How does annual pledging fit in the ministry of stewardship?
Annual pledges are just one part of the practice of generosity and stewardship that undergirds our parish life. An annual pledge supports Trinity’s annual budget. Planned giving is a gift or series of gifts that can help secure the church’s ministries beyond our individual lifetimes. Special gifts fund additional parish priorities such as building renovation, fine arts preservation, and program and endowment support. Our Stewardship Prayer Gracious and generous God, everything we have and all that we are comes from you, and you call us to be faithful stewards of our time, talent and treasure. Help us ground our daily lives in thankfulness for all your gifts and mindfulness of how these gifts shape our material and spiritual well-being, our parish, community and world. Help us return to you for your work a generous proportion of all your blessings to us, and grant us the courage to give according to your teachings with the Holy Spirit as our guide. Help us take the next step together to
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- Size of the gift would also determine where they fit into in the stewardship and gift club arena, i.e. Would they get an annual donor financial report and be invited to giving club and other events?
- What is the average increase in annual giving when the Stewardship Ministry Program is carried out?
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