Annual Report 2024-2025 - Flipbook - Page 26
BOARD OF CHRISTIAN STEWARDSHIP
Chair: Deb Ledesma
Vice Chair: David Johnson
Secretary: Sandee Lyons
Trustee Liaison: Sally Pederson
Pastors: Jared Wortman
Mission from Bylaws:
The Board of Christian Stewardship will assist Plymouth
members and friends to understand and commit to principles
of Christian stewardship; develop ongoing programs to
obtain statements of intention to provide financial support
for Plymouth’s mission and ministry; periodically review and
evaluate the effectiveness of all means of providing financial
support to Plymouth; develop awareness and provide learning
opportunities for Plymouth members of alternate ways to give to
Plymouth; and communicate with other boards and committees.
Major Events/Achievements in 2024-2025:
The theme for the fall stewardship campaign was “Our Giving
Story”. This was part of a broader worship theme through the fall.
Our goal for the campaign was to communicate how everyone
plays a part in the story of Plymouth, including through their
stewardship and generosity, to enable all the wonderful programs
and activities that Plymouth offers.
The formal campaign started the weekend of September 21-22
and ended the weekend of October 27. It was celebrated on Pie
Weekend November 23-24.
We communicated to the congregation about the stewardship
campaign in several ways:
• We included a stewardship-themed article in the September
issue of Plymouth magazine
• We mailed a 4-page brochure to all church members shortly
after the start of the campaign. The brochure included a
message from Pastor Jared, some highlights of the growth
priorities for the church, and an Estimate of Giving card.
• Stewardship testimonials were given by board members and
selected church members during worship on the weekends of
Sept. 21-22, Sept. 29, Oct. 12-13, Oct. 19-20, and Oct. 26-27.
Individuals were interviewed using the “Know and Be Known”
style that was successful over the summer months.
• On Pie Weekend, the board chair shared the campaign results
in all 3 services.
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To inspire those who were able to increase their Estimate of
Giving and to encourage first-time givers, we requested and
received a generous grant from Plymouth Church Foundation
that would match, dollar-for-dollars, any new or increased
pledges or estimates of giving up to a total of $125,000. With
the help of this matching grant, 11% of the pledge cards came
from new households, and 41% of existing households generously
increased their pledge amount from the previous year.
Stewardship results are shown in the chart below:
Year
Estimate of Giving Cards
Dollar Amount
2021-2022
521
$1,639,439
2022-2023
490
$1,768,288*
2023-2024
484
$1,819,198*
2024-2025
475
$1,853,756*
*Does not include matching grants of $175,000 in 2022-2023,
$150,000 in 2023-2024 or $125,000 in 2024-2025.
Board Members:
2022-2025
2023-2026
2024-2027
Robb Hill
Robb Hill
Emily Abbas
Lee Konfrst
Lee Konfrst
Barbi Hamor
Alissa McKinney
Alissa McKinney
David Johnson
Chuck Offenburger
Emily Abbas
Deb Ledesma
