What is “Stewardship”?
Stewardship is rooted in the profound belief that all that we are and all that we have comes from God. With that mindset, we are called to share our abundance in community with others and in service to God’s world and all of creation.
Rooted in our core value of Boldness, this theme emerged after much prayer, reflection, and heartfelt discussion. We believe the theme speaks directly to the moment we are living in—challenging and often disheartening times that require us to live and give boldly as a community, country, and global citizens.
Yet in the midst of uncertainty, God’s call is clear: to live and give with courage, compassion, and conviction. Our mission as a Church is to shine Christ’s light, meet the growing needs of our neighbors, and bear witness to the hope we have in God’s presence. Your generous support throughout 2025 has allowed us to do just that—and as we look to 2026, we invite you to once again join us in answering God’s call.
Together, as a church family, we will explore how God equips us with courage, strength, and guidance to live with integrity, trust in God, and care for others—especially the most vulnerable in our community.
We ask you to prayerfully consider how you can support our ministries—through your financial gifts and through your active participation in the bold work of living out God’s call. For some, this may mean stepping out in faith and increasing your annual pledge. For others, it might mean saying “yes” to serving in a ministry, or even creating a new program to meet needs that have yet to be addressed.
We invite you to join us in boldly embracing who God has called you to be so that we—as individuals and as a community—can be instruments of God’s unconditional love in a world that desperately needs us.
With gratitude and hope,
The Stewardship Ministry
How are our funds used?
MINISTRY
Our pledges support our wealth of ministries at the core of the St. George’s community:
- Communications
- Community Evangelism (Newcomers and Pride Events)
- Discipleship (Confirmation, Education for Ministry, Sages of All Ages, Small Groups, Sunday School, Youth Groups)
- Finance and Stewardship
- Fun and Fellowship (Coffee Hours, Socials)
- Fundraising Strategies
- Music / Choir
- Justice and Advocacy
- Worship ( Acolytes, Altar Guild, Healing Prayer, Lectors, Lay Eucharistic Visitors, Technology, Ushers)
MAINTENANCE
Our pledges support our on-going upkeep of our church building, rectory, and grounds:
- Routine services, such as as lawn care, snow removal and gutter cleaning
- Improvements, such as painting and finishes
- Utilities
- Repair and minor renovation projects
- Upgrades to support sustainability or energy efficiency
MISSION
Our pledges support our work in the wider community and those in need:
- Grants to local food pantries
- Organizing clothing and household goods drives to support a local church’s thrift store
- Service projects by our youth group, such as lunches for a neighboring church’s meal program
- Contributing to the diocese budget for support of struggling churches and programs of the under-resourced
- Distributing grants to support ESL development, immigrants, interfaith services and emergency baby and toddler needs.
Where do our funds come from?
St. George’s Church does not receive Diocesan support, so members pledges support 74% of our total budget.
Every year, we strive to increase the number of members who make a financial commitment so that we can live our our mission statement of Being Instruments of God’s Unconditional Love and consequently, we aim to have at least 80 individuals and families make a pledge for 2026 to support our mission and ministries.
How do I participate?
We invite our members to make a commitment of faith by offering an annual pledge. Pledge cards have been sent to all parishioners and are available at each entrance to the church, or you can pledge online HERE.
Once you have pledged, payments to fulfill that pledge can be made in a variety of ways:
- recurring online payments or bank-transfers, which can be set up HERE
- a one-time annual payment, by check or online payment
- payments by check
- payments by stocks or securities (Call the Parish Office for details)
