I wish to thank you for sharing your consultant with us for these many months. We said goodbye to him this afternoon with some sadness because he had become an integral part of the St. Mark’s community and a good friend. Through his efforts and strong guidance, the “Empower the Parish” campaign will be our most successful campaign ever. To date we have raised 20% more than the 2010 campaign and we are now in the “mop-up phase” which should result in a 25% plus overall increase.
Because of the consultant, St. Mark’s has a renewed confidence in its ability to raise funds for projects that will take it to the next higher level in its mission of making disciples for our Lord.
With best regards,
-Tom Berardino
Advanced Giving Chair
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
New Canaan, Connecticut
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Advanced Giving Chair
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
New Canaan, Connecticut
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Carmel Lutheran Church kicked off its ‘Hearts Compelled To Share’ capital campaign in record style. As of January 25th just 73 families of the more than 900 in the church had already committed $3.75 million dollars. That total represents not only the best kickoff to a campaign at CLC, it also represents the best campaign in total even though only 8% of the congregation has pledged so far.
The previous best campaign was just four years ago when CLC collected a total of about $3 million in pledges from over 425 donors.
"Jim Klote, president of James D. Klote and Associates, a capital stewardship consulting firm based in Fall Church, VA, appears on the big screen during his "All Things New" presentation at this year's Annual Conference session. Klote and Associates will conduct free stewardship education workshops for churches in all 18 districts of the conference this fall.
Participants listen attentively during the church stewardship workshop at Wright's Chapel UMC.The Virginia Conference sponsored series of stewardship workshops in each district is winding down, with two more district gatherings remaining in November.
