Restore, Replenish, Rejoice! Campaign
I want to keep you abreast on the financial and stewardship front at Christ Church.
We have a generational shift happening in our stewardship. On the plus side, we have welcomed 33 new pledging individuals and families over the past three years, with good retention. However, on the negative side, a few significant pledgers have been lost due to moves, death, and transitions. These individuals account for over $130,000 in lost pledges, leading to a shortfall in our annual stewardship programs.
The shortfall in our 2025 Stewardship, combined with multiple unexpected church and rectory maintenance expenses and overdue building improvements have yielded: a) a budgeted $55,000 deficit for 2025 and b) a significant drawdown of our reserves (operating and capital).
To bolster our 2025 finances, the Vestry has launched a midyear Restore, Replenish, Rejoice! campaign. We seek to raise $150,000, which would both eliminate the budgeted 2025 deficit and help replenish our operating and capital
reserves. We have raised over $80,000 so far from Vestry members and a few other parishioners. We invite all parishioners who are able to support this midyear campaign to participate.
We aim to complete this effort within the next few weeks. Please let our parish administrator, Leslie Boyer (leslie@christchurchaspen.org) know if you are able
and feel called to support this midyear campaign; any support is greatly appreciated. Thank you for all you do to support Christ Church!
Gratefully, Eric Pelander, Senior Warden |