Four-fifths of the resources that fund the work we do in God’s name come from pledges gathered during Calvary’s Annual Giving Campaign. To continue to grow and to meet the needs of the physically and spiritually hungry among us, Calvary needs the presence, participation, and financial support of its entire community.
The Annual Giving Campaign is a year-round stewardship effort, with an emphasis on a fall ingathering. The many programs, activities, staffing, and community service initiatives at Calvary depend on annual pledges for funding.
Members of the parish are expected to make a financial pledge based upon a percent of income. Proportional giving is based on the Biblical and Episcopal Church standard of the tithe (ten percent). In the Old Testament, the practice of tithing meant returning to God ten percent of all that had been received from God.
The biblical understanding of tithing rests on the conviction that God the creator is the source of everything we have. As stewards of this creation, the material things of the world are placed in our hands to be tended.
The practice of tithing also stems from how the early Jews understood sacrifice. By giving a portion of something away, the remaining part was made holy. Such a sacrifice was a way of dedicating all of life to God.
As important as it is to support the work of the parish, it is more important to give because we recognize that we remain the stewards of creation. When we give from what we have, giving becomes an act of gratitude. That is the kind of giving that can change lives.
Proportional Giving
The chart below may help you calculate the percentage of your income that is charitable giving. Figure it before taxes or after; you choose. If your current percentage is not where you want to be, consider increasing the proportion of your gift a little bit at a time, and move toward a goal of tithing.
The following chart shows proportionate weekly gifts based on Annual gross income:
| Annual Gross Income | 2% |
3% |
4% |
5% |
10% |
12% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | 3.85 |
5.77 | 7.69 | 9.62 | 19.23 | 23.08 |
| 15,000 | 5.78 |
8.65 | 11.54 | 14.42 | 28.85 | 34.62 |
| 20,000 | 7.69 | 11.54 | 15.38 | 19.23 | 38.46 | 46.15 |
| 30,000 | 11.54 | 17.31 | 23.08 | 28.85 | 57.69 | 69.23 |
| 40,000 | 15.38 | 23.08 | 30.77 | 38.46 | 76.92 | 92.30 |
| 50,000 | 19.23 | 28.85 | 38.46 | 48.08 | 96.15 | 115.38 |
| 75,000 | 28.85 |
43.27 | 57.69 | 72.12 | 144.24 | 173.08 |
| 100,000 | 38.46 | 57.69 | 76.92 | 96.15 | 192.30 | 230.76 |
| 150,000 | 57.69 | 86.54 | 115.38 | 144.23 | 288.46 | 346.15
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To learn more about Annual Giving, contact Cap Pinkham, Calvary’s Director of Development. We would gratefully accept your pledge today!