Thank You to the Congregation for Your Generosity on Consecration Sunday!

We thank the Fellowship Committee, who really outdid themselves with an amazing Thanksgiving meal on Consecration Sunday, November 10. We also want to thank Will Arrington and the Stewardship Committee (Ben Haynes, Lesa Goder, Sara Little, and Karla Posey) for their faithful, excellent work in presenting the opportunity to our congregation to give thankfully, joyfully, and generously. 

Here is the initial report from the estimate of giving cards. We received 79 estimates of giving totaling $379,086.00 (Last year on Consecration Sunday the number was 62 totaling $288,000.00.) By the end of the campaign last year, the amount pledged was $475,696.28 of which there is still about $147,000.00 outstanding. This is not unusual, as many people complete their giving in larger lump sums at the end of the year.) The number of people who pledged the previous year but have not yet turned in a card this year is small compared to previous years. We have sent a letter to everyone who was not in attendance last week with an enclosed card and an invitation to make a commitment to give this year...and we will send a thank you and an initial estimate of giving report in December to everyone who pledged. An additional $100,000.00 was received last year over and above the pledged amount, so our initial estimate is that we will be looking at a conservative giving amount for budgeting purposes of around $450,000 for our budget in 2025-2026.

Thank you for your generosity! "God is good! All the time! All the time! God is good!"