Campaign Updates

We have reached our campaign commitment goal of $5.5 Million. Thank you to everyone who made a commitment to our campaign, to our future and to our legacy.

Not yet made your campaign commitment? You can still do so! With the rising cost of construction materials every dollar helps. If you have already pledged, Thank You! If you have not yet submitted your pledge, please prayerfully make your pledge today!

ground breaking!

Early on Monday, September 14, we officially broke ground on the new St. Elizabeth Gathering Center. Participants included St. Elizabeth reps Fr. Bob Stone, Frank Medina, Wes Hotze (Owner's Rep), Jessica Underwood (Campaign Chair), Chris Hafner (Davidson a+e), Brian Dostal and Dominic Spadafore (ACI Boland Architects), Andy Huber (A.L. Huber Construction), and Angela Laville (Diocese of KCSJ). Soon you should see progress happening on the site. The landscape of the site and the dream will start coming true before our eyes.

Building our Legacy represents more than just brick and mortar; it represents who we are and our vision for the future. It represents strong ties to our church, our parish community, and our parish school. It allow us to STRENGTHEN our faith, BUILD our community, SERVE our neighbors, and EDUCATE our youth.

Campus Improvements

The Building Our Legacy Campaign will enable St. Elizabeth to construct a Gathering Center. The Gathering Center will feature a Chapel that will provide an intimate, spiritual space for daily Masses, prayer experiences for school classes, small memorial services, and daily prayer. Parishioners will converse, deepen fellowship, share a meal, or bereave a loved one in the new Social Room. For informal gatherings, an adjacent and inviting community patio and fire pit will welcome guests.

The Scouts will have a room and access to separate outdoor space for meetings and ceremonies. The Food Pantry will operate effectively from the Gathering Center. And the Parish Staff will have new workspaces to conduct daily business efficiently in a welcoming, comfortable environment.

St. Elizabeth will update the current garden and green space on the east side of Main to a multi-purpose field. The grotto that honors the Blessed Virgin Mary will be moved to the south side of the multi-purpose field. The parish will remove the vacant convent and outdated Parish Ministry Center and replace them with approximately 54 additional parking spaces. Finally, to strengthen our financial health, St. Elizabeth plans to retire its debt associated with the construction of the ECC and the purchase of the rectory.