Annual Giving
Thank you for your generosity!
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Make an annual pledge for the work we'll do together in 2022
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Set up a recurring gift (through your bank's BillPay, or using our online giving platform)
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Our work as Christ Church Cathedral is made possible by people who make an annual pledge to sustain the church with a financial gift throughout the year. One-time gifts are important and always welcome, but the vestry uses annual pledge information to plan our ministries in any given year.
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If you give to Christ Church Cathedral but do not fill out a pledge card or online pledge form, please know that we appreciate your generosity. Completing a pledge card or this online pledge form is the best way to help the vestry--the elected lay leadership of our parish--plan responsibly.
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However you give, please know that every gift is appreciated, and every gift matters.
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The amount of your gift is less significant than what it represents: giving in proportion to what you have. The Bible teaches a standard called the “tithe,” which means “one tenth.” The members of Christ Church Cathedral's vestry have adopted the tithe as their own personal standard of giving.
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Choose a percentage of your income to pledge to Christ Church Cathedral. If your circumstances change during the year, you can always adjust the amount of your pledge.
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Where does my pledge go?
Ninety percent of this parish's budget is made possible by annual pledges. So pledges to Christ Church Cathedral make possible all our worship services, outreach and service, joint ventures with partner organizations, ministries to families, children and youth, Bible studies, classes, workshops, speakers, pastoral care, upkeep of our facilities--our ministry to the world. Every pledge, no matter the amount, counts.
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Make a pledge for 2022
Here's an online pledge form. If you prefer to fill out a paper form, please use the pledge card and envelope in the letter mailed in November.
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Make a payment on your pledge
If you wish to make a payment on your pledge, please follow this link.
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About our online giving platform
If you want to use our online giving platform, you may do so as a "guest," or set up a profile, which allows you to save information such as your name and your payment details. If you plan to make recurring gifts through this platform rather than through your own bank's BillPay service, you will need to set up a profile. A staff member will be happy to help you.
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Need help?
If you'd like help with our online giving platform, a member of the parish staff is happy to walk you through the process.
Make a Pledge
Our work as Christ Church Cathedral is made possible by people who make an annual pledge to sustain the church with a financial gift throughout the year. One-time gifts are important and always welcome, but annual pledges determine the breadth and depth of our ministries in any given year.
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If you give to Christ Church Cathedral but do not fill out a pledge card or online pledge form, please know that we appreciate your generosity. Unless you fill out a pledge form or card, however, the vestry is not able to make plans for our ministries.
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What should I give?
The size of the gift is not what matters, but giving in proportion to what we have. The Bible teaches a standard called the “tithe,” which means “one tenth.” The members of the Christ Church Cathedral vestry have adopted the tithe as their standard of giving.
Choose a percentage of your income to pledge to Christ Church Cathedral. If your circumstances change during the year, you can always adjust the amount of your pledge. Here is a worksheet to help determine the amount of your pledge.
Why We Give
The size of the gift is not what matters, but giving in proportion to what we have. The Bible teaches a standard called the “tithe,” which means “one tenth.” The members of the Cathedral vestry have adopted the tithe as their own personal standard of giving.
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Choose a percentage of your income to pledge to Christ Church Cathedral. If your circumstances change during the year, you can always adjust the amount of your pledge.
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The intention behind presenting this information is not to focus on money to the exclusion
of the primarily spiritual nature of tithing—returning to God in gratitude a first portion
of what we have been given. Rather, this is meant to be a transparent account of the Cathedral’s stewardship of the gifts we have been given.
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We hope this information gives an idea of how pledges and other gifts are handled and of what it takes for us to do the things we do to carry out our mission.
Understanding Funding
Day-to-day funding comes from the operating account. Even though it has been a goal of the finance committee to increase funding from other sources, 89.7% of the operating budget comes from pledges. Based on anticipated income for 2020, pledges have only increased by $ 70,177 over the past 5 years, or an average total pledge increase of $ 14,035 annually.
Funds other than operating are restricted to the uses for which they were given.
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About Stewardship
How do I pledge?
Pledging is easy: simply fill out a pledge card or go online. Payments may be made in weekly or monthly installments, or paid in full when you submit your pledge. No gift is too small to participate.
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Cathedral Stewardship
About 168 households participate, lovingly contributing approximately $800,000 to the annual budget. 63% of our 266 families make an annual pledge.
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Why Pledging matters
A stewardship pledge is unique from other gifts in that it is a spiritual practice and a practical way to support the Cathedral Family. When you pledge, you become a part of our warm and loving congregation—part of the Cathedral Family, with a role in service, governance, and spiritual care of our community and diocese.
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Make a payment on your pledge
If you wish to make a payment on your pledge, please follow this link.
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