Effective June 1, the Endowment Committee will have two vacancies and is seeking people to fill these slots for a term beginning then. If you are interested in serving or would like more information, please contact John Soper by email at john.soper43@gmail.com.
Read more →“Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.” ~ Proverbs 11:25 Do you have experience or interest in helping set priorities and direction for an organization? Do you offer a background in goal-setting, policy-setting, finance, administration, oversight, or stewardship? Do you enjoy
Read more →Early pledge payments continue. We are a third of the way through the year and have received just under half of the pledges. Early pledge payment is appreciated and extremely helpful for balancing the typical slowing of pledge payments in the summer and fall. In addition to
Read more →The month of May continued the Board’s attention to critical issues in the community. We highlighted Mental Health Month with information about the United Church of Christ (UCC) WISE congregation designation. A WISE congregation emphasizes the mission of being Welcoming, Inclusive, Supportive, and Engaged in the mental
Read more →Although the fall seems far away, the Stewardship Team is excited to share our plans with you. Since we are in a time of transition at FCC, we decided the old pledge campaign model was a bit tired and could use some fresh new energy. So, we’re
Read more →Continuing to provide more information and transparency, this report updates the management of church resources and our ongoing efforts to project future budgets. There have been new pledges for 2023 adding $13,800 to pledged income. There were some budgeted expenses for this year that will not occur,
Read more →Greetings from your FCC Board. The board was active in April. First of all, we were excited to have Reverend JT in our pulpit the entire month. His inspirational sermons highlighted the Lenten and Easter season. JT is quickly learning about FCC and getting to know us
Read more →As mentioned last month, pledge income is never a steady amount. We are aware that personal budgets have variations. Required minimum distributions from retirement accounts used for pledge payments have tax advantages and may be taken at any time over the year, also creating variations in pledge
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In March not only do we prepare ourselves for Easter, but remember that on March 13, 1996, First Congregational Church of Eugene was certified an Open and Affirming Congregation. What does it mean to be Open and Affirming? Open and affirming (ONA) is an official designation of
Read more →The month of February continued our period of transition for FCC. I’ll share some of the highlights of the past month and also take a look into the future of our church. During February we were blessed with Sunday worships led by Pastor Nancy, with much support
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