A Letter from
Finance Chair
This month we’re inviting UUMC to dream — and dream big. Dream of strengthening our multigenerational community. Dream of finding new ways to serve our neighbors. Dream of being a more persuasive voice against injustice in all its forms.
With “Dare to Dream” as our theme, our fall stewardship campaign is both an invitation and a challenge, as we ask everyone to prayerfully consider their financial commitment to UUMC.
Our Finance Committee has set a goal of $850,000 in commitments for 2026, which would be an increase of about 8% from our current-year pledged giving of $787,995. Reaching this goal will allow us to continue to grow our ministries for children and youth, more fully fund our Open Door mission to unhoused neighbors, and ensure living wages for our wonderful staff.
Commitments made via pledge cards this month are critically important to our ability to prepare a budget and plan our spending for next year. Put simply, we will not plan to spend money that we don’t have, so a shortfall in financial commitments will result in cuts to beloved programs or missions — the opposite of daring to dream big.
If you’ve never turned in a pledge card, we say that there’s no better time than now. If you already pledge your financial commitment, we thank you, and we ask for your help in achieving big dreams.
We believe that, together, we can meet our $850,000 goal and meet the moment.
Our campaign culminates Oct. 26 with Commitment to Giving Sunday and the Fall Festival. You may turn in a pledge card then — or anytime before — through the Sunday offering plate or the church office. You can also communicate your plans to finance director Cindy Reeves at finance@uumc.org.
Let’s all dare to dream big.
— John Bridges, finance chair
