Your consultant has been wonderful to work with. She has enjoined with the congregation in worship, singing in the choir, and joining us on Wednesday evening fellowship meals. She is extremely hard-working — people know and admire that. I have found her very easy to work with. The consultant has taught me a lot about stewardship during the process of the campaign. Her materials development, visitor training and coaching, and overall attention to detail have been wonderful. There is a constant push towards excellence in all that she does. I am still confident that the congregation will pull through in the end and allow us to meet all of our needs.
-Stephen A. Mathias
First Congregational Church
Ridgefield, Connecticut
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Ridgefield, Connecticut
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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.
