Stewardship 101

January 19, 2019
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I will share my understanding of how a typical congregational church is funded.  It is funded through the members and friends.

Each year the church will hold its annual Stewardship Campaign.  The committee responsible for planning the campaign will go to work choosing a theme and a method.  It really doesn’t vary much- because at the heart of the campaign is gratitude, faith, and a desire to support the mission and ministry of the church.  Some churches will put a budget together and then try to raise the necessary funds.  Other churches will ask their members to pledge without a specific number, and then base the budget on a Stewardship pledging number.   Some churches are fine with a deficit budget (meaning their expenses are greater than their income) while others do their best to make the ends meet.  It is never a good idea for a church to show a profit!

The Pledge: a pledge is an amount that a member (or family) will commit to the church.  It is a pledge to do your best to meet that goal.  Life happens.  Sometimes things go really well, and sometimes financial obstacles suddenly appear.  The church knows that–because it happens in the life of the church too. However, if no one pledged for the upcoming year- it would make financial planning very difficult.  Pledging takes a great amount of faith.  Having a system in place where no one pledged would take a greater amount of faith, but would really be fiscally irresponsible.

Churches do have bills.  While they may be exempt in certain areas–heat, electricity, staff, building maintenance, etc etc is not free.  It can be costly.  Many churches were built back in the day for form, not function.

Our church has been blessed with a few wonderful sustaining gifts.  Without those gifts our church would more than likely have to defer maintenance on the building- which is a slippery slope.  Because of those gifts, we have been able to maintain the beauty of our church.  It is an amazing, historic structure.  However, it is just a building.  The real ministry of our church is the mission and vision of our congregation.  That is why we need our members and friends to pledge to the church.  The income produced from our membership drives the mission of our church.  If we are not active in mission and outreach to our members and the community–then we are a museum church, a beautiful building that people come to admire.  It’s nice to be admired but we want to inspire.

If you have never pledged before- its simple, and you can start simple.  $10 a week would be $520 a year.  $20 a week would be $1040.  It is not my place to tell anyone what they SHOULD give- but I like to say, pledge what represents you.  If it is $5 a week, or $50 a week- it is a gift and it helps.

At the church, we have pledge cards.  Fill one out.  We also have pledge envelopes so you can place your weekly or monthly offering in your very own envelope.  And remember, just because you filled out a pledge card–it doesn’t mean that you are locked in.  Again, life happens.  I think life is better when we commit to something good, something beyond ourselves, something that makes our community greater–like the faithful mission and vision of our church

Help the church as we seek to demonstrate God’s Spirit through worship, witness, and ministry to the needs of the people in the church and the community.

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