Stewardship

Mission: To educate, encourage and inspire the members of Eastminster concerning the privilege, responsibility and “joy of giving” by recognizing that all we are and all we have are gifts from God, entrusted to us so that we may be good “stewards” for God’s glory. The Stewardship Ministry has responsibility for encouraging faithful stewardship of our time, talents and treasures

Accomplishments in 2020:

• Wrote devotionals related to financial giving and encouraged other writers. Recruited writers from Diaconate and prior stewardship committee members. Devotionals were emailed to the congregation daily. • Assisted with the development of new graphic design for “For Such a

Time as This” theme which was rolled out on August 18th. • Incorporated the “For Such a Time as This” theme in the Stewardship fall financial pledge campaign. • Mailed the annual Stewardship financial pledge letters to the congregation in October. Letters included personalized contribution information and examples of increased pledge amounts. • Produced two “For Such a Time as This” financial giving videos which were presented on October 4th &

October 18th. • Received officers’ pledges at their monthly meeting in October. • Dedication Sunday was October 25th. • Included pledge link in weekly EPC email distribution. • Mailed hand-written thank-you notes to members of the church who pledged to give and serve. • Emailed two Stewardship Pledge reminders with pledge link attached. • Mailed follow-up letters in December to members who had not yet pledged, and conducted follow-up phone banks on December 8th and 10th.

Goals for 2021:

• Ask officers to call and invite members to Dedication Sunday and the congregational meal on October 24, 2021 • Individualize pledge letters to include contribution information • Increase the number of pledges received by 5% over the previous year • Encourage volunteers or “at large” members to join the Stewardship Committee • Ask officers to call and invite members to Dedication Sunday and congregational meal on October 24th, 2021. • Individualize pledge letters to include contribution information. • Increase the number of pledges received by 5% over the previous year. • Encourage volunteers or “at large” members to join the Stewardship Committee. • Evaluate possibility of Time and Talents campaign and “Spiritual Gifts” process in the spring of 2021. • Review list of Time and Talents to correspond with D & D results • Recruit members and prior Stewardship committee members to write devotionals. • Research and encourage small group studies on Stewardship • Review D & D Report for Stewardship action items

Want to know more?

Chair: Drew Walker (2021) - dwalker@rogerslewis.com Eastminster Staff Support: Dr. Brad Smith, Julie McDaniel, Kelly Fernet