As Clergy Chair of the Peninsula District effort, I am deeply grateful for our Consultant’s frequent and timely contacts with us. Although he had most of the entire state of Virginia to cover, he was always available by email or telephone and did not hesitate to arrange for appropriate times to meet with us as his schedule allowed. The training he provided us was exceptional. Our JDK&A Consultant was particularly gifted in nurturing those who are unfamiliar with the process and gave us the skills and resources we needed to carry out this mission.
This was my first experience with fundraising visitation of this type. I am confident that this process will bring the resources our conference needs to fulfill its task even as this newly-acquired skill has already benefited my personal ministry.
Peninsula District Clergy Chairman
Virginia Conference UMC
703-399-0518
info@jdklote.com 



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.
