Fully Alive! Campaign: Highlights
Campaign Volunteers
Parishioner Participation
20% national avg for other diocesan campaigns
12% during TOGETHER Vision campaign
Campaign Donors
Parishes Exceeding Aspirational Goal
New Planned Gifts Identified
Increase in Ordinary Giving
During 18 month of campaign compared to 18 months previous to campaign
Campaign Results & Total Funds Raised
The Fully Alive! Campaign is funding five key priorities: strengthening our Catholic schools, forming young people in the faith, serving neighbors in need, caring for our mother church, and enlivening our parishes. In so many ways, your support of this historic campaign has enlivened our Catholic Church locally and regionally, as together we embrace the call to live as missionary disciples.
*Note: The chancery is covering all campaign expenses which means 100% of individual gifts and pledges will directly support the five campaign priorities
Catholic School Teacher Salary Enhancements
Allocated: $15 million
Your investment in teachers is more than just offering higher salaries – it’s ensuring the long-term vitality of Catholic education for our diocese and children. With higher compensation, teachers will be free to focus on what they love – their vocation – rather than how to make ends meet. And in turn, children and families will benefit from educators who are more present, more energized and more committed to their students’ formation.
To date, more than $6.26 million has been deposited into the school endowments, representing campaign pledges that have been fulfilled so far. As additional pledges are received, annual deposits will continue each January until the full endowment amount is reached for each school.
Restoration of the Cathedral Domes and Windows
Allocated: $13.06 million
As a result of this campaign’s success, we are now able to restore our cathedral’s beautiful domes by replacing the copper and the original, hand-made stained-glass windows will be cleaned and re-leaded. Repairing the cathedral is not only about preserving the past but also preparing for the future. Future priests preaching from the ambo. Future second graders dressed in their finest to receive first communion. Future couples holding hands as their marriage is consecrated. Your generosity means final bids have been approved; work is in progress, and we anticipate finishing by fall of 2027. We are confident that the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception will shine brightly as the spiritual home for future generations of our diocesan family.
Individual Parish Needs
Allocated: $13.03 million
For the first time in our recent diocesan history, every one of our 90 parishes took part in a unified campaign – truly coming together as one family, answering the call to live as missionary disciples. Thanks to the overwhelming generosity of more than 11,000 donors, parishioners across the diocese will see real, visible signs of renewal in their own backyards. Thanks to your generous support, projects selected by pastors and parishes will benefit from funds raised through this campaign. From Adoration chapel renovations to expanded youth programs and church repairs, these projects have been dreams for many years – reality is now taking root in communities across south central and southeast Kansas.
The Father Emil J. Kapaun Family and Youth Camp
Allocated: $9.83 million
Families and youth from every corner of our diocese now have a peaceful place to retreat from the noise of daily life—and return to what matters most: faith, family, and formation. You made this possible by supporting the Fr. Emil J. Kapaun Family & Youth Camp – a sacred space inspired by a hometown hero and built for future saints.
But Camp Kapaun is more than a summer camp. It’s a home of spiritual renewal for Catholics across the diocese. Parish retreats, family weekends, youth formation, and quiet moments of prayer – you’ve helped create a space where saints-in-the-making will be shaped, and one encounter at a time. And we’re just getting started. As new cabins are constructed and new programs that we’ve long dreamed of hosting become a reality, this camp will continue to serve every member of our diocesan family.
In Love of God and Neighbor Fund
Allocated: $5.84 million
As Catholics, we are answering the call to live out the Gospel in our daily lives, and one of the most profound ways we do this is by caring for the poor and vulnerable in our communities. In keeping with this call, we are tithing a 10% of the unrestricted funds raised in this campaign to support the needs of the poor and marginalized through the In Love of God and Neighbor Fund.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Thanks to the generosity of thousands of faithful Catholics across our diocese, the Fully Alive! Campaign surpassed its $50 million goal, with more than $60.1 million in gifts and pledges. While this is an incredible milestone, the true measure of the campaign will be the fulfillment of those commitments. Every pledge that is paid helps make the campaign’s priorities a reality throughout our diocese. If you have made a pledge, we are deeply grateful for your continued commitment and ask that you continue fulfilling your pledge according to your payment schedule.
Campaign gifts are supporting five key priorities: Catholic school teacher salary enhancements, restoration of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, individual parish needs, Camp Kapaun, and the In Love of God and Neighbor Fund. One hundred percent of individual gifts and pledges will directly support these campaign priorities, as the Chancery covered all campaign expenses.
Thank you! If you have already made a pledge, please continue making your payments according to your submitted pledge schedule. Your ongoing commitment is helping make the campaign’s five priorities a reality throughout our diocese.
Campaign pledges are fulfilled according to the payment schedule you submitted when the pledge was made. If you have questions about your remaining balance or pledge schedule, please contact the Office of Development and Planned Giving at 316-269-3917 or use the contact form below.
Please use the online donation form to update your credit card number, bank account, or payment schedule. If you wish to pause the payments or do not find the desired option on the page, please use the contact form below or call the Office of Development and Planned Giving at 316-269-3917.
Please use the contact form below or call the Office of Development and Planned Giving at 316-269-3917. A member of our staff will be happy to assist you.
Please use the contact form below, and a member of our campaign staff will contact you to discuss your gift.
Yes, because of the volume of campaign gifts being received, charitable gift receipts will be mailed to campaign donors each January, representing their contributions from the prior calendar year.
Yes! If you are interested in making a gift or pledge, please call 316-269-3917 or visit our online giving portal. Mailed gifts can be sent to:
Catholic Diocese of Wichita
Attn: Fully Alive! Campaign
424 N. Broadway
Wichita KS 67202
Questions? Contact us!
If you have any questions or would like more details about the One Family, Fully Alive in Christ! Campaign, please contact the Office of Development and Planned Giving.
Office of Development and Planned Giving
Catholic Diocese of Wichita
424 N. Broadway, Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 269-3917