Debra and John Burg with newborn Angie found their way to PCM in the fall of 1979. Angie had been baptized earlier in that year in Storm Lake, Iowa. Debra and John had no specific reason to visit PCM except it was close to our home. The next few years PCM changed our lives, we made what are now lifelong friends, we assisted with events at PCM, attended Sunday Worship on a regular basis, became active and then a leadership role with Senior High Youth and we were blessed with the birth of our son Ryan who was baptized at PCM. PCM supported our faith journey and our social life.

Life changed in 1988 when we moved to Naperville, Illinois. We quickly became members of Knox Presbyterian Church of Naperville. Knox was instrumental in the continuing of our belief that Jesus is our lord and savior. Angie and Ryan attended Sunday school and became active in senior high youth ministry. Debra and I had already found supporting senior high ministry was an important part of our mission at Knox. We attended several weeklong go-and-serve events that grew to over 100 youth and dozens of adults. This was lots of work but very significant in our faith journey. In 2007 life changed again and we moved back to the Omaha area. We became
residents of Papillion and initially felt that since we had been gone from PCM for almost 20 years, we should find a church closer to our home.

God guided us back to PCM, Jean Koerten was God’s messenger and invited Debra to visit PCM when they bumped into each other. Jean also took the initiative to have
people we would know located at every PCM entrance. On the way to church that morning we agreed we were just visiting, but that agreement quickly dissolved, and we
joined PCM within a few weeks of that visit.

Each of us has a different faith story; ours is not special or important to the reason I make this request for your financial support of the 2026 PCM Capital Campaign. Giving of our financial resources is an important way of supporting our church. I know Debra and I have never reconsidered a pledge to PCM, and when we walk into our church we are grateful that we are able to support the various groups and people who have this great space to meet and do their important work. AA, Scouts, music groups, funerals, ministering to our larger community, and our own meetings and organizations benefit from the church on the top of the hill. A pledge to the capital campaign offers a continuation of our PCM mission.

Now is your chance to support the continued ministry of PCM, let your faith and the importance of PCM in your life guide a larger pledge than you planned.