The best decision we made was to use the services of James D. Klote & Associates. Their guidance has been the key factor in our success. The tremendous support provided by our Consultant will have a lasting effect, as we are learning to be better stewards of the church.
Bill Fogarty
Campaign Co-Chair
With Klote and Associates, we’ve already raised more than all of our other campaigns combined. Our theme has been “renewal of spirit, renewal of spaces.” I am glad to say as we near the end of our campaign that the intensive personal conversations at the heart of the Klote approach have engendered a renewal of spirit as well as raising a record amount of money for our renewal of spaces.
Allen Keiswetter
Campaign Co-Chair
UUC of Arlington
Arlington, Virginia
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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.
