BAKERSFIELD CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL, in California had broken ground three times prior to our involvement in the effort. There was the thought, “if we hold a ground breaking, everyone will get excited and support the project.” Well it didn’t exactly happen that way for this 55 acre state of the art campus, complete with beautiful athletic fields, (football, baseball, softball, soccer and track and field). It happened because a board member named Alan Larsen called The Timothy Group and said we need some help. In spite of the ground breaking efforts, we backed up and did a pre-campaign study/feasibility study and organized a full campaign committee. The money was there, BCHS needed a plan and a mentor, someone to show them how it works. A $4,000,000 sit down dinner was the final step before a very visible public phase of the campaign and this time a real ground breaking. The $25,000,000 campus is a shining example of the deep faith and hard work of a board, staff and committed group of campaign volunteers.