2021-2022 Stewardship Campaign Update

The 2021-2022 Annual Pledge Drive, “Get Back Better Together” is drawing to a close, while we are still waiting to hear back from a few folks. We want to take this opportunity to report on the results thus far.

We wish to thank everyone who has responded thus far; your pledges will help us successfully transition into the new fiscal year, get back to in-person activities and retain our Consulting Minister, Pastor Kris Cervantes.

We have had 92 respondents, of which 3 have declined to pledge for various reasons. For the 89 who have pledged, the total is at $162,474. 7 of these pledges totaling $3,670 are from people who did not pledge for 20-21, including 5 established Members/Friends and two new people. For the balance of 82 renewing pledges there is an overall increase of 3%. A breakdown of how pledges changed:

  • 10 families reduced their pledge by a total of $8,550 ($18,950, down from $27500, a 31% drop). It is significant to note that most all of this reduction was due to changed financial situations among some of our highest pledgers (as opposed to dissatisfaction)
  • 20 families pledged the same amount as last year (total of $34,420)
  • Very significant: 52 families increased their pledge by a total of $13,168 ($105,434, up from $92,266, a 14.3% increase). We interpret this as a very positive message in response to our appeal for increased pledges – those people who could increase, did.

 For those who like to view information in tabular format, here is a summary:

Description

20-21 Total

21-22 Total

Pledge
Count

$ Change

21-22/
20-21%

Pledge reduced

$27,500

$18,950

10

-$8,550

68.9%

Pledged same

$34,420

$34,420

20

$0

100.0%

Pledge increased

$92,266

$105,434

52

$13,168

114.3%

New pledges

$0

$3,670

7

$3,670

NA

$0 pledges

$4,000

$0

3

-$4,000

0.0%

Departures

$3,200

$0

2

-$3,200

0.0%

Total

$161,386

$162,474

94

$1,088

100.7%

The above does not reflect 8 members who pledged a total of $12,926 for 20-21. Multiple attempts have been made to contact (snail mail, email, phone calls & texts), many not responding. We have a reasonable expectation that 3 of these families will pledge between $3,500 and $4,000 total.

Your Stewardship Committee: Dick Hildenbrand & Sarah Reiling (Co-Chairs), Jodie Zoeller, Kimberly Schramm