From the board…August 2023

August was a busy month for FCC and the Board. Despite the weather challenges of heat and smoke, we continued to have good attendance in both our “in person and online services”. It is gratifying that so many people feel inspired with our worship services. The 2023

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Treasurer’s Report – August 2023

We are at the halfway point of the 2023 budget year. The Finance Committee continues to project forward while mapping where we’ve been.Pledges are still tracking collections similar to last year. This has not changed since the First Quarter Report. We have received 65% of projected pledge

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From the board…July 2023

Greetings from your Board of Directors! The month of July saw continued well-attended worship services both in the Sanctuary and online. We are averaging 160 people in the pews and 100 “hits” on our online streaming and videos of worship. Seeing so many people in the Sanctuary

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From the Board – June 2023

Greetings from your Board of Directors! June signaled the change from spring to summer in the life of First Congregational Church. First, we said our good-byes to Gretchen Jewett, our beloved Director of Children and Family Ministries. Gretchen has taken a teaching position and will serve children

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Finance Committee Report for May 2023

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

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From the board…May 2023

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

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Finance Committee Report – April 2023

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,

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From the board…April 2023

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

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Finance Committee Report – March 2023

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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