Supporting the Journey

Resilience 2023

January Newsletter

January newsletter. We are a resilient church. We have bounced back from the recent pandemic with a new minister, new mission and vision statements, and a new covenant of right relations. We are back to church in-person, the rentals of our shared spaces are recovering, and our Sunday broadcasts are reaching out to more people.

Our church community is doing well. But not everyone has a resilient community to rely on. Some of our members are welcoming Ukrainian refugees fleeing war. Our church hosts a Food Bank depot to help those dealing with food insecurity. By keeping our own church resilient we provide a caring community to support our members, our friends, and the wider community.

Our church is self-supporting. We need to raise all the money to operate our church and to run our programs. We've done our best to make our finances resilient. We lease space in the front of our building, we rent shared spaces, we participate in casinos, we hold garage sales, and we run fund raisers. But we still need our member contributions to support our staff and our programs. The good news is that our annual contributions have been resilient. During the pandemic our donations remained stable and that has allowed us to reopen and thrive.

You can help us be a resilient church. If you haven't already done so, then set up an ongoing monthly donation to the church. These monthly donations account for 64% of our donor contributions and provide stable, predictable support for our staff and programs. We have monthly donations that range from $10/month to hundreds of dollars per month. Please consider setting up an ongoing monthly donation if you haven't already. See the canvass web site or contact Andrew for further details.

Canvass runs from January until the end of March each year. During this time, we ask all of our members (and generous friends) to pledge their financial support for the coming church year. Your pledge directly affects our budget as we plan for next year’s church programs and activities. Please return your pledge form before March 31st. Thank you for supporting the work of your church!

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