The $2 million building campaign and funding youth ministry

Emily Calkins describes leaving full-time finance work to run the ministry and now fundraising $2 million for a building, with about $130,000 raised in a year. The design sandwiches rentable coworking and office space around the ministry level for sustainability. They report frustration that large grants reject them for being faith-based, while unexpected small checks arrive, including one the day after a big denial. The hosts joke about the complaint line (515) 517-0085 and about laundering money, clarifying the group is a 501(c)(3).