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-Please do not come if you are or recently have been ill.
-Due to the Governor's mandate, we ask that everyone wear a mask, especially if you plan to sing; they will be available for those who do not bring their own. -There is a hand sanitizing station on the way into the church that we encourage everyone to use. -We understand that many people, especially those with underlying health concerns, do not yet feel comfortable coming to a church gathering; we hope you will watch online. |
Congregations that approach financial stewardship from a biblical perspective do not view the money Christians give to their church merely as a way to pay its bills. Rather, such congregations see financial contributions as a way to help people grow spiritually in their relationship with God by supporting their church’s mission and ministry with a percentage of their incomes.
Our congregation’s finance committee has selected the New Consecration Sunday Stewardship Program as a way to teach the biblical and spiritual principles of generous giving in our stewardship education emphasis this year. The program is based on the biblical philosophy of the need of the giver to give for his or her own spiritual development, rather than on the need of the church to receive. Instead of treating people like members of a social club who should pay dues, we will treat people like followers of Jesus Christ who want to give unselfishly as an act of discipleship. New Consecration Sunday encourages people toward proportionate and systematic giving in response to the question, “What percentage of my income is God calling me to give?”
On Consecration Sunday, Nov. 22nd, we are asking our attendees and members to make their financial commitments to our church’s ministries in this community and around the world. Everyone who completes an Estimate of Giving Card does so voluntarily by attending morning worship on Consecration Sunday, by mailing or dropping a completed card in the Church Office mailbox, or by submitting a card online below.
We encourage you to watch the video below that celebrates all that St. Francisville UMC has done this past year to fulfill our mission while going through a global pandemic. We want to remind you what it means to BE THE CHURCH!
Thanks in advance for your enthusiastic participation in our 2021 Stewardship Planning process and our Consecration Sunday events.
Martha Robertson, Finance Committee Chair
Rev. Daniel Hixon, Pastor
Our congregation’s finance committee has selected the New Consecration Sunday Stewardship Program as a way to teach the biblical and spiritual principles of generous giving in our stewardship education emphasis this year. The program is based on the biblical philosophy of the need of the giver to give for his or her own spiritual development, rather than on the need of the church to receive. Instead of treating people like members of a social club who should pay dues, we will treat people like followers of Jesus Christ who want to give unselfishly as an act of discipleship. New Consecration Sunday encourages people toward proportionate and systematic giving in response to the question, “What percentage of my income is God calling me to give?”
On Consecration Sunday, Nov. 22nd, we are asking our attendees and members to make their financial commitments to our church’s ministries in this community and around the world. Everyone who completes an Estimate of Giving Card does so voluntarily by attending morning worship on Consecration Sunday, by mailing or dropping a completed card in the Church Office mailbox, or by submitting a card online below.
We encourage you to watch the video below that celebrates all that St. Francisville UMC has done this past year to fulfill our mission while going through a global pandemic. We want to remind you what it means to BE THE CHURCH!
Thanks in advance for your enthusiastic participation in our 2021 Stewardship Planning process and our Consecration Sunday events.
Martha Robertson, Finance Committee Chair
Rev. Daniel Hixon, Pastor
