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
Read more →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
Read more →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
Read more →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
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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