I would like to extend my personal and deep thanks to you for the truly exceptional job that James D. Klote & Associates performed for Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church’s Capital Campaign. Our decision to hire you as our campaign consultant was based on several factors – your comprehensive understanding of our church’s needs; your track record that churches using your system would produce pledges totaling five times a church’s annual giving; your positive references from other churches in our area; your personal warmth, integrity and charm; and your commitment as a Christian to the work that you are doing.Our pledge total has already surpassed six times our annual giving… and is continuing to grow.
We are enormously pleased by everything that JDK&A provided for us. Your staff is outstanding. Should Metropolitan Memorial choose to conduct another capital campaign in the future while I am the Senior Pastor, your firm will undoubtedly be at the top of our list.
Thank you, again, for all that you have done for us.
Metropolitan Memorial UMC
Washington, DC
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.
