Rev. P. William VanderWyden, The President of VanderWyden Consultants, Inc., has personally managed over 100 Church Fund-raising Campaigns and has helped churches raise over $110 million dollars. Rev. VanderWyden served as the staff specialist for large church, million-dollar-plus campaigns on the National Staff of The United Church of Christ for nine years. In this capacity he worked with hundreds of churches throughout the United States providing fund-raising guidance for capital fund campaigns and operating budget campaigns. His expertise in "Faith-raising" has enabled congregations to increase their giving levels as much as 1300%, an unprecedented record in church fundraising. He also served as special counsel to the National Staff of the American Baptist Churches. He has been recognized by The National Society of Fund Raising Executives as a Certified Fund Raising Executive.

Rev. VanderWyden offers this specialized ministry to churches of all denominations through VanderWyden Capital Development Consultants, Inc., which enables churches to respond to the needs of their members, communities, and the world. The staff of VanderWyden Capital Development Consultants, Inc., provides professional consultative services for Operating Budget Campaigns, Capital Fund Campaigns, Comprehensive Financial Feasibility Studies, and Planned Giving Endowment Campaigns to churches and other non-profit organizations.

Before being called to this specialized ministry, Rev. VanderWyden served as a local church Pastor in Chicago, Illinois; Garden Grove, California; Flint, Michigan; and Amherst, Ohio, where he resides with his wife, Renee, and their four children. 

Rev. VanderWyden is also a published author. His book, Butterflies - Talking with Children about Death and Life Eternal, published by Thomas More Publishing, is now in its third printing.

 

Rev. Ken Baily staffs our Boston office. He serves as our medium and small church specialist in the northern New England area. Ken has served in parish ministry since 1985 and has also served as a consultant for churches and conferences. Ken currently lives in Newton Massachusetts. Baptized as a Presbyterian and brought up as a Quaker, he was ordained in the UCC at the beginning of his local church ministry. After a five-year career in state government, and following divinity school at Yale and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Harvard, he has been called to parishes in Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts, primarily serving as senior pastor in multi-staff congregations. His doctorate in ministry, awarded by Hartford Seminary, focuses on bringing transformative leadership to various sizes and types of congregations.

Now his particular interest is small and mid-size congregations, and following his first capital fund campaign in 1988 he has helped local churches to increase their annual stewardship giving dramatically and has helped churches to raise three to eight times their present giving in Capital Fund Campaigns. Ken is married with two children, and after roughly 35 years of life in Maine still calls that "home," at least for his heart. If your church is interested in increasing your annual giving and/or you would like conduct an inspiring faith-raising campaign, and you are located in New England, please give our office a call and we'll arrange a time for Ken to meet with your church leadership.
 

James W. Reese has over 30 years of fundraising experience, having served as a YMCA Director in Flint, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Bucyrus, Ohio; and Akron, Ohio  conducting numerous Operating Budget and Capital Fund Campaigns. Mr. Reese served as a Capital Development Consultant on the National Staff of the United Church of Christ, and joined the staff of VanderWyden Consultants in 1998. In that capacity, he has supervised Operating Budget Campaigns, and Capital Fund Campaigns that have helped churches raise over 10 times their existing giving level.
 

Rev. Robert Haskins has personally conducted over 240 successful church Capital Fund Campaigns, and served as the Dean of The Capital Fund Division of The United Church of Christ for 11 years.