Our third weekly sharing of highlights of courageous love as experienced at Foothills and wishes for our congregation in the future
These are a handful of highlights and wishes that appeared with significant frequency in the data we collected from 22 visioning workshops with more than 350 participants.
Courageous love as we experienced it at Foothills:
- The Feb. 2017 all-church pledge drive breakfast at CSU felt like we are one big force for good, with the potential to make such positive change!
- Our Share the Plate program, with so many causes we support and the good feeling of knowing our presence is making a difference in other lives.
- Attending a workshop on poverty that led to participation in the One Village One Family program (a “village” of volunteers raising money to help a family get into housing and providing six months of structured support to keep them there.) Volunteers connected so deeply with the family.
Our wishes for the current and future Foothills congregation:
- That we are able to inspire generosity among ourselves so that we can meet the financial requirements of making our wishes come true.
- To grow our facility to meet our needs so we can overflow the goodness. A sense of joy and abundance that allows us to raise $5 million.
- That Foothills becomes the living room of the community!
Sue Sullivan
Katie believes the best things in life are the result of collaboration and diverse perspectives coming together to produce something greater than any individual could. She is passionate about systems, efficiency and collaboration for better community outcomes. She loves dreaming up the big picture and drafting the roadmap to make it happen. She has a background in operations, fundraising, communications and program development, as well as over a decade of nonprofit management experience in Northern Colorado.
Her greatest joy in life comes from her family. Her husband, Steven, a principal at Wellington Middle School, and daughters Emmaline and Esmae are the lights of her life. Together they love mountains, music and all kinds of food. She is passionate about women supporting other women in all stages of life and especially through the critical moments that make or break us. She believes that one of the most important things in life is to be kind.
Being outdoors makes her soul come alive. It always roots her in gratitude and is one of the reasons she loves living in Fort Collins.