Our Vision
Renewing our Campus to Serve God’s Mission
In June 2024 our vestry adopted Incarnation’s Generational Campus Plan, developed through a collaborative process involving our entire congregation. The plan is guided by six themes: celebrating unity with God and each other; welcoming and supporting the greater community; optimizing use of our downtown site; caring for creation; supporting lifelong faith and community; and accommodating future possibilities.
This capital campaign funds the first and most urgent phase of that plan. Here is what we will accomplish together:
Renewing Farlander Hall
Farlander Hall is the workhorse of our campus. It’s where we host Sunday Open Table, feeding 60–100 of our unhoused neighbors every week. It’s where we gather for fellowship, meetings, concerts, and community events. It’s where organizations like Conozca Sus Derechos and the California Homemakers Association use our space to serve the wider community. And it needs significant renewal.
Our plan calls for a deep green renovation of Farlander Hall, transforming it into a highperforming, all-electric, flexible multipurpose building. The renovation will include new restrooms, a new kitchen, improved insulation and building envelope, updated lighting and HVAC, improved acoustics for meetings and presentations, better integration with the outdoors through new high windows, and new durable, natural, and inviting finishes. The result will be a beautiful, sustainable space worthy of the ministry that happens inside it.
Creating a New Plaza
Between the church and Farlander Hall, we will create a new gathering plaza—a welcoming outdoor space that connects these two buildings and becomes a destination in its own right. Farlander Hall’s south entrance will be widened and the current church entry ramp rerouted to improve the path of travel and create a clear visual and physical connection between our worship and fellowship spaces.
Improving Our Mendocino Avenue Entrance
We will improve the entry sequence from Mendocino Avenue, simplifying the approach and creating a more inviting and gracious welcome for visitors and parishioners alike. This will accentuate our beautiful Carpenter Gothic church—the oldest church building in continuous use in Santa Rosa—and better connect us to the downtown community we serve.
Caring for Our Sanctuary
Our beloved 1873 sanctuary will receive improved insulation to help with climate control and energy efficiency, building on the solar panels already powering our campus. We are also exploring the possibility of adding a heat pump for cooling, depending on project costs.
