Giving to Grace Church
Annual Campaign
It takes a lot of money to operate Grace Church. Thankfully, because of the generosity of our members, we are consistently able to meet all of our obligations without acquiring external debt. We have grown existing programs and started new ones, increased attendance and membership, built an exciting and well-attended Christian Formation program for all ages, started our new Stephen Ministry program, and developed Youth program that would be the envy of any church.
We depend on annual pledges to fund our yearly operating budget. This year, as we search for a new rector, we will need even more funding to keep up the momentum we have been enjoying. This is not the year to take a "wait and see" approach to pledging, or worse, to cut back. Please give serious and prayerful consideration to your annual pledge amount.
For more information on the Annual Campaign, contact Alice Porter, 2006 Campaign Chairperson.
Planned Giving
Consider making a Planned Gift to Grace Church.The Grace Church Endowment Fund provides significant funds to the church, based on its investment earnings. Our endowment benefits Grace by providing a stable, long-term financial base for important efforts that are not in the regular operating budget. These have included outreach and building maintenance, among others. The fund has been built through generous gifts from individual parishioners. Many of these gifts have been provided through estate plans. Vehicles for gifting include bequests, life insurance beneficiary designations, appreciated property and life-income arrangements.
If you would like to include Grace Church in your estate plan, please contact your legal counsel, the Rector or any member of the Grace Church Endowment Fund Board of Directors.