After never having personally led a church through a campaign before, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But now, on the other side of the experience, I can confidently say I’m grateful we partnered with J.D. Klote & Associates for our campaign at Hope Church. It helped us cast a bold vision for the future and brought our congregation into deeper partnership around that vision. The personal visits were the “secret sauce” – they sparked meaningful conversations, strengthened relationships, and created real momentum. The impact has been significant, and we’re seeing encouraging growth in both engagement and generosity. We highly recommend them to any church considering a similar journey.
-Jason Davis
Hope Church
Kansas City, Missouri
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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.
