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.
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.
