The Unitarian Universalist Church of Elgin is supported by its members and friends. We have no diocese or umbrella organization to support us if we fail to meet our annual operating budget needs. We are it—we are in effect a co-op.
Our annual stewardship campaign is held in March every year, but pledges can be and are made throughout the year by new members and friends as they realize the value they find here. During the stewardship campaign, every household in our community is asked to make a pledge – a promise – of financial support. The pledge you make and then honor in the upcoming year keeps UUCE thriving.
This Year’s Pledge Drive
Together we can grow our community with service, compassion, love, relationship and above all generosity.
A pledge is more than just a number – it’s a financial promise to our church. We count on pledges to support the work of our church, keeping the doors open, and the lights on. UUCE is depending on you!
In order for our church to maintain current levels of functioning with some expansion including hiring a quarter time minister for the full year we need to raise $214,500 this year. That comes out to $2750.00 per pledging unit. Everyone’s financial life looks different, if you can afford to give more you are supporting those who cannot contribute as much. We are all responsible for giving what we can. Check out the Stewardship Questions & Answers document for more information. Wondering what to give? See this suggested giving table:
This graphic shows the number and amounts of our pledges from last year Stewardship campaign:
We can do this! Our dream can be real and we can do it together with service, compassion, love, relationship and above all generosity.