Be.Belong.Give. Parish Town Halls October 9, 2016 Theme Be. Be - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

• St. Mark’s Episcopal

Church Capitol Hill

2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give.

Parish Town Halls

October 9, 2016

2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

Theme

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• Be. Be whoever you are and whatever you

believe.

• Belong. Joi us. We ae’t lookig to chage ou,

but we are looking to travel alongside you as we move in our faith journeys, always closer to God, feeding each other along the way.

• Give. Our faith journeys often take place in these
• os at “t. Mak’s, hich deped o us to

sustain them. And we need guides – for our Eucharist, for our music, for our classes, for our childe’s actiities. This ich tapest of loe, kindness, challenge, education, deepening, care – that is “t. Mak’s – takes our treasure to support.

2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

What Good Does Our Operating Budget Do?

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Worship 41%

Pastoral Care 13% Communications & Membership 16%

Christian Formation 12%

Outreach 18%

Worship: 202 Eucharists pe ea, Childe’s chapel Pastoral Care: Clergy focus on care of parishioners, including home visits Communications & Membership: Website, community outreach, invitation/integration of new people, develop membership database Christian Formation: Sunday School, Adult Ed Youth Groups and lock-ins Outreach: Service trips, diocesan pledge, food ministry, gun control advocacy, support to multiple local charities

2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

Overview of St. Mark’s Finances

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2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

Canvass Summary: 2015 vs 2016

YEAR Pledge Units Pledging Adults Am’t Pledged to Operating Budget* New Pledgers Out-of-Town Pledgers

2015 325 483 $802,560 30 13 2016 303 441 $820,406 19 12

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*Excludes V2020 Lines of Credit

Preliminary 2017 Income

Church Budget 2017

Pledges $ 965,000 Special Offerings/Plate/Fees/Interest 50,000 Parish Organizations (Players/Yoga/Dance Studio) 9,000 Outside Organizations (Space rentals) 30,000 Subtotal 1,053,000 V2020 Pledges TOTAL $ 1,053,000

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Preliminary 2017 Expenses

Category Content Preliminary Budget

Payroll & Related Staff salaries, taxes, insurance $ 554,044 Parish Programs Worship, music, education, youth 30,915 Outside Ministry Diocesan pledge and seminarians 48,600 Outside Ministry Outreach 19,300 Administration Office expenses, postage, phones, equipment, etc. 62,760 Property Maintenance, repairs, utilities, property insurance 207,900 Subtotal $ 923,519 Lines of Credit Interest and principle payment

• n V2020 lines of credit

128,330 TOTAL $1,051,849

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2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

The Challenge: Fewer Pledges, More Generous Gifts

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Yearly averages last 10 years:

• New pledge is <$800
• Lost pledge is >$1,200
• Net loss of 12 pledge

units

2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

• St. Mark’s Efficiencies and

Savings

• Trash collection / recycling: saving $2,000 per year starting

2015

• Ge’l Maintenance / support of special events / cleaning

supplies: saving ~$5,000 per year

• Solar credits forecast to bring in $3,900 next year.
• Utilities: Telephone and internet conversions: should save

$15,000 per year, PLUS get faster internet!

• Rental income: 2016 ~$45,000 vs $20,000 budget
• Volunteer Time / Donations from Parishioners
• Answering angels
• Computer/Security support
• Oversight of website design
• Bringing food for fellowship
• Garden volunteers
• Junior Warden and Manciple

2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

If Pledges Increase, We Could*:

• Expand social justice ministry
• Increase principle payments on $1M Line of Credit
• Restore funding for the Building Replacement Reserve for

major repairs (e.g., to legacy HVAC system serving nave and

• ld undercroft). POTENTIAL projects as of Oct 2016:
• Restore interior and exterior nave doors
• Repair steps into the nave on 3rd and A Streets
• Repoint exterior of nave
• Repair/restore nave vestibule ceilings
• Increased compensation for staff

* With Vestry approval of changes to the budget

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2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

Context: Next Slide

I promised Michele that I would give you context fo the et slide….as she said… fo the loe of God ad all that is Hol i the old let parishioners know that if you pledge more than what is on the next slide, you are helping out others here as they work to get to that aout…ad I loe that ou ae doig that.

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2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

Deciding How Much to Pledge?

Determining your gift is a personal decision, and every gift is a sign of generosity. People sometimes ask for information to help the calculation. Here are some metrics:

• Average cost per seat in the nave = $3,800
• Average pledge in 2016 = $2,700
• Cost per child in Sunday School = $800 (in addition to cost per

seat in nave)

• Proportional giving: Info available at stmarks.net/donate. Click
• n “Forms For Making or Paying a Pledge”

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Where am I on this chart? Where do I BELONG?

Deciding How Much to Pledge? cont’d

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The Every Member Canvass – What to expect?

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2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

Canvass Mechanics

• Meetings between canvassers and members

between 9 October and 13 November

• Dialogue focuses on how you think about giving to

“t. Mak’s a coesatio, ot a iuisitio!

• Canvasser will ask members to make a pledge in a

specific amount (canvasser does not know what you pledge now)

• Go to stmarks.net/donate for everything you need:
• Download a pledge form
• Pledge online
• Resource documents
• The Many Ways to Make a Pledge
• Payroll, automatic bank transfer forms
• Stock donation forms

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2017 Canvass: Be.Belong.Give

The Many Ways to Pledge

• Payroll Deductions: arranged with your

eploe, just otif “t. Mak’s

• Automatic Bank Transfers: executed monthly by

“t. Mak’s; lo fee

• EasyTithe credit/debit card deductions:
• Highest cost to “t. Mak’s – fees are around 3%
• Check deposited in plate or mailed
• Cash deposit in plate (envelope needed to get

proper credit)

• Stock/mutual fund donation
• IRA withdrawals: arranged with your financial

institution; get info from Patricia Schans

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Thank you!