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Pastor Brent McGuire unlocked and opened the door to the new classroom building as part of the dedication service on Sunday, January 18, 2009.
The new building provides four additional classrooms for Our Redeemer Lutheran School.
The week before dedication the 6th Grade Class did an art project, drawing pictures of their new school home.
The work on their new fellowship building is nearing completion. Kitchen cabinets have been hung and the tile floor laid.
The stone work on the building's exterior has been finished.
| Investment | Rate | APY |
| Save by Mail | 1.500% | 1.51% |
| 1 Year Fixed | 2.250% | 2.27% |
| 3 Year Fixed | 2.750% | 2.78% |
| 5 Year Fixed | 3.000% | 3.03% |
| 1 Year Floating | 0.500% | 0.50% |
| 3 Year Floating | 1.125% | 1.13% |
| 5 Year Floating | 1.625% | 1.63% |
| Congregation Savings | 2.500% | 2.53% |
| Building Fund | 3.000% | 3.04% |
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How does it work? Make a gift of $1,000.00 or more to Texas Partners in Mission (TPIM) and open a new fixed rate CEF investment of $5,000.00 or more. CEF will match your gift to Texas Partners in Mission 100% and CEF will pay you a bonus 1% for the initial term of your investment.
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The structural steel has been erected. Metal walls are up and the contractor is installing the roof. CEF is providing the financing for the congregation's new 100 X 80 foot fellowship building.
The Roof is installed on the congregation's new 24,000 sq/ft. building. What a New Year's Eve blessing! Rejoice with all the Fishers family and seek God's blessing with them for the next step of faith in their Journey Of Growth.
Texas District Church Extension Fund mailed 97 incentive rebate checks totaling $440,000 on January 22, 2009. The checks go to congregation's who had supporting investments greater than 50% of their loan balance in 2008. This year 78% of borrowing congregations earned an incentive rebate.
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