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Church leaders ask where they can find resources for their stewardship and mission interpretation programs. The UCC Desk Calendar is one good place that lists all these resources. The UCC Web site has them listed as well.
Print out the list and distribute to the appropriate committees and members. Check out the resources yourself and encourage conversations at consistory or committee meetings.
Our Church’s Wider Mission links to online resources and ideas for the promotion of Special Mission Offerings including Strengthen the Church, One Great Hour of Sharing, Neighbors in Need, and The Christmas Fund.
Annual Stewardship Theme Materials including worship resources, posters, bulletin covers, theme related bulletin inserts, stationary (including letterhead, envelopes and note cards), pledge cards for a single commitment or double commitment, faith-promise pledges, and a time/talent pledge card.
Capital Campaigns are much more fun with a team of experts. Priscilla Bizer (
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) and Susan Mitchell (
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), UCC Capital Campaign consultants, can be reached by email or by calling (866) 822-8224 Ext. 3834
Changing Lives testimonials and the Plain Talk video about Our Church’s Wider Mission are on the UCC channel on YouTube.
Electronic Giving makes it easy to receive offerings consistently, even when church members vacation or spend winters away.
Financial Wellness resources for your church members:
- Financial Literacy as recommended by the UCC Pension Boards offers helpful guidance through articles, tools, and frequently asked questions for all financial stages of life.
- Financial Fitness through America Saves, a nationwide campaign with a broad coalition of nonprofit, corporate, and government groups helps individuals and families save and build wealth. Another program congregations are using to help low-income seniors is a Benefits Check-Up offered by the National Council on Aging which directs you to over 1,550 public and private benefits programs from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Making Sound Strategic Choices in Anxious Times - Alban Institute consultants Susan Beaumont and Alice Mann offer UCC pastors some suggestions for guiding the budget making process during tough financial times.
Narrative Budgets including examples from nine UCC congregations.
Planned Giving resources are outlined online and can be mailed to you so please email (
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) or call 800 846-6822. Here are some examples of what other UCC churches are doing (online) in the area of financial development through donor education and estate planning.
Stewardship Messages offer inspiring, biblically based reflections for use in your newsletter, on your bulletin board, website, and as an insert in your giving statement or sunday bulletin.
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