2022 pledge cards are available in the back of the sanctuary for your consideration. Completed pledge cards may be inserted into a provided envelope and placed in the offering plate or the office.
Viewing entries in
Finance
If you are an envelope user, your envelopes are ready for you to pick up on the table in the back of the sanctuary.
A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) is a direct transfer of funds from your IRA custodian, payable to a qualified charity. QCDs can be counted toward satisfying your required minimum distributions (RMDs) for the year, as long as certain rules are met.
I want to congratulate and personally thank your congregation for demonstrating your faithfulness to our United Methodist connection by paying 100% of your apportionment covenant in 2020.
2020 was a challenging year for the financial health of SUMC. The pandemic had a negative impact on revenue sources, with giving noticeably lower than typical and a number of fundraisers cancelled.
2020 giving statements for your offerings to Sewickley United Methodist Church were mailed on January 15.
As I write this, I am reminded of watching Linus this past Sunday, at the end of "A Charlie Brown Christmas," repeating the Christmas story from Luke when asked what Christmas is about. Although we will not be gathering together in person this year for our Christmas Eve Services, we still have an opportunity to make a gift to strengthen our Church and its ministries.
Boxes of weekly offering envelopes are available in the office for those who had envelopes in 2020. If you are able, please pick yours up during office hours. If you would like to begin using envelopes, please let Kim Benjamin or Pam Honeychurch know.