Benefits of Membership Members of the Heritage Project are listed on the Project's Benefactor Board which is kept in the Diocesan office and displayed it Diocesan Convention annually. Members are remembered by _ very congregation in the Diocese j uring the Prayers of the People )n the 2nd Sunday of November �ach year. \1e1nbers are invited to an annual :ham pagne brunch held at )iocesan Convention each year. Vlembers are awarded a lapel pin n commemoration of their gift.
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How do I become a Member? There are many ways to make a lasting gift to the diocese. It is always a good idea to meet with a professional and then your priest or the Bishop. Some vehicles for making a gift include:
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The Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas
The Heritage Project
• Cash Gifts made to the Fund • Bequests & Wills • Charitable Gift Annuities • Charitable Remainder Trusts • Life Insurance & Retirement Accounts All gifts made to The Heritage Project are held in the Endowment of the Diocese of Western Kansas. Use of Heritage Project funds are restricted to congregational development, clergy recruitment, and deployment, and the expansion of worshiping communities within the diocese. The corpus remains intact. Only the interest of the fund may be expended for these purposes.
Together, We Are Building Our Legacy "he Diocese of Western Kansas We are a -.?gistered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. 111 gifts are tax-deductible to the fullest xtent of the law. Federal Tax ID:
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A Message from Bishop Mark A. Cowell
The Heritage Project...
Dear Friends: Our Book of Common Prayer reminds me that I am to "instruct the people, from time to time, about the duty of Chri�t�an parents to ma�e pruden� is a community of people who . provision for the well-being of their have made an investment in the financial stability of the Diocese of j families, p.nd of all persons to make · they are in health, : wills, while "TAT vve� t ern Kansas in perpetui'ty. . . . . arranging for the disposal of their . . . This community represents the temporal goods, not neglecting, 1f . . spirit • • of the D iocese fjrom its they are able, to leav e bequests for history of hard work �nd religious and charitable uses." (p445) _ _ . determination, to the 1nnovat1on Jesus commands us to "feed our and abundance of its future. sheep." Members of the Project have faith A pledge to the Heritage Project is a that their gifts, small or large, future gift, but a gift that will ensure given with the Grace of God, will I the future of the mission we have all been given. Please join me in being a help grow the church, form the faithful, and transform lives in our member of the Heritage Project. diocese and beyond. 1 Yours in Christ, Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas The Rt. Rev. Mark A. Cowell I North Main St., Suite 418, Hutchinson, KS 67501 Sixth Bishop Phone: 620-669-0006 Episcopal Diocese of Western Kansas E-mail: tec.wks201 l@gmail.com
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Website: www.diowks.org
Insuring the Legacy of the Dioces,
The Diocese of Western Kansas began life as part of the DiocesE of Kansas in 1859, and formed on its own in 1971. The proud legacy of this dioces includes ministries like English as a Second language classes in Spanish and Burmese, local foe banks, youth pilgrimages to Canterbury Cathedral, and Latino ministries . The Heritage Project ensures that the Diocese of Western Kansas will continue to feed thi sheep in our communities, physically, spiritually and sacramentally for years to come