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Dreams and Dreams and rereVisionsVisions
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December 2001 vision workshop:
“What is the future of our historic yearly meeting site?”
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• Survey of ILYM Friends• Listening Project at Monthly Meetings• Additional workshops• Focus meetings• Joint committee meetings
Illinois Yearly MeetingIllinois Yearly MeetingWe learned:
• Wonderful history since 1875• Meetinghouse is the heart and soul of
ILYM• Meetinghouse meets our spiritual
needs but falls far short meeting our physical needs
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Uncomfortable anddangerous dormitory
Dank dining room
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Unsanitary kitchen
Outmodedappliances
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And severe termite damage in the meetinghouse foundation
Our vision sent us in new directions
Illinois Yearly MeetingIllinois Yearly MeetingWe fully restored the meetinghouse
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Illinois Yearly MeetingIllinois Yearly MeetingWe deconstructed the dorm and…
Illinois Yearly MeetingIllinois Yearly Meeting…built six new cabins from its recycled
materials
Illinois Yearly MeetingIllinois Yearly MeetingMoved the Junior
Yearly Meetinghouse across the road to the campground…
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…creating a new home base for the teens
Illinois Yearly MeetingIllinois Yearly MeetingEnhanced the grounds around the
meetinghouse, planting trees and a prairie
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We raised over $300,000 to complete the restoration and renewal of old buildings
Then we turned our attention to designing a dining hall and residence halls
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But that is not all….
Illinois Yearly MeetingIllinois Yearly MeetingBy initiating a Dream Gathering Project to listen to
the needs of our monthly meetings…
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More programming came forth such as workshops on peacemaking, religious education, and web presence
A Winter Retreat became an annual event at Menno Haven Camp for adults and kids
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In June 2009, ILYM raised over $175,000 in one weekend to purchase the six acres and farmhouse adjacent to the property
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We call it the Mills Homestead
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So …. We have come together today to renew our visioning process with you!