Fundraising

Dear UUCE Community, The 2026/27 Stewardship Campaign has come to a close, and the Stewardship Team offers heartfelt thanks for your generous commitments to sustaining our beautiful Prairie Cathedral for another year. Your support makes so much possible – allowing us to care for our dedicated staff, continue meaningful programs, meet our financial obligations, and maintain our building and grounds. We have reached 79% of our goal, with total pledges of $168,474. While we are $46,026 short of our $214,500…

Dear friends, We’re nearing the end of our Stewardship Campaign, and I’ll be honest—we are still only a little over halfway to our goal, and we’re starting to feel the urgency. If you’ve been meaning to send in your pledge but haven’t yet, now is the moment. We truly cannot reach our goal without hearing from you. Every single pledge matters, and your participation makes a real difference in sustaining our community. Please take a few minutes today to submit…

Is there a special person you’d like to honor on Mother’s Day? The perfect gift is a chance to win the UUCE queen-size quilt, made lovingly by church members. For just $5 each you could stuff your greeting card with this most welcome surprise. The drawing is Sunday, May 10 (Mother’s Day) at the church. They need not be present to win.

Dear friends, If you missed this past Stewardship Sunday, you missed a good one! Many thanks to Flora Sweeney for sharing your funny giving story—it gave us all a good giggle. And thank you to Jenn Abbey for your thoughtful reflections on why UUCE and pledging matters to you. As of Tuesday, March 10, we’ve received 31 pledges and are still waiting to hear from 29 pledge units. If your pledge form is currently living on the kitchen counter, tucked…

Dear friends, We hope you were able to join us for our second Stewardship Sunday, when Susan Anderson shared in her warm and witty way why UUCE holds such a special place in her heart. It was a lovely reminder of the spirit that connects us all. As of Tuesday, March 3, we have received 15 pledges and are still waiting to hear from 63 pledging units. If you haven’t yet submitted your pledge, we kindly ask you to mail…

Dear UUCE Community, This past Sunday, we kicked off UUCE’s annual Stewardship campaign. Sarah Stultz led a wonderful service, and church member Michele Ramsey gave a moving testimonial as to why UUCE is so meaningful to her. The Stewardship Team had pledge forms available after the service. If you weren’t able to attend church on Sunday or didn’t pick up your envelope, don’t worry, your pledge form is coming in the mail soon. Once you receive it, please fill it…

Don’t miss your chance to own the beautiful handmade quilt by UUCE’s Quilt Group! Just $5 gets you into the drawing to be held later this Spring. The quilt measures 100×100 and was designed and sewn by the UUCE Quilt and Craft Group. Contact Darla M, ​Dotty C, ​Susan G or ​Jen A​ to buy raffle tickets for yourself and others. Funds raised will benefit UUCE.

Big thanks to our first service auction donors of the year: Paul Higginbotham, Sharon Fincher, and Jennifer Day!  You can check out what they have to offer – and add your own donations – at our Together Auction website.  Remember – if you want to repeat an event or service you’ve offered in the past, you can do so with just one click!  For full instructions and ideas, you can view all of the event details on our UUCE Auction Page: www.uuce.org/auction…