2027 Stewardship Campaign
Thank you for prayerfully considering how you will support the ministry and mission of First Presbyterian Church in 2027. Click below to submit your pledge for 2027. Your commitment helps us plan faithfully for the year ahead.
Thank you for prayerfully considering how you will support the ministry and mission of First Presbyterian Church in 2027. Click below to submit your pledge for 2027. Your commitment helps us plan faithfully for the year ahead.
A letter from Pastor Jeff
Dear Church Family,
What does it mean to trust God? We say we trust God; we sing about it, pray about it, and speak of God’s faithfulness. But sometimes the deeper question is whether the way we live reflects that trust. This year, as we enter our stewardship season, we will spend three weeks considering a simple but profound question from God: “Do You Trust Me?”
Throughout Scripture, God continually invites his people to trust him, not simply with our words, but with our lives. Stewardship is one of the ways we put that trust into practice. It’s not about how much money we give to the church; stewardship is about recognizing that everything we have comes from God and asking how we faithfully use what God has entrusted to us. Over the next three weeks, we will consider three areas of our lives:
Entrusting Our Finances
Jesus tells us in Matthew 6, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Our money can easily become a source of security, independence, or even identity. But God invites us to trust that our ultimate security is found not in what we possess, but in the One who provides for us.
Entrusting Our Time
Our days are a gift from God. We cannot create more time, and we cannot hold on to yesterday or guarantee tomorrow. Yet we can choose how we use the time God gives us. To entrust our time to God is to ask how our schedules, priorities, relationships, worship, and service can reflect our trust in him.
Entrusting Our Gifts
God has given each of us unique abilities, experiences, passions, and gifts. These are not simply for our own benefit. Scripture reminds us that we are to use what we have received to serve others. When we offer our gifts to God and to the church, we participate in the work God is already doing in our congregation and in the world.
In each of these areas, God’s question to us is the same: “Do you trust Me?” God doesn’t need our money, God doesn’t need our time, and God doesn’t need our talents to accomplish his purposes. Yet, God invites us to entrust these things to him because we need to learn to trust him with all that we have and all that we are.
Our church family is blessed with people who give generously of their time, gifts, and financial resources. Because of that generosity, we are able to worship together, care for one another, nurture faith in our children, youth and adults, serve our neighbors, and participate in God's mission both locally and around the world.
The Session has approved the 2027 ask budget, which is included with this letter. This budget represents our hopes and commitments for the coming year and the ministries we believe God is calling us to continue and strengthen.
But a budget is more than numbers on a page. Behind every ministry is a person, behind every mission opportunity is a need, and behind every worship service, gathering, class, outreach effort, and act of care are people offering what God has entrusted to them.
We cannot do all of this alone. We need one another, and we need each person to prayerfully consider how God is calling them to participate. So as you receive your pledge card, I invite you not simply to ask, “What can I afford to give?” Instead, take time to pray and ask: “God, what are you inviting me to entrust to you?”
We give because Christ has first given himself for us. And as we entrust our resources to God, we bear witness to our belief that he is faithful and that our lives are ultimately held in his hands. I invite you to prayerfully consider your commitment to the life and ministry of First Presbyterian Church in the coming year. May our pledges of our finances, our time, and our gifts be more than obligations, may they be expressions of gratitude, faith, and trust. And may our answer to God's question, “Do you trust me?”, be seen not only in what we say, but in how we live.
Your family’s 2027 pledge card is also enclosed. We will present our pledges to God in worship on Sunday, October 18. If you attend the service, feel free to bring your pledge forward as directed and place it in the basket. If you are unable to join us, you may submit your pledge by mail, or you make your pledge online at: www.firstpresboone.org. Our Finance and Stewardship Committee kindly asks that you submit your pledges as soon as you are able so that they may plan and work with the Session to adopt a budget for next year. Friends, may we give collectively in ways that give glory to God, displaying our trust in him.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Jeff
Dear Church Family,
What does it mean to trust God? We say we trust God; we sing about it, pray about it, and speak of God’s faithfulness. But sometimes the deeper question is whether the way we live reflects that trust. This year, as we enter our stewardship season, we will spend three weeks considering a simple but profound question from God: “Do You Trust Me?”
Throughout Scripture, God continually invites his people to trust him, not simply with our words, but with our lives. Stewardship is one of the ways we put that trust into practice. It’s not about how much money we give to the church; stewardship is about recognizing that everything we have comes from God and asking how we faithfully use what God has entrusted to us. Over the next three weeks, we will consider three areas of our lives:
Entrusting Our Finances
Jesus tells us in Matthew 6, “Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” Our money can easily become a source of security, independence, or even identity. But God invites us to trust that our ultimate security is found not in what we possess, but in the One who provides for us.
Entrusting Our Time
Our days are a gift from God. We cannot create more time, and we cannot hold on to yesterday or guarantee tomorrow. Yet we can choose how we use the time God gives us. To entrust our time to God is to ask how our schedules, priorities, relationships, worship, and service can reflect our trust in him.
Entrusting Our Gifts
God has given each of us unique abilities, experiences, passions, and gifts. These are not simply for our own benefit. Scripture reminds us that we are to use what we have received to serve others. When we offer our gifts to God and to the church, we participate in the work God is already doing in our congregation and in the world.
In each of these areas, God’s question to us is the same: “Do you trust Me?” God doesn’t need our money, God doesn’t need our time, and God doesn’t need our talents to accomplish his purposes. Yet, God invites us to entrust these things to him because we need to learn to trust him with all that we have and all that we are.
Our church family is blessed with people who give generously of their time, gifts, and financial resources. Because of that generosity, we are able to worship together, care for one another, nurture faith in our children, youth and adults, serve our neighbors, and participate in God's mission both locally and around the world.
The Session has approved the 2027 ask budget, which is included with this letter. This budget represents our hopes and commitments for the coming year and the ministries we believe God is calling us to continue and strengthen.
But a budget is more than numbers on a page. Behind every ministry is a person, behind every mission opportunity is a need, and behind every worship service, gathering, class, outreach effort, and act of care are people offering what God has entrusted to them.
We cannot do all of this alone. We need one another, and we need each person to prayerfully consider how God is calling them to participate. So as you receive your pledge card, I invite you not simply to ask, “What can I afford to give?” Instead, take time to pray and ask: “God, what are you inviting me to entrust to you?”
We give because Christ has first given himself for us. And as we entrust our resources to God, we bear witness to our belief that he is faithful and that our lives are ultimately held in his hands. I invite you to prayerfully consider your commitment to the life and ministry of First Presbyterian Church in the coming year. May our pledges of our finances, our time, and our gifts be more than obligations, may they be expressions of gratitude, faith, and trust. And may our answer to God's question, “Do you trust me?”, be seen not only in what we say, but in how we live.
Your family’s 2027 pledge card is also enclosed. We will present our pledges to God in worship on Sunday, October 18. If you attend the service, feel free to bring your pledge forward as directed and place it in the basket. If you are unable to join us, you may submit your pledge by mail, or you make your pledge online at: www.firstpresboone.org. Our Finance and Stewardship Committee kindly asks that you submit your pledges as soon as you are able so that they may plan and work with the Session to adopt a budget for next year. Friends, may we give collectively in ways that give glory to God, displaying our trust in him.
Grace and Peace,
Pastor Jeff
Proposed 2027 Budget
Thank you for showing God’s love for generations in Boone and beyond. Together we are doing God’s work as we respond in faithfulness for all God has done for us. Below is an overview of our committees ask budgets to continue the ministry God has entrusted to our care.
Ministry Area / Proposed Budget
TOTAL PROPOSED ASK BUDGET $765,153
*Our proposed budget is an $18,566 increase (2.48%) of the current 2026 operating budget ($746,587).
Budget Increases Include:
Thank you for showing God’s love for generations in Boone and beyond. Together we are doing God’s work as we respond in faithfulness for all God has done for us. Below is an overview of our committees ask budgets to continue the ministry God has entrusted to our care.
Ministry Area / Proposed Budget
- Buildings and Grounds - $131,650 (Includes heating, cooling, electricity, bus, insurance, building security, and grounds maintenance)
- Christian Education - $31,947 (Includes children, youth, college, and adult curriculum, vbs, library, and childcare needs)
- Church Life - $6,600 (Includes fellowship events, Reach Wednesday meals and supplies, and Discovery class)
- Church Management - $451,631 (Includes personnel and administrative costs)
- Communication Resources- $4,500 (Includes printed and electronic information, new church video)
- Congregational Care - $1,700 (Includes deacons, comfort kitchen meals, and care giver ministry supplies)
- Mission- $106,650 (Includes local mission agencies and projects, global missions, and support of missionaries)
- Worship- $30,475 (Includes supplies, special services, music – hand bells, choir, praise team, and scholarships)
TOTAL PROPOSED ASK BUDGET $765,153
*Our proposed budget is an $18,566 increase (2.48%) of the current 2026 operating budget ($746,587).
Budget Increases Include:
- Increases in staff salaries and benefits
- Increases in mission giving
- Increases for property maintenance and insurance