As I begin my fifth year as the pastor of Salem, I am grateful for this congregation I serve. What a great adventure! And now we continue our exciting journey. We have just approved a building project and elected a Building Committee. While that group has already begun work, we know it will take some time to put the pieces in place before we break ground. One of those pieces is a capital campaign to raise money for the project. In addition to the money we raise ourselves, Salem likely will receive gifts from our brothers and sisters around the Iowa Conference. This offering is known as a Builders Call. United Methodist Builders have been an important part of building churches all around the Iowa Annual Conference, helping new congregations buy land or build their first church facility and providing funds to help older congregations update their facilities, build new additions, and expand their ministries. Two churches are selected for the Builders Call each year: one in the sprin...