Welcome – About Federated – Stewardship

As Christians, we are scripturally called to give generously of our time, talent, and treasure. All three elements are essential to developing our generosity, with no single element elevated in importance above the others. We believe that God models generosity by freely giving us all that we need.

In gratitude, we are to “pay it forward” by freely giving of ourselves. We also believe stewardship should be woven into nearly everything we do at Federated. Worship and sermons should deal directly with stewardship topics throughout the year. Education programs should teach stewardship principles to children, youth, and adults. Financial decisions should model the behaviors that we seek from the congregation. We are challenging our pastors, lay leaders, and the congregation to wrestle with the question of how we respond to God’s generosity in our lives. Ultimately, we hope to begin a spiritual journey that leads Federated to a fully engaged discipleship of giving.

Stewardship is not merely something that we do once a year in the fall to fund Federated’s mission giving and church programs. Rather, it is a series of daily decisions, large and small, about how we use the resources God has provided. Let us respond to the grace and blessings in our lives by becoming the mindful stewards God intends us to be.

Your Stewardship Committee

Dave Butz, John Curtiss, Wendy Davis, Emilie Gottsegen, Ric Leavenworth, Shelly Lewis, chair, Jim O’Hara, Tim Shoger, Keith Sooy

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For a copy of the campaign brochure, click here.

To print out a pledge card that can be mailed in, click here.

To submit your pledge online*, click here.
(*Please note that we can only accept your pledge, not your payment, online. We are not equipped at this time to accept credit card or PayPal payments.)

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Your pledge will be recorded in our records as the amount you intend to give to Federated Church in 2010 and will be used for budgeting purposes. Payment is made separately according to the terms you have indicated in your pledge. Federated sends quarterly statements which allow you to track your giving throughout the year.

If you have opted to make your payments via automatic withdrawal, you will need to submit an Authorization Agreement for Automatic Withdrawal form for 2010. One was included in the Stewardship Packets. To print out a copy of the Authorization for Automatic Withdrawal Form, click here.