Grace United Methodist Church

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Grace United Methodist Church

• 2006 Financial History
• 2007 Giving Campaign
• Worthy of Grace

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Stewardship Topics

• Giving History Its all good
• Narrative Budget
• Graces Mission
• Worship, Education, Service
• Reasons for Celebration
• Grace is Worthy

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Recent History of Giving at Grace

• Giving at Grace is split into 3 parts
• Annual Giving Drive normal budget
• Special Funds Specific, earmarked
• Kenya
• Side-by-Side
• Hurricane Katrina
• Capital Campaign Renovations, Organ

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Annual Commitments

• Make up the majority of our giving
• Pay for the churchs worship, ministry,
  education, outreach, programs
• Each year new commitments
• What we have historically considered our normal
  budget

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Annual Giving History
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Special Funds

• Collect around 150,000 - 400,000 in Special
  Funds annually
• From Heifer project to Russia Initiative
• Represents a significant giving attitude
• We want to give to specific causes
• Includes Cost Sharing from Other Sources

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Total Annual Giving (recorded)
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Narrative Budget

• What your gifts are used for
• Worship, Education, Service
• How your dollars fund our ministries

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Narrative Budget

• Worship 19
• Christian Education 14
• Missions and Social Concerns 10
• Conference Apportionments 12
• Evangelism / Outreach 8
• Communications 4
• Administration 13
• Trustees 20

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Worship

• Sunday Services
• Preaching Pastor
• Greeters, Ushers, Guides
• St. Andrews Callers, Grace Lights
• Bulletins, Chancel Supplies
• Communion
• Flowers, Honoraria
• Music, Choirs

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Christian Education

• Sunday School
• Adult Bible Classes
• High School Retreats
• Vacation Bible School
• Confirmation
• Educational supplies
• Bibles
• Leadership training

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Missions and Social Concerns

• Typically fund over 30 missions/social concerns
• Redbird Mission
• Partners in Mission
• Wayside Cross
• Mission Sunday
• African Church
• Missionary Support
• African University
• Russia w/Gods Love
• Christmas in April,
• Families helping Families
• Ecumenical Adult Care
• Prison Ministries

• Millennial Challenge
• Life Spring
• Habitat for Humanity
• Naperville Cares
• Sharing Connection
• Epworth
• Hesed House
• Bread for the World
• Loaves and Fishes
• Marcy-Newberry
• Child/Serv
• RoseCrans
• Golden Cross
• Samaritan Counseling Center
• Adult Literacy

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Conference Apportionments

• One of largest United Methodist Churches
• Historically Fund 100 of our share
• Our share is growing up 9 (max) in each of
  2005 and 2006
• Special District Apportionments
• Conference Administration
• Development of our Leaders
• Development of the Church
• Reconnecting the Connection
• Claiming Christ on the Margin

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Evangelism/Outreach

• Pastoral Care
• Stephen Ministers
• Grace home visitors
• Membership Care
• Devotionals
• Christ Care Small Group Ministries

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Communications

• Information
• Spread the news
• Newspaper
• Grace Notes
• People of Grace
• Yellow Pages
• Web Page

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Administration

• Program support
• Office work
• Payroll Fees
• Consumables
• Refreshments
• Telephone Bills
• Postage
• Office Supplies
• Office Equipment Leases, Maintenance

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Trustees

• Caretakers of our Physical Plant
• Church, Lighthouse, Parsonages
• Repairs, Maintenance, Inspections
• HVAC, Plumbing, Building, Electrical
• Fire Alarms, Landscaping
• Lawn Care, Snow Removal
• Janitorial, Refuse Removal
• Liability, Property Insurance
• Utility Bills lights, heat, water, sewer

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Staff

• Historically All our Staff Costs are parked
  here
• Salary, health care, disability insurance,
  Medicare, Social Security, and pension funds
• Preaching Pastor
• Associate Pastor
• Parish Ministers
• Communications Coordinator
• Nurse
• Small Group Coordinator
• Minister of Spiritual Development
• Christian Education Director

• Nursery Care Workers
• Child Care Coordinator
• Music Director
• Childrens Choir Director Organist
• Pianists
• Youth Ministry Director
• Associate Youth Ministry Director
• Secretarial Staff
• Business Manager
• Custodians
• Kitchen Manager.

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The church is always asking for money

• Yes, we are.
• Why?
• 1. Theres ALWAYS a need
• 2. Biblical ask and ye shall receive
• 3. Stewardship be responsible for our
  collective gifts

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So What Now?
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Celebrate!!!
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Celebrate!!!

• Celebrate Each Other
• Christian Fellowship
• Individual and Community
• Harvest Home Celebration Oct. 11th
• Celebrate Graces gifts
• New Renovations
• New Worship Focus
• Grace Education Programs
• Service and Missions
• We are Worthy of Gods Grace and
• Grace is Worthy!!!!!

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You are Stewards of Grace

• You worship God
• You are involved in the life of Grace Church
• You have fellowship with each another
• You care about your Church
• You are stewards for the gifts you bring to Grace
  Church

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You Give

• You already give freely, often, and generously
• Now Consider
• Creating a buzz about our congregation
• Advocating for Grace to others
• Accentuating the positive
• Growing in your giving

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Spiritual Giving

• Our giving is Spiritual and represents our
  commitment to the church
• Tis better to give than to receive
• The Lord loves a joyful giver
• He who has much is expected to give much
• What is the Lord calling me to give?

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Grace is Worthy Challenge
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Grace is Worthy Challenge

• Re-establish our 2004 giving levels, to benefit
  all programs, missions, fellowship and outreach
  commitments
• Overall, a 7 increase above 2006 giving
• Help us meet this challenge for 2007
• Grace is Worthy

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2007 Stewardship CampaignGrace is Worthy

• 2007 Annual Commitment Drive
• Personal appeal to each member
• Need Commitment from each Grace Member
• You are the Church
• Prayerful Consideration of your Commitment
• Spiritual Giving
• Submit EOG Cards
• No later than November 12th
• To Office, On-Line