You and your staff have provided excellent leadership for us at the Conference, regional and local church levels. I wanted to especially express my gratitude, and that of the Virginia Conference of The United Methodist Church, for the outstanding service you are rendering to us in our Capital Campaign, “All Things New”.
I have appreciated the quality of the 18 Stewardship Workshops conducted in each of our 18 district organizations. These workshops set the stage for the district campaign committee members to engage their work.
There is a wonderful energy and deep commitment in our Conference Steering Committee for “All Things New”. The invitational approach in this campaign perfectly meshes with our invitational approach to growing new faith communities and strengthening existing ministries.
Thank you for the privilege of working with you and your staff. It has been a joy to come to know you, to work closely with our Director as well, and to know we are in good hands with your experience and your commitment to success.
I would highly recommend James D. Klote and Associates to any congregation who wants to develop stewards and undertake a capital campaign for their church.
Virginia Conference UMC
Glen Allen, Virginia
703-399-0518 
info@jdklote.com 
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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.
