Bound by Grace
Saint Paul’s Stewardship 2027
Stewardship is caring for the gifts God has given us. One practical way we live into this calling is supporting our church with our money.
A pledge is a financial promise to support the mission and ministry of Saint Paul’s during the upcoming calendar year. Your promise helps us plan for our future.
bags of food distributed to 235 students at West Avenue Elementary School.
ministries to help you worship, grow, serve, and care for one another.
formation classes offered this year.
hours our members spent in spiritual development and learning.
times people received communion through Lay Eucharistic Visits.
hours of prayer logged by our Parish Care teams.
people served at Church Under the Bridge Thanksgiving.
total people fed by Saint Paul’s outreach ministries.
people in worship attendance this year.
services offered, supported by hundreds of volunteer hours.
What your pledge could help add to our budget
Every pledge helps to write part of Saint Paul’s next chapter. This year we hope to raise $780,000 for our coming budget, a 19% increase over what we raised last year. Reaching that goal lets us deepen our worship, grow our formation, and widen our care for the community. Below is some of what those added pledges could fund.
Growing our music ministries, +$6,000
Moving our Youth & Young Adult Minister to full time, +$15,000–25,000
Fully funding our youth ministry, +$6,000
Increasing food assistance for our outreach partners, +$5,000
Creating new outreach opportunities, +$6,000
Moving our Office Assistant to full time, +$15,000–25,000
Covering rising building insurance costs, +$8,000
These projects represent only a portion of the increase. The rest sustains the ministry already underway, from rising utilities to building maintenance and materials. Our goal is to meet the rising cost of the work we already do while creating room to build new programs that carry our church forward.
Yes. A pledge is non-binding and can be updated anytime during the year. To make a change, just contact the church office.
You can pledge online using the button on this page, or return a pledge card by dropping it in the offering plate, mailing it, or bringing it by the office.
Your pledge is a prayerful decision between you, your household, and God. Whatever the amount, what matters most is finding a way to practice stewardship that feels faithful to you.
You can give online through Realm, our giving portal, drop a check in the offering plate, mail a check to the office, or set up automatic bank drafts (taken on the fifteenth of each month). Bank drafts avoid transaction fees. To set them up, contact Iona Easterwood or fill out the back of your pledge card.
Many families give weekly, monthly, or quarterly, but a single payment anytime during the year works too.
We’ll send quarterly giving updates by email or mail, and you can check your balance anytime in Realm. At year-end, we’ll send a receipt of your tax-deductible contributions for your records.
Yes. Only the Rector, Accountant, and Director of Development can see your gift amount, for record-keeping and accounting. For thank-you notes and follow-up, the vestry and stewardship committee may see the names of pledging families, but never the amounts.
Our expenses fall across four main areas. Worship supports our regular Sunday services and special services. Outreach funds projects like our Church Under the Bridge Thanksgiving and food donations to West Avenue Elementary School. Formation covers materials and classes for our small groups and Sunday School. Parish Care includes ministries like Lay Eucharistic Visitors and parish gatherings.
Our income comes from several sources: yearly endowment distributions, gifts from funds like the Genovese and Badger Ranch funds, and pledges and donations from parishioners. Pledges currently fund 50% of our budget. To grow our budget, we need to grow both the number and size of pledges, with a goal of reaching at least an 80% parishioner-funded budget within the next few years. Signing a pledge card helps us get there.
Drop your card in the offering plate, mail it, or bring it by the church office.
Download the printed campaign brochure and stewardship FAQ.
Our Rector, Sam, and our Director of Development, Sarah Martin, are always happy to talk about Stewardship and pledging with you. For questions about setting up giving or fulfilling your pledge, our Accountant, Iona, can also help.
