Thinking About Our Gifts

The decision about what each household of our church family will commit to the Pilgrim Rising Campaign is one we hope will be made with both joy and seriousness, with all members of each home involved. And we need to remember to make God a key participant in our decisions, for this is truly a faith-based gift. It arises out of our personal faith and symbolizes the value we place on the ministry of our church, both to ourselves and those we know, and to all God’s children in the community, nation and world outside the doors of our church. Our financial commitments also rest on faith that we will be able to fulfill our promises.

But how do we know how much we can do, without too great a risk to our other present and future financial needs? One helpful tool is to break down possible gifts over the weeks and months of the commitment period. Then we see how modest gifts, made regularly over time, result in totals that may leave us amazed at what we can do! Find an amount on the chart below that might be both challenging and realistic for you or your family.

Weekly Gift

Monthly Gift

Annual Gift

Total Gift over 4 Years

$ 5.00

$ 21.66

$ 260

$ 1,040

$ 7.50

$ 32.50

$ 390

$ 1,560

$ 10.00

$ 43.33

$ 520

$ 2,080

$ 15.00

$ 65.00

$ 780

$ 3,120

$ 20.00

$ 86.66

$1,040

$ 4,160

$ 25.00

$108.33

$1,300

$ 5,200

$ 30.00

$130.00

$1,560

$ 6,240

$ 35.00

$151.66

$1,820

$ 7,280

$ 40.00

$173.33

$2,080

$ 8,320

$ 45.00

$195.00

$2,340

$ 9,360

$ 50.00

$216.66

$2,600

$10,400

$ 75.00

$325.00

$3,900

$15,600

$100.00

$433.33

$5,200

$20,800

$200.00

$866.66

$10,400

$41,600

It is surprising to see that for the equivalent of the $15 we might spend for a large pizza and a bottle of soft drink a week, we could give about $3,000 to help our church succeed in this important campaign! And for the price of eating out once a week at a family style restaurant, we could offer between $5,000 and $6,000 over the four years!

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