Offering our Prayers, Presence, Gifts, our Service and our Witness
To be a steward is to exercise good care over what you have been entrusted with. The word can refer to caring for possessions or for people, as in the word stewardess. In the church, Stewardship has many dimensions. These dimensions include expressing your loving care by offering your prayers, presence, gifts, and service.
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Gifts Automatic Giving Why Should I Make a Commitment? For most persons the act of making a commitment means that they are willing to make sacrifices for their church, because the church is a priority. Some persons who do not make a commitment still give sacrificially. Some people who don’t make a commitment simply give the church some of the money that they have left over. God calls us to give more than leftovers. It can be tough to make regular disciplined gifts to the church. Yet it is a glorious act. If this is a struggle for you, ask persons in the church who have faced this struggle what it was like when they first made a gift to the church that required a significant sacrifice. Can I change my Commitment? Offering Envelopes |
Witness
Jesus issued his famous missionary mandate, “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations.” (Matthew 28:19) Thus, we are called to bridge geographic, sociological, racial, or cultural boundaries. We are to proclaim and witness to the God who has bound humanity together in care for one another, regardless of our differences. As we reflect on our faith and in our witness to and encounter with our diverse neighbors, we rediscover that God is also Creator of all humankind, the “one God and Father of all, who is Lord of all, works through all, and is in all” (Ephesians 4:6 GNT). READ MORE
Children and Youth Commitment
We strongly encourage children and youth to participate in the annual stewardship drive. They should give some thought to how they will share their prayers, presence, gifts and service with their church. We ask that they make an individual financial commitment. The amount of the commitment is less important than the act of making one. Many parents already give their young children coins or small bills to place in the offering plate to teach them that it is important to support the church with our financial gifts. We encourage you to take the next step and teach your child the importance of making a commitment. Show your child how to place their gift in an offering envelope and to write their name on the envelope. Explain to your child that their commitment has influenced the setting of the church budget.
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Reduce, Renew, Rebuild Capital Campaign Thank you to all who have prayed and participated in the Reduce, Renew, Rebuild Capital Campaign. We have already "Reduced" our debt by paying off the loan on the sanctuary. The next two phases will "Renew" Palmer Hall and "Rebuild" classrooms and a kitchen in place of the house. If you would like to participate, simply make a donation to the Capital Campaign or turn in a commitment card. VIEW DETAILS |