Stewardship

Mission: To educate, encourage, and inspire our members about the privilege, responsibility, and "joy of giving"- 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 the responsibility of encouraging faithful stewardship of our time, talents, and treasures.

Leadership:

Stewardship Co-Chairs: Will Brownlee (2022) willbrownlee1979@gmail.com Michael Strong (2022) MJ_Strong@yahoo.com

Eastminster Staff Support:

Dr. Brad Smith, Bill Collins, & Kelly Fernet

A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S I N 2 0 2 1 :

Increased pledges received over previous year. Wrote devotionals related to financial giving and encouraged other writers by recruiting writers and speaker from Diaconate and prior Stewardship Committee members. Assisted with the development of new graphic design for “Return, Rejoice, Respond” theme. Incorporated the “Return, Rejoice, Respond” theme in the Stewardship fall financial Pledge Campaign.

A C C O M P L I S H M E N T S I N 2 0 2 1 :

Mailed the Annual Stewardship Financial Pledge Letters to the congregation in October. Letters personalized with contribution information and examples of increased pledge amounts. Produced two “Return, Rejoice, Respond” financial giving videos which were presented in October. Received officers’ pledges at their monthly meeting in October. Included pledge link in weekly EPC email distribution. 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 in December. Mailed hand-written thank-you notes to members of the church who made pledges for the year.

G O A L S F O R 2 0 2 2 :

Ask officers to call and invite members to Dedication Sunday and the congregational meal in October. Continue to 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 Time and Talents Campaign and revise the process. Continue to recruit members and prior Stewardship Committee members to write Daily Devotionals.