FIRST PARISH MEMBERSHIP AND PLEDGING 101 ERIK BAILEY, STEWARDSHIP TEAM AND PAST TREASURER FEBRUARY 11, 2018
Why are we here tonight? (other than the pizza!!!) Per our Bylaws: “Membership in this Church is open to anyone sixteen years of age or over who subscribes to its purposes, contributes annually to its financial support, and signs the membership roll in the presence of an o ffi cer of the church. The financial requirement may be waived by the Parish Committee or its designee.” The Stewardship Team oversees the annual Pledge Drive process (and we secretly enjoy it!)
What about the Plate? The Plate is great! It is a way of giving to our church as well as other worthy organizations We moved to a 50/50 split a few years ago, and found that our portion did not go down! :) However, the Plate only contributes less than 3% of our annual income requirement!
The Other 97%… Pledges Donations Fundraising Pledges $343,000 Homegrown Investments Plate Donations Building Rent $15,000 Fundraising $20,000 17% Homegrown $8,000 Co ff eehouse 2% 1% 2% 4% Investments $7,000 3% Plate $12,000 71% Building Rent $80,000 TOTAL $485,000
Where Does It Go…? Building Community $96,000 Building Education Ministry Community $7,000 Music Office / Admin UUA / NE Region Capital Purchases Education $97,000 Ministry $107,000 0% 5% 20% Music $58,000 18% O ffi ce / Admin $85,000 2% UUA / NE Region $23,000 12% 20% Capital $2,000 23% TOTAL * $475,000 * INTENTIONAL SURPLUS FROM AUCTION
Pledge Guidelines The average pledge last year was about $2,300 Pledges ranged from $25 to $10,000 44 Pledges were $3,000 or more 52 Pledges were $1,000 or less A suggestion: Start with 2.5% of your income, and adjust up or down as you feel appropriate The final decision is yours and yours alone
FY18 Pledges by Amount 60 52 50 40 37 30 27 20 15 9 10 3 3 3 2 1 0 0001 - 1000 1001 - 2000 2001 - 3000 3001 - 4000 4001 - 5000 5001 - 6000 6001 - 7000 7001 - 8000 8001 - 9000 9001 - 10000
Thank You! We extend our gratitude to the Members and Friends of the congregation for their generosity and commitment to First Parish, enabling us to fund the programming of the church in a way that is as fair and beneficial to all as possible.
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