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Stewardship
Online Pledge Card
Annual Fund Brochure
Pledging Primer
 

Stewardship

We believe that who we are and what we have are gifts from God, given to us to enjoy and to use to fulfill God’s purpose for our lives. God calls us to be stewards – to use these gifts for the work that we are called to do. We believe in God’s abundance; in the economy of God there is always enough to do what God calls us to do.

Online Pledges

If you would like, you can make your pledge online using our Online Pledge Card. Please be generous as you complete this form. The time, talent, and financial support that you commit will enable us to do God's work in and through Emmanuel and our communities. Please join in supporting the life of our Parish.

2008 Annual Fund Brochure

The 2008 Annual Fund Campaign is ongoing.

What is it about? Two things: our personal spiritual discipline and our ability to fund the work that God calls us to do in and through Emmanuel Church. To learn more, please read our Annual Fund Brochure.

"Mission Possible" - October, 2007

Do You Believe In Us?

Last year, we laid out a set of beliefs that defined who we are as a church and community and how and where we felt called to grow our ministries. Thanks to your belief in us, and your generosity, we made great strides in meeting these goals.

However, we are not finished with this important work. In faith, we are continuing to set ambitious goals to become the community God is calling us to be. During the next few months, you will hear more about these goals and our plans to achieve them.

In the meantime, we ask you to consider prayerfully what we believe is God’s call to us to be good stewards:

  • We believe that who we are and what we have are gifts form God, given to us so that we can fulfill God’s purpose for our lives.
  • We believe God calls us to use these gifts for the work we are called to do.
  • We believe God calls all members of our church to help support the mission and ministries that we do according to our individual means.
  • We believe in the spiritual discipline of proportional giving (a percentage of our income), and working incrementally towards meeting the tithe – the biblical standard of giving (10%).
  • We believe that good stewardship is about sharing what God has given us and that by doing so we grow intro the people that God calls us to be.

Some people say, “Give till it hurts.” But God recommends that we give until it feels good. God loves a cheerful giver! – Brian Kluth, Pastor and Generosity

Lil Hargrove
Annual Fund Campaign Chair
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