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 2025 Campaign of Giving Update

 In November of 2024, a letter was sent out alerting members of the church that our financial situation was tenuous and changes would need to be made to make sure that the funds needed to operate the church now and into the future were available.

A planning committee created several objectives-

  1. Set an annual goal of fundraising $15,000. We held a raffle in March which raised $1890. We had a pie sale for Easter and raised $300. We are planning a bingo night in June and a Trinket and Treasures sale which will take place in late Summer as well as few more fundraisers in the Fall.
  2. Donate some of our fundraising dollars to the community- We donated $189 to CHAPS, a local provider of mental health services.
  3. Increase member contributions by 10%- We have 78 family/individuals that have envelopes.
  • Family/ individuals that contributed in 2024- 45
  • Family/individuals that have contributed in 2025- 49
  • Family/individuals that have increased their giving in 2025- 30
  • Family/individuals that have increased giving by 10%- 16
  • Family/individuals that have contributed regularly- 30
  1. Communicate clearly and often about the financial health of the church- We have included information in the Sunday bulletin about monthly giving per week- Current Operations at the bottom of the second page. We have included information about monthly giving in comparison to our monthly expenses in the newsletter. We are sharing a review of total progress quarterly.
  2. Enhance worship and activities of the church- We have a small committee that meets with Pastor Travis on a regular basis to provide support and to offer ideas. Pastor had themed sermons for the Lenten Services that were well received. Pastor created short videos for the Facebook page that went along with the message of his Lenten sermons. The planning committee is working on implementing a Children’s Church that will take place during the sermon- we are hoping to start this in September. We are looking at ways to enhance the online viewing of the service.
  3. Whenever possible look for ways to decrease our spending- We have decreased some of our utility expenses by turning off the burners on the gas stove and resetting thermostats.

The planning committee is grateful to everyone who has contributed to these important efforts. We feel like we have made substantial progress in our first quarter.

We continue to encourage all to seriously consider what time and talents we can give to our church. It is only through our efforts that our church survives and thus the message of the good news of Jesus Christ can continue to be spread.

Thank you- Kathy Lee, Stewardship Lead