Launch Hope: All in for the Fort
Help us launch a church where Fort Wayne can find hope.
Venture CHristian Church launches October 4, 2026.
God has planted Venture downtown – in the heart of Fort Wayne – at a tremendous venue called, Baker Street Centre.
And the perks are wonderful:
We’re right across the parking lot from Parkview Field, home of the Fort Wayne TinCaps
The auditorium can seat up to 450 people
We have a dedicated Kids Ministry space
But to make this space ready for us to welcome people with tremendous hospitality, we need your help!
We’re raising $45,000 to equip Venture Kids and provide the essential technology, signage, storage, hospitality equipment, supplies, and marketing funds Venture needs to welcome people well from day one.
Right now, this is an unfinished room.
But we see something more. We see a space for Venture Kids!
We see a nursery where babies are cared for.
Spaces where preschoolers discover that Jesus loves them.
Rooms where elementary kids are welcomed by name and are given space to ask honest questions and to begin building a faith of their own.
Before families arrive, this room must be transformed into a safe, joyful, age-appropriate Venture Kids environment – with portable walls, flooring, furnishings, secure check-in, signs, storage, supplies, and prepared adults and teens ready to serve.
We see a space where kids will grow up getting to know the God who loves them.
Venture Kids is one of our greatest and most visible launch needs.
But there is much more to be done!
Launch Hope will help equip Venture to create a hospitable environment from the streets to the auditorium (and everywhere in between).
What Launch Hope Will Provide
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Safe + Joyful Spaces for Kids
Portable classrooms, secure check-in, nursery equipment, flooring, furnishings, storage, and ministry supplies.
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A Welcoming First Experience
Exterior signs, clear wayfinding, entry displays, guest connection areas, hospitality resources, and systems that help people quickly feel at home.
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An Engaging Worship Experience
Audio equipment, technology, personal monitor systems, cabling, and other tools that help remove distractions and create space for people to encounter Jesus.
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A Church Ready to Serve
Mobile storage, setup systems, volunteer equipment, ministry supplies, safety resources, and the practical tools needed to build and rebuild a portable church every week.
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Launch Marketing
Digital ads, launch invitations, video, photography, signs, and community outreach that help people throughout Fort Wayne discover that a new church is being built for them.
Where the $45,000 will go
Launch Hope will help us create spaces where people are welcomed, provide the equipment our ministries need, and get the word out throughout Fort Wayne.
Equip the Church
Portable Venture Kids environments, worship team equipment, entry and kids ministry displays, exterior signage, and mobile storage systems.
$34,000
Complete the spaces
Furniture and supplies for Venture Kids rooms, check-in devices and printers, ministry technology, hospitality equipment, and other practical launch needs.
$5,000
$6,000
Invite the City
Digital advertising, video and photography, printed invitations, promotional materials, signage, and outreach designed to introduce Venture to the Fort Wayne community.
will you help us launch hope in fort wayne?
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will you help us launch hope in fort wayne? 〰️
Your generosity will help us prepare the church, invite the city, and preserve resources for outreach, staffing, discipleship, and the ministry that comes after Launch Sunday.
50 partners. $45,000. One shared mission.
| Giving Level | Gift | Participants | Total |
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| Vision Partner | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 |
| All In Partner | $5,000 | 2 | $10,000 |
| Launch Partner | $2,500 | 4 | $10,000 |
| Hope Builder | $1,000 | 5 | $5,000 |
| Launch Supporter | $500 | 8 | $4,000 |
| Hope Giver | $200 | 30 | $6,000 |
| Total | 50 | $45,000 |
This represents one possible path to reaching the campaign goal. Gifts of every amount are welcome and will be pooled to advance the purpose of Launch Hope.
