGS IN COMMON. AND THEY WERE SELLING THEIR POSSESSIONS AND BELONGINGS AND DISTRIBUTING THE PROCEEDS TO ALL, AS ANY HAD NEED.”
— ACTS 2:43-45