Testimonials
God's visionary work has blessed hundreds of successful campaigns for the churches CGS has served. Now hear from some of our church partners who recognized God's gifts and used them to fulfill their goals - spiritually and financially.
Pastor Chip Bernhard
Spring Creek Church, Pewaukee, Wisconsin
"The greatest benefit of the service CGS provided was the spiritual growth of our people during the entire process. I feel like I received seminary training from our consultant. Our results were measurable in both dollars and lives changed. With our consultant, there were no surprises. His commitment to Christ is evident and prayer bathes every part of his programs. I feel as if we not only grew Biblical stewards at our church, but I gained a friend for life. People grew closer to the Lord and to each other in the process. Hiring CGS was the wisest thing we did in our relocation process. We have an excellent architect, contractor and other professionals on our team, but none was more important to the overall spiritual success of our project than having CGS on our team."
Former Pastor Alan Scott
Cline Avenue Fellowship, Highland, Indiana
"CGS gave me the confidence to walk in an area where I had never been. The years of experience provided by GCS were invaluable to our young congregation. We were able to walk through this [campaign] process with confidence and assurance that we were honoring God. Both Bill and Dick had a godly attitude and a gentle spirit that became an oasis for me. Our church's success is because of God, but He used CGS in a mighty way! CGS made a lasting impression on me and I would absolutely use their services again!"
Pastor Dan Farnol
Green Lake Calvary Church, Caledonia, Michigan
"Church Growth Services led the congregation in a successful stewardship campaign through two major means: 1) They trained the leadership to involve the whole church in the project; 2) They trained the leadership how to address potential problems and weaknesses. Church Growth Services became a part of the staff team. It was like having a full-service stewardship staff member at the church for a short period of special ministry."
Spring Arbor Free Methodist Church,Spring Arbor, Michigan
"I believe the final results of the campaign pledges indicate the emphasis on stewardship over 4-5 months had significant impact. I was glad to see the general congregation step up to the challenge as well as allowing the Spirit to work in their lives to have an impact on their giving habits. Sound Biblical teaching trumps our ideas of what or who will provide. Numerous people finally understood stewardship and obeyed God’s directives."
Pastor Dave Engbrecht
Nappanee Missionary Church, Nappanee, Indiana
"Working with Church Growth Services was like having a personal executive coach that gave our congregation guidance through the various stages of growth. When it came time to build again, the first and easiest decision was to have CGS on our team. Working with CGS allowed us to build a $3.0M addition without long-term debt. I wholeheartedly recommend working with Church Growth Services, as they are far more interested in instilling Biblical stewardship in the church's DNA than just fund raising."
Sugar Grove Church, Goshen, Indiana
"The way CGS set it up by reaching out into the congregation, getting them in the ‘tent’ was brilliant. This was the strength of the system. Leaders need to remember how to involve people. CGS taught us how to do this. We need to use the CGS organization system for future growth projects."
