EVERY Annual Gift matters and helps ensure that Christ Church will have the resources needed to offer ministry throughout the year. Make an Annual Giving Pledge today!
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Annual Giving 2026 Brochure
As your Annual Giving Chairs for 2026, we would like to start by saying how important Christ Church is to our family. We were married at Christ Church, and our three children (Elle, Pearce, and Bo) were all baptized here. Bo attends CCEP and Elle and Pearce are in the Upper School at CCES. Each of them has participated in church basketball and we have both served as church basketball coaches! You can find us in the Markley Chapel on Sunday mornings – sometimes with four generations of our family on the same pew! We LOVE this church, and we want to see it grow and flourish for many more generations to come!
We are serving in this volunteer role because we have experienced firsthand the work that the church does for families like ours, and we want to ensure that other members know why it’s important to make a pledge annually. As you will see in the Annual Giving materials, the pledged dollars over the past 5 years have not been growing but have been very flat. We cannot do all of the ministry that a church of our size needs to do and that our community expects us to do without increases in the annual budget. We also have to factor in inflation and the costs to keep the church running.
It is our goal to increase giving from our peer group (members between the ages of 30-50), encourage increased pledges from all current donors, and promote church-wide participation, growing pledges from 700 to 1,000. We also want to make this a family experience and teach our children what it means to pledge and how pledging helps keep our church vibrant. We certainly recognize that these are big goals, but we know that Christ Church can do this!
We ask that every member pledge what they think they can give to the church in 2026. (Remember, this is about participation! Every gift is needed and appreciated!) If you are new to pledging, start giving at a level that works for your monthly budget and increase that a little each year. You will find that it is easy to give a little each month either in the offering plate or through recurring giving. Each dollar really matters!
This Annual Giving season, join us in pondering all the different ways the church has impacted your family. When you return your pledge commitment, consider these things: Why is our community important to you and your family? Are there ministries you would like for the church to offer that they currently do not? Are you helping support the church faithfully - or just when you need the church? What gifts are you willing to offer to keep the church flourishing and thriving?
Thank you in advance for your generosity and for your love of this church!
Ben & Liza Lovelace, Annual Giving 2026 Chairs
