Mr. Klote, just wanted to drop you a note and let you know that I think your company and consultant are doing a great job on our program to expand the church. The consultant is very professional and always accessible as promised. The plan you use seems to be working very well in that a lot of people have attended the Focus groups. I don’t know what the outcome will be about the capital campaign, but the decision to hire Klote and Associates to handle this is money well spent. The church staff is not tied up working on this so they can do their usual jobs. I am excited about the growth of Mt. Pisgah and hope that we can do an addition to give us more space and a more accessible church for everyone. Thank you for the work you and your consultant have done so far and hopefully we will celebrate a successful campaign.
Mt. Pisgah UMC
Greensboro, North Carolina
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.
