As we approach the Fall season, your Finance Ministry asks you to prayerfully consider your financial commitment to our church. Your financial support, prayerfully conceived, is essential to support our congregation, community, nation, and the spiritually starved people around the world. It also facilitates the day-to-day operations of Patuxent Presbyterian Church.
Our beautiful facility gives us a great place to worship, conduct Christian Education, support missions both near and far, and enjoy fellowship. It has helped us minister to increasing numbers of people in our area, and we pray it will continue to do so. With these increasing numbers, our programs will need to expand their activities. Over the next few weeks, we plan for representatives of our ministries to address the congregation to briefly explain existing and growing efforts. We need your prayers and financial support.
This year our Stewardship effort is to develop a “Ministry Impact Budget” that will support our Ministries, and enable them to meet the future needs of our church as well as our Outreach programs. Over the past few years, members and friends of our congregation have been very generous supporting our church in an effort to meet our financial commitments. Because of the present level of giving, Session has a well-considered plan to sustain and expand church programs and facilities. However, the increased costs of doing the Lord’s work makes it necessary to also increase pledging. This will ensure that the facilities and programs are there to meet the needs of the congregation and those to whom we minister.
As you consider your financial support of this congregation for 2020, we urge you to open your heart to God’s will through prayer. Once God has led you to your decision, the Finance Ministry asks that you fill out the pledge cards that will be sent in early November. You’ll have an opportunity to return it on Commitment Sunday in November. Our Finance Ministry will use the resulting estimate of giving to prepare the 2020 budget.
Giving is an act of faith. We trust the Lord to provide the means to give what He is leading us to contribute.
According to 2 Corinthians 9:7-9:
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. As it is written: “They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.”
Thank you for your giving to God through Patuxent Presbyterian Church.
Sincerely,
Dave Smouse & Tony Guido
Elders, Finance Ministry
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